The Department of Veterans Affairs is applying ongoing work in large-scale data analysis to improve both mental and physical health for veterans, including treatment for traumatic brain injury and more. VA Artificial Intelligence Director Gil Alterovitz, who leads the agency’s National Artificial Intelligence Institute, discusses the ongoing innovations in this space, impacts to approaches in genomics and policies, plus the agency’s support in COVID-19 response.
HealthCast
Season 2
Episode 24
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AI is Helping Improve Treatment Models at VA

The agency is aiming to apply the technology to innovate its data approaches for better health outcomes to veterans’ most pressing issues.

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Gil Alterovitz Director of Artificial Intelligence Veterans Affairs
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