“The Veterans Affairs Department has put technology to use in recent years to promote suicide prevention efforts and curb the higher rates of self-harm that veterans face compared to their civilian counterparts.”
“In recognition of September as suicide prevention month, an agency insider detailed how VA is leveraging predictive analytics and other evolving technologies through its REACH VET program to help health care providers identify those most at risk already in the department’s system before it’s too late.”
““Ultimately the provider taking care of the veteran has to have the information that they need,” Deputy Director for Innovation and Program Development Aaron Eagan told Nextgov. “As health care gets more complex, it gets incredibly difficult for providers to…” Read the full article here.
Source: How VA Implements Predictive Analytics to Help Prevent Veteran Suicides – By Brandi Vincent, September 23, 2019. Nextgov.
