Health IT

• Health IT

Secretary McDonough said with easing demand for vaccines, the agency is preparing care for long-haul COVID patients.

• Digitization
• Health IT

FDA’s CTO takes on the new role amid Principal Deputy Commissioner Amy Abernethy’s departure.

Secretary McDonough and Rep. Mark Takano say the proposed bill would overhaul the agency’s infrastructure and health care facilities.

Smaller firms found plus sides of the remote environments in the competitive contracting space.

The agency is implementing new logistical networks and modes of distribution to ensure equitable access to vaccines.

The Joint Pathology Center's effort to upload 55 million samples of tissues could pave new opportunities in medical research and patient care.

Successful long-term cloud-computing strategies necessitate process reforms and internal training, according to federal agency officials.

• GovCast

Advocates want less advantaged academic institutions to have a larger presence in government contracts.

The CIO-SP4 contract vehicle request for proposal release is set for mid-March after the program office overseeing it incorporated more changes into the proposal and review process, NITAAC Acting Director Brian Goodger said in an interview with GovernmentCIO Media & Research.

Investment in federal electronic health records and data consolidation has already paid dividends in improving both continuity of care as well as overall digital modernization across partner agencies.

Public health officials and organizations pivoted quickly to address the COVID-19 pandemic when it first began in March 2020, and health IT kept pace to support their efforts. But health IT still has a long way to go to sufficiently support public health, according to panelists at GovernmentCIO Media & Research’s health IT event last week.

• Event
• Virtual Event