Innovation and Advanced Technology Development

The mission of the IATD is to rapidly forecast, identify, evaluate, research and transition high-quality Health IT research initiatives that provide tangible Health IT research benefits to our military community; Provide technical guidance and strategy to accelerate medical technologies and new standards that can be applied in theater or in the clinical facilities.

To rapidly identify, pilot and evaluate IT-enabled health technologies that meet or address known functional gaps and have the potential to provide tangible benefits to the military health community

To provide an organizational framework for instilling, governing and evolving the culture of ‘reuse’ and ‘sharing’ of enterprise SOA assets for improved interoperability and agility in the delivery of healthcare data

To maintain a joint, technical “city plan” linking business needs to technical solutions; to provide enterprise ‘knowledge’ through data democratization

The IATD is committed to ensuring a consistent and centrally managed approach of HIT research initiatives. IATD has developed a process to identify, research, develop, test and evaluate innovative solutions that benefit the MHS enterprise. This streamlined evaluation process will increase transparency into HIT research initiatives and reduce parallel efforts underway. Be sure to view the latest snapshot of HIT R&D projects by checking out our HIT R&D Directory.

To have your ideas heard by us, visit our Health IT Research and Innovation page to explore your options or email us.

• For general information, visit the Health IT Research and Innovation page
• For information about supporting our different research areas, visit the Health IT Challenge page
• For more information about an IATD initiative, project or activity, send us an email message.