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Xavier Becerra, secretary at the Department of Health and Human Services, has officially organized the Advanced Research Project Agency for Health to drive innovations in the biomedical discipline. Becerra appointed Adam Russell, a

The Department of Health and Human Services is seeking public feedback on certain provisions of the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act. HHS is soliciting comments on recognized security

The Department of Defense’s office of inspector general conducted a joint audit of the efforts of DOD and the Department of Veterans Affairs to achieve interoperability with regard to their electronic health

Micky Tripathi, head of the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, expects a new interoperability framework to help federal agencies accumulate and share data across multiple networks, Federal News

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services wants to establish a central repository for demographic data in support of health equity efforts, FedScoop reported Thursday. CMS intends for this repository to serve

The Government Accountability Office has found problems with the quality of electronic health data migrated to the Department of Veterans Affairs’ new records system that could pose risks to patient safety and

A bipartisan group of 45 Senate and House members has urged congressional leaders to extend telehealth authorities as the duration of the COVID-19 pandemic remains indefinite. In a joint letter published Friday,

Process and technology-based critical services provider Acuity International has teamed with NYC Health + Hospitals to establish 60 COVID-19 testing locations throughout New York City. The sites are dispersed across all five boroughs

A Department of Health and Human Services office is looking for the public’s feedback on proposed standards, implementation specifications and certification criteria for the electronic prior authorization process. The Office of the