The team looked at the records of Veterans already identified as high-risk by VA’s sophisticated Care Assessment Needs (CAN) calculator. The CAN tool provides a score reflecting a Veteran’s risk of hospitalization or death within a year.
Now, in what Strebel calls the “most significant” work in his seven-year VA career, he’s developed a tool that uses artificial intelligence to calculate the risk of a COVID-19 patient dying within 120 days of diagnosis. The hope is that clinicians can use those predictions to improve the treatment of their patients.
As you head into a new year consider bringing the Loving Kindness Meditation into your life as a regular practice.
VA and IBM are collaborating to build pathways for Veteran success. What does that mean for Veterans looking to build a new career?
On most days, the government reports that there are some 10 million job openings in the U.S. economy, with leaders from businesses in a variety of industries reporting a struggle to find workers.
But in their efforts to find workers, are employers tapping all of the available talent pools? Bob Hogan doesn’t think so.
Throughout the tech sprint, teams have unique access to in-house experts, useful feedback from VA clinicians and staff, and novel datasets. At the end of each sprint, projects are recognized at a "Demo Day" event, in Washington, D.C., with awards for top performers and potential opportunities for ongoing collaboration with VA.
Check out this listing of 200 remote jobs from Veteran-friendly employers. Remote work offers Veterans and family members job flexibility.
LinkedIn has a number of resources and tips to help Veterans navigate the job market.
Teams invited to design an AI-enabled tool that leverages federal and VA-generated data to address a need for Veterans. The goal of this AI Tech Sprint is to help improve Veteran health and well-being.
A Paycheck Protection Program study shows how the program affected Veterans and their access to financing over the pandemic. Veterans received more and larger loans than non-Veterans.
To learn more about COVID-19’s impact on GI Bill trends, VA analyzed social media data. The results help inform VA's communications on future programs.
For a limited time all Veterans will at no cost receive the GoodTrust Premium service plan for one year (value $70). Use promo code “GoodTrustVeteran".