<p>Neil C. Evans, MD Acting Chief Officer Office of Connected Care Veterans Health Administration (VHA) U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)</p><p>Associate Chief of Staff for Informatics Washington, D.C. VA Medical Center</p><p>Neil C. Evans, MD is the Acting Chief Officer for the Office of Connected Care in the Veterans Health Administration within the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, as well as a board-certified, practicing primary care internist at the Washington, D.C. Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC). Prior to his current role, Dr. Evans served as a Co-Director of VA Connected Health.</p><p>Under Dr. Evans’ leadership, the Office of Connected Care is dedicated to improving services to Veterans, their families and Caregivers by increasing access, fostering continuity and promoting patient empowerment through digital health technologies. The Office of Connected Care brings together VA Telehealth Services and the Connected Health portfolio (comprised of My HealtheVet, VA Mobile Health and the VHA Innovation Program) to align VA health IT solutions under one umbrella to better meet the diverse needs of Veterans. </p><p>Connected Care Leadership oversees the development and implementation of enterprise-wide Veteran digital health strategies, which will transform care delivery across the care continuum and geography, and facilitates alignment of health information technologies within VHA to produce a consistent experience for users and continuously improve based on user input, research and evaluation.</p><p>In addition to his role with the Office of Connected Care, Dr. Evans manages a panel of patients at the Washington, D.C. VAMC, where he also serves as Associate Chief of Staff for Informatics.</p><p>Dr. Evans began his VA career after completing medical school at Johns Hopkins University and then his training in Internal Medicine through the Osler Medical Residency, also at Johns Hopkins. He received a B.S. in chemical engineering from the University of Delaware. He holds faculty appointments in Medicine at George Washington University and Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences.</p><p>Updated: January 2016</p>