COVID-19

Health officials are seeing a need for improved communication channels and rapid testing and reporting at nursing homes and other long-term care facilities in order to control COVID-19 cases in those facilities across the country.

The Office of Management and Budget is expected to release the Federal Data Strategy 2021 Action Plan by the beginning of January with calls for emphasis on maturing data management, tightening cross-agency collaboration and furthering data-skills training, Deputy Federal CIO Maria Roat told GovernmentCIO Media & Research.

The Department of Veterans Affairs continued expanding the availability of its mental health services during the COVID-19 pandemic and will likely build upon this foundation in the coming year.

The outbreak of COVID-19 in the U.S. placed exceptional demands on the Department of Veterans Affairs, requiring multiple areas of emergency readjustment to ensure continued functionality of essential services.

Data is increasingly becoming a critical component to federal and commercial activities and showing promise for impacting the public good.

President-elect Joe Biden formally announced top members of his administration’s health care team — the first step in a sign of who might take the reins on the COVID-19 pandemic and the future of American health care in the coming years.

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Tech influenced more than telework as health professionals dealt with changing the stigma of talking about changing behavioral needs during social distancing.

The COVID-19 pandemic exposed vulnerabilities in information and communication technology (ICT) supply chains once considered industry best practices.

Digital clinical trials and technologies — as well as an unprecedented collaboration among industry, government and academia — were some of the most critical components to the rapid development of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine.

Federal health officials are seeking and applying different technology solutions and programs to support health care providers amid high rates of burnout and mental and physical health distress.

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Technology can bridge the health divide among certain tribal groups in rural areas.

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Veterans Legacy Memorial was one project resulting from a collaboration between VA and NCA.