Archives: Melissa Harris

• Health IT

Federal agencies that manage and administer health care are often faced with a series of challenges they must overcome to meet their mission, but greater interoperability, cost efficiencies and security play large parts in managing those challenges.

• Health IT

As federal agencies officially begin to leverage data as a strategic asset, per the direction of the Federal Data Strategy and several legislative directives, Federal CIO Suzette Kent said agencies focused on health care delivery are already well-positioned leaders in applying data in meaningful ways for the citizens they serve.

• Data
• Health IT

The Department of Health and Human Services has been leveraging data and data analytics to help prevent fraud, waste and abuse of resources and to manage its grants programs in more effective ways — especially over this past year, said HHS Office of Inspector General Chief Data Officer Caryl Brzymialkiewicz.

• Health IT

The Defense Health Agency has progressed over the past year toward consolidation of its health IT assets and operationalizing a number of technology initiatives. 

Agency CDOs discuss what’s in the plan and how it will shift the data landscape across agencies.

An emphasis on cybersecurity boosts DHS from a D-minus to B FITARA score in half a year.

VA and DHA heads prioritize end users throughout the research, development and collaboration going into AI.

DOD’s AI center is helping GSA implement AI across government.

VA touts digital experience accomplishments and goals for the year ahead.

The real potential for change is in meaningful implementation of new technologies.

The agency is aiming to complete its first objective toward the new model by the end of this year.

The agencies’ collaboration will secure its success with their health care modernization efforts.