Department Of Veterans Affairs Researching Use Of Cogito Analytics To Predict Veteran Mental Health Crises, Prevent Suicide
On December 15, 2015, Cogito Corporation announced it had a contract with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to use Cogito’s behavioral analytics platform and mobile application to help predict veteran mental health crises and prevent suicide. The VA will study the use of the app in helping health care managers to better assess veterans’ mental health and then to implement outreach strategies for patients at-risk of suicide. The Cogito analytics platform gathers behavioral information from diverse sources, such …
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