The health care industry is prioritizing equity, emerging technology and interoperability across systems. Agencies within the Department of Health and Human Services are working on various frameworks for these areas, such as health equity by design, U.S. Core of Data Interoperability (USCDI) standards and new White House-led directives in artificial intelligence. HHS Acting Chief AI Officer and National Coordinator for Health IT Micky Tripathi discusses his vision for these strategies, how he envisions the public health care of tomorrow and where technology is making a difference.

Speaker

• Micky Tripathi, Ph.D., Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy/National Coordinator for Health IT and Acting CAIO, HHS

Electronic health records provide clinicians and patients with a common health record to improve the patient experience and enable more standard workflows. Federal leaders discuss EHR programs and interoperability efforts key to ensuring data transfer toward holistic health care.

Speakers

• Terry Luedtke, Chief Architect and Product Engineering Director, EHRM, VA
• Monica Rosser, Executive Managing Director, Federal Health, Maximus
• Clifford Wilborn, Joint Sharing Sites—FHCC Director, FEHRM

Cybercriminals are increasingly targeting the health care sector which is leading many organizations to expand their search for technologies and other tools to better secure their frameworks and avoid major disruptions in patient care. Health IT leaders will discuss the steps they’re taking to protect their critical infrastructure from cyber-attacks as well as strategies they’re using to mitigate risks, boost resiliency and improve incident response capabilities.

Speakers

• Jothi Dugar, CISO, NIH Center for IT
• Mike Gregory, Chief Information Security Officer, CDW Healthcare
• Joe Lewis, Ph.D., CISO and Director of the Cybersecurity Program Office, CDC

Federal leaders outline efforts to better standardize data or reduce health disparities through digital services, artificial intelligence and cybersecurity.

Speakers

• Jimmy Cesario, Account Director, Federal Healthcare, Datadog
• Andrea Fletcher, Chief Digital Strategy Officer, CMS
• Brendan Fowkes, Global Industry Technology Leader, Healthcare, IBM
• Nikolaos Ipiotis, CIO, ARPA-H
• Brian Mazanec, Ph.D., Deputy Director, Office of Preparedness, ASPR, HHS

The Flywheel Awards recognize leaders and their work in federal government.

The flywheel — a critical component in a machine to increase its momentum — is also a critical symbol representing our publication’s goal to keep federal IT decision-makers informed on technology’s impact on government. This momentum is what fuels the constant need for transformers to innovate in federal technology and communicate those strategies across the industry.

Categories include: Rising Star, Interoperability Leader, Digital Transformer, Innovation Champion and Health Equity Advocate. 

Government spends billions of dollars each year on grants. Some of these programs lead to breakthroughs around health care and health research. The grant process itself relies on innovative technology and processes. Federal leaders discuss best practices around these approaches and how they impact the federal health landscape.

Speakers

• Dr. Carolyn Clancy, Assistant Under Secretary for Health, Discovery Education & Affiliate Networks, VHA
• Lia Melakou, VP, Health & Citizen Solutions Group, Highlight Technology

New technologies to improve health care services and outcomes for patients and providers come with growing data-processing demands that can benefit from advanced computing power. Tools like machine learning, artificial intelligence and quantum computing can play a crucial role in the next frontier of digital health. Federal leaders discuss how advanced computing can accelerate the future of digital health care and health sciences.

Speakers

• Anuj Kapadia, Section Head for Advanced Computing in Health Sciences, Oak Ridge National Lab
• Wendy Nilsen, Ph.D., Deputy Division Director, Information and Intelligent Systems Computer & Information Science & Engineering Directorate, National Science Foundation
• Richard Persinger, General Manager – Federal Civilian & APG, HP

With rapid advancements in technology, health care stands on the brink of a transformative era. This panel brings together leading experts and innovators at the forefront of AI adoption within health care to explore its potential to revolutionize patient care, streamline operations and enhance overall efficiency.

Speakers

• Tony Boese, Research Programs Manager and Associate Researcher, National Artificial Intelligence Institute, VA
• Dr. Matthew Diamond, Chief Medical Officer for Digital Health Center of Excellence, FDA CDRH
• Chris Kinsinger, Ph.D., Assistant Director for Catalytic Data Resources, NIH
• Erin Smithouser, Field CNIO, Healthcare Enterprise Architect, ServiceNow