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Data on the screen as a technician uses a dual energy x-ray absorptiometry at the New York Nutrition and Obesity Research Center in New York, N.Y., on March 24, 2025. (Photo by Bryan Anselm For The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Save public health data to save American lives

Wake-up call: Critical public health data is now at risk, but new strategies can preserve and even improve it.
Administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Mehmet Oz speaks during an event on Health Technology in the East Room of the White House as U.S. President Donald Trump and Acting Administrator of the United States Department of Government Efficiency Amy Gleason listen on July 30, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Trump administration, tech leaders launch effort aimed at improving health records

Amazon, Anthropic, Apple, Google, and OpenAI are among the companies making commitments. Some analysts argue health info could be at risk.
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Joe Hong, director of CMS’s Division of Program and Data Management within its Financial Management Systems Group, speaks during the Scoop News Group-produced UiPath On Tour: Public Sector Event in Washington, D.C., on April 17, 2024. (Scoop News Group photo)

CMS’s financial office is using LLM pilot to combat loss of institutional knowledge

To better and more quickly process vast quantities of complex health documentation, the Medicare agency’s Office of Financial Management is using Meta’s Llama 2.
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