VA · VA-24-1729 · record R2178

Digizens

Department of Veterans Affairs · VHA: Veterans Health Administration

Overview

Development stage: In development or acquisitionSource: a) Pre-deployment – The use case is in a development or acquisition status.
High-impact designation: Not high-impactSource: c) Not high-impact
Impact justification: Not reported
Start date: Not reported
Withheld from public reporting: Not reported

Mission

Topic area: Health and Medical
Operational functions: Clinical and medical Derived by keyword rules; see methodology

Problem the AI is intended to solve

Patient compliance with treatment plans. Solves the problem of costly clinical trials modeling behavior. Digizens is an AI that creates a digital cohort of individuals who can then take part in clinical trials related to compliance with certain tasks. Various messaging can be relayed to the digital individuals in order to measure effectiveness of messaging in real world scenarios without the risk of harm to real individuals. Population based behavior modeling based on communication, messaging, and compliance. These models can be run prior to engaging actual participants in various studies to optimize adherence and outcomes.

Expected benefits

Improved patient compliance with more effective messaging. Lows risk cost effective clinical trials related to patient behavior.

System outputs

Output is modeled behavior and compliance rates based on messaging.

Technology

AI classification: Generative AISource: Generative AI: AI that generates new or synthetic content (e.g., images, videos, audio, text, code).
System name(s): Not reported
Custom-developed code: Not reported
Public source code: Not reported

Sourcing

How it was built: Not reported
Vendor (as reported): Not reported
Vendors (standardized): None on the standard list

A vendor is the supplier named by the agency. It does not identify the underlying model or AI technology.

Data and privacy

Involves PII: Not reported
Privacy Impact Assessment: Not reported
Authorization to Operate: Not reported
Demographic features: Not reported
Training and evaluation data: Not reported
Federal Data Catalog: Not reported

Governance

0 of 8 minimum-practice questions answered. A blank answer means the agency reported nothing; it does not mean the practice is absent.

Pre-deployment testingNo answer reported

AI impact assessmentNo answer reported

Independent reviewNo answer reported

Ongoing monitoringNo answer reported

Operator trainingNo answer reported

Fail-safeNo answer reported

Appeal processNo answer reported

User and public consultationNo answer reported

Potential impacts and how they were identified

Not reported