Share Paper: “Green” Training: Chronicling the Reuse of Government Healthcare Instruction

  1. David Twitchell, Department of Veteran's Affairs, United States
  2. Mitchell Seal, US Navy, United States
  3. Christopher Lynch, US Navy, United States
Tuesday, October 18 10:30 AM-11:00 AM Honolulu

Abstract: Abstract: This paper documents and reports the success of the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs—Veterans Health Administration’s efforts to share training on a large scale. It reports on the growth of sharing among federal healthcare providing government agencies from 2004 to present and discloses ‘cost avoidance’ figures through 3rd Quarter 2011. A description and architecture is proposed to optimize sharing of existing training and for all levels of aggregation (i.e., lesson, objects, and assets). It is proposed that successful reuse and sharing is more than processes and infrastructure, that it is a culture or frame of mind and can be ...