DSS Named Finalist in precisionFDA Veterans Cardiac Health and AI Model Predictions (V-CHAMPS) Challenge
Company recognized for developing and evaluating Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML) models to predict cardiovascular health related outcomes in Veterans
JUNO BEACH, Fla. (October 6, 2023) — Document Storage Systems, Inc. (DSS), a leading provider of health information technology (HIT) solutions for federal, private and public health care organizations, announced today it has been named a finalist in Phase 1 of the precisionFDA Veterans Cardiac Health and AI Model Predictions (V-CHAMPS) Challenge.
The V-CHAMPS challenge calls on the scientific and data analytics community to develop and evaluate Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML) models to predict cardiovascular health related outcomes in Veterans.
For Phase 1, the DSS team was able to meet key criteria in the challenge, which included a combination of clinical and data science subject matter experts. They were evaluated on innovation in clinical predictors, completeness of data science approaches, statistical metrics, and the exploration of demographics measures. As a result, the DSS team was selected as a Top Performer for Phase 1 and will be advancing to Phase 2 of the challenge.
“Heart health is critical for the Veteran community, and we were excited to be advancing to Phase 2 of the V-CHAMPS challenge,” said Michele G. Burst, director strategic innovations, analytics at DSS. “Using AI/ML capabilities, it is truly possible to fully understand and predict Veteran health outcomes, which will have tremendous implications on the future of Veteran care.”
The primary outcome of interest for the V-CHAMPS challenge is a composite of all-cause mortality during a hospitalization and all-cause hospital readmissions. Secondary outcomes of interest were all-cause mortality, cardiovascular mortality during a hospitalization, hospital readmission for all causes (cardiovascular and non-cardiovascular), and hospital readmissions for cardiovascular causes.
The V-CHAMPS challenge is managed by the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Innovation Ecosystem (IE), the Digital Health Center of Excellence (DHCoE) at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the FDA Office of Digital Transformation (ODT)'s precisionFDA, and the UK Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA).
Learn more about the V-CHAMPS Challenge here.
About Document Storage Systems, Inc. (DSS)
Document Storage Systems, Inc. (DSS) is a catalyst for health care innovation, keeping pace with evolving technologies as a solutions provider, systems integrator, and services contractor to the Department of Veterans Affairs. DSS is committed to assisting VA in its High Reliability Organization journey and delivering care quality for Veterans by meeting top initiatives, changing regulatory requirements, and implementing enhanced business transformation across VA enterprise. For more information, visit https://www.dssinc.com.