Ideas
How Can We Prepare for the Coronavirus? 3 Questions Answered.
First and foremost, people need to be prepared for their daily life to be affected.
Modernization
IGs Announce Plan to Probe Joint DOD, VA Electronic Health Records Programs
The two inspector general offices are teaming up to determine whether the commercial EHR programs are meeting the main goal of interoperability.
Emerging Tech
NASA Tech Could Replace Passwords with Your Heartbeat
The space agency announced several health and biotech technology transfer opportunities.
Emerging Tech
DARPA Wants Research on Regrowing Human Organs
The research agency is asking for insight and novel approaches to spark organ regeneration in mammals.
Digital Government
Indian Health Service CIO Gets Ready to Update One of Government’s Oldest Systems
As chief information officer of the Indian Health Service, Mitchell Thornbrugh will play a critical role as the agency updates from a system that first debuted in 1969.
Emerging Tech
VA Reveals Industry Partners for First 5G-Enabled Hospital
Through early adoption, the Veterans Affairs Department aims to help the entire health care industry visualize, access and co-develop 5G’s full potential.
Modernization
VA’s Electronic Health Records System Won’t Make Its First Go-Live Deadline
Training was supposed to start this week ahead of deployment in March, but Veterans Affairs officials said that timeline has been pushed out.
Ideas
20 Seconds to Optimize Hand Wellness
One of the world’s most crucial and selfless acts is still simply washing your hands.
Emerging Tech
Veterans Affairs Launches Its First 5G-Enabled Hospital
Secretary Robert Wilkie said it was the first in the nation and one of the first in the world.
Emerging Tech
Flexible Tech Harvests Body Heat to Power Health Wearables
That means no need to take it off to recharge the battery.
Artificial Intelligence
VA’s Artificial Intelligence Director Details AI Institute’s Early Efforts
The center laying the groundwork for public/private partnerships to accelerate budding projects.
Emerging Tech
One State May Become the First to Ban Law Enforcement Use of Genealogy Databases
A Utah state representative said he believes lawmakers are prepared to continue their “strong record of protecting individual privacy.”
Ideas
Don't Die Wondering: Apps May Soon Be Able to Predict Your Life Expectancy, but Do You Want to Know?
It's complicated but emerging technologies could make this a reality in the future.
Ideas
The Sneaky Genius of Facebook's New Preventative Health Tool
The feature looks likely to fill gaps in care—and to further draw users into Facebook’s ecosystem.
Digital Government
FDA’s Data Strategy Modernization Starts With Public Outreach
The agency is overhauling the way it thinks about data and wants to start with feedback from employees and outside experts.
Digital Government
Time to Worry About Electronic Pills and Privacy?
The question of who owns the patient’s data also generates a number of issues.
Artificial Intelligence
How VA Is Tapping Cutting-Edge Tech for Veterans
From artificial intelligence to Walmart telehealth stations, the agency spent 2019 focused on how tech can augment its health services.
Artificial Intelligence
What Veterans Affairs Aims to Accomplish Through Its Artificial Intelligence Institute
The agency plans to streamline and advance its AI efforts to better meet veterans’ needs.
Modernization
FDA Launches App to Report Fresh Uses for Existing Drugs
Health care providers can now easily access a one-stop online repository that experts hope will accelerate and innovate patient treatment.
Artificial Intelligence
Senators Want to Know How FTC, CMS Will Prevent Bias in Health Care Algorithms
Sens. Ron Wyden and Cory Booker also asked five industry giants how to mitigate discrimination against minority patients.
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