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Welcome to the Winter 2025 issue of HSR's FORUM which focuses on Artificial Intelligence.


Commentary
Artificial Intelligence: Directions and Opportunities for R&D

by Gil Alterovitz, PhD, and Christos A. Makridis, PhD

Response to Commentary
Realizing the Opportunities and Avoiding the Pitfalls of Artificial Intelligence to Achieve Improved Healthcare for Veterans

by Michael E. Matheny, MD, MS, MPH

Research Highlights
A Learning Health System Approach to Using Artificial Intelligence Enabled Decision Support (AEDS) for Medication Optimization in Veteran Care: An Immunosuppressants Use Case

by Akbar K. Waljee, MD, MSc; Jason K. Hou, MD, MS; Ji Zhu, PhD

Telehealth and AI Guidance for Veterans with Skin Disease

by Dennis H. Oh, MD, PhD; Sara B. Peracca, PhD, MPH; Martin A. Weinstock, MD, PhD

Artificial Intelligence: Can It Improve VA Healthcare?

by John D. Piette, PhD and Kevin G. Saulnier, PhD

Using Artificial Intelligence to Improve Buprenorphine Retention for Veterans with Opioid Use Disorder

by Corey J. Hayes, PharmD, PhD, MPH and Michael A. Cucciare, PhD

Innovation Update
Enhancing Suicide Risk Prediction with Theory-Guided Natural Language Processing

by Suzanne Tamang, PhD; Alex Sox-Harris, PhD; Esther Meerwijk, PhD, MSN

Perspective from HSR HQ

by Anahita Khojandi, PhD and Kristina M. Cordasco, MD, MPH, MSHS


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