> 1.5M Veterans identified in community care
CONVENED BY VA’S DIGITAL HEALTH OFFICE
Connecting health systems to improve care for Veterans
A national, vendor-neutral forum where health systems, EHR vendors, payers, and federal partners work together on interoperability challenges that affect Veterans, connecting policy, standards, and real-world workflows to practical outcomes.
ABOUT
Welcome to the VIP Community of Practice
The Veteran Interoperability Pledge (VIP) Community of Practice (CoP) works to close the interoperability gaps that follow Veterans into community care. Members bring clinical, technical, policy, and operational expertise to a neutral setting focused on one shared outcome: better care for those who served.
OUR STORY
How the Community came to be
The Veteran Interoperability Pledge (VIP) launched in October 2023 as a voluntary commitment among health systems, EHR vendors, and federal partners to advance care coordination for Veterans. As the Pledge's goals took shape, a need emerged for sustained, collaborative work on the real-world challenges of identifying Veterans in community care, connecting them to VA benefits, and coordinating care across systems. The VIP Community of Practice was convened to do that work, a neutral forum where member organizations turn shared commitments into shared practice.
Four milestones mark the path from Call to Action to a convened Community of Practice.
FEB 2023
Call to Action from VHA leadership
JUL 2023
National Roundtable with health system leaders
OCT 2023
Veteran Interoperability Pledge launched
OCT 2025
Community of Practice convened to advance Pledge goals
For background on the Pledge itself, including its history, signers, and milestones, visit VA's Veteran Interoperability Pledge page.
COMMUNITY GOALS
Three core objectives
GOAL 01
Accurately identify Veterans
Help community providers reliably confirm Veteran status using standards-based workflows and the VA Title 38 API.
GOAL 02
Connect Veterans with resources
Ensure Veterans access VA benefits and programs, including PACT Act and COMPACT Act support.
GOAL 03
Coordinate care reliably
Improve bidirectional data exchange between VA and community providers for shared Veteran patients.
JOIN US
Become a Member
Join organizations nationwide working toward a future where every Veteran is recognized, connected to benefits, and coordinated across care settings, wherever they seek treatment. Members draw on VA programs and Community-developed resources, from PACT Act and COMPACT Act guidance to shared workflows that help connect Veterans to VA-covered care and reduce out-of-pocket expenses. Membership in the VIP Community of Practice is open, voluntary, and Veteran-centered.
Participation in the Veteran Interoperability Pledge Community of Practice is voluntary and for information-sharing and market research purposes only. Discussions and materials do not represent VA policy or procurement activity, do not confer competitive advantage, and proprietary or procurement-sensitive information will not be shared. Participation in the Pledge Community of Practice may cause an organizational conflict of interest for future VA procurement opportunities, which will then be governed by the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR).
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The VIP Community of Practice is the neutral, vendor-agnostic forum for Veteran-centered interoperability. In the interest of those who served, we develop recommendations for VA, cultivate a living knowledge repository of best practices and lessons learned, and connect the health systems working to close the gaps that follow Veterans into civilian care.
VIP Community of Practice • Convened by VA’s Digital Health Office • tgtgllc.com/vip-cop
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