Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology
VA appoints new health data exec to lead interagency partnerships
Candace Oliva is responsible for identifying, developing and managing collaborations with external partners.
CDC looks to improve internal data sharing with centralized, cloud-based ecosystem
The Enterprise Data Analytics and Visualization (EDAV) platform lets CDC scientists catalog, analyze and publish findings faster.
HHS IT coordinator researching algorithmic bias and implications for health equity
The office is also working with the CDC on a cloud infrastructure that is intended to improve inter-agency data sharing.
$1.5T spending bill is a mixed bag for IT modernization funds
The fiscal 2022 legislation doesn't include any money for the Technology Modernization Fund but increases funding for some IRS and HHS efforts.
FDA made improving diagnostic test data the focus of its pandemic response
The agency is a part of four interagency working groups and has launched three internal efforts to improve data quality.
HHS adds health data classes and elements for nationwide sharing
The U.S. Core Data for Interoperability sets a baseline for the electronic exchange of health information.
