Department of Defense News and Resources for Healthcare

DoD, Philips Use Artificial Intelligence to Monitor COVID-19

September 24, 2020 - The US Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA), the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU), and Philips have partnered to expand their artificial intelligence-based early warning system to monitor and contain COVID-19. For more coronavirus updates, visit our resource page, updated twice daily by Xtelligent Healthcare Media. The new system prototype...

DoD Using Artificial Intelligence to Detect Cancer in Medical Images

August 26, 2020 by Jessica Kent

The Department of Defense’s (DoD) Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) is leveraging artificial intelligence tools and the department’s vast amount of medical data to identify cancers and other...

DoD Uses CARES Act Funds to Leverage AI for COVID-19 Vaccines

June 04, 2020 by Jessica Kent

The Department of Defense (DoD) is seeking to use money provided by Congress under the CARES Act to leverage artificial intelligence technology for COVID-19 vaccines. For more coronavirus updates,...

DoD Using Artificial Intelligence to Detect Coronavirus Hotspots

April 15, 2020 by Jessica Kent

The Department of Defense is utilizing artificial intelligence, machine learning, and data visualization tools to look for patterns or identify potential hotspots during the coronavirus pandemic. For...

DoD Adopts Ethical Principles for Artificial Intelligence Use

February 26, 2020 by Jessica Kent

The Department of Defense (DoD) has adopted a series of ethical principles for the use of artificial intelligence following recommendations made by the Defense Innovation Board last October. The...

Low-Quality Data Hinders VA’s Efforts to Reduce Care Disparities

January 15, 2020 by Jessica Kent

While the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has taken measures to reduce care disparities, incomplete or inaccurate race and ethnicity data hinder the organization’s ability to effectively...