Tag Archives: Health and Human Services Department

The Department of Health and Human Services has issued final rules meant to improve access to electronic health records and streamline communication between patients and healthcare providers.

The Department of Health and Human Services has released a strategy that addresses the health information technology burden caused by excessive regulation. The report, titled "Strategy on Reducing Regulatory and Administrative Burden Relating to the Use of Health IT and EHRs," tackles regulation-caused burden on the electronic health record, HHS said Friday.

The Department of Health and Human Services has established a new office dedicated to the management of the Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions contract. HHS said Tuesday its new EIS Program Management Office would oversee finance, budgeting, governance and technical services associated with the $50B multiple-award contract.

Jose Arrieta, chief information officer of the Department of Health and Human Services, said the department’s efforts to implement blokchain-based technology has helped it streamline acquisition procedures.

Jose Arrieta, chief information officer of the Department of Health and Human Services, has said that the department seeks to modify its acquisition strategy as it seeks to explore emerging technologies, Federal Times reported Wednesday.

IDC recently released a study that describes the implementation of blockchain technology in the government. The study, in particular, highlights the use of a distributed ledger for the Department of Health and Human Service's acquisition record-keeping program, Nextgov reported Friday.

The Department of Health and Human Services has expanded its entrepreneurs-in-residence program with new partners who will work with agency employees on various projects over a 12-month period. The partners and HHS leads will form team to solve problems and help the HHS IDEA Lab change the department’s culture using agile development, lean startup and design thinking methods, …

The Department of Health and Human Services has added new members to the agency’s management team prior to the scheduled health insurance marketplace enrollment in 2015. Kevin Counihan will join the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services as CEO of the federal insurance marketplace and Lori Lodes will serve as CMS’ new director of …

The National Institute of Standards and Technology has commenced a challenge for communities worldwide to collaborate to address issues such as air quality, traffic management and emergency services. Participants in the Global City Teams Challenge, set to begin on Sep. 29 through 30, will work to form teams to develop technologies for managing resources, the NIST …

The Department of Health and Human Services has kicked off a challenge in search of health information technology tools from healthcare professionals as HHS seeks to address heart disease through electronic health records. HHS’ Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT launched the EHR Innovations for Improving Hypertension contest as part of the …