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.
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Federal judge orders HHS, CDC, FDA to restore webpages, datasets
The three health agencies were directed to restore those websites as they were Jan. 30 by the end of the day Tuesday.
VA to share data with 13 community health systems to improve veteran care
The pledge is aimed at creating a smooth exchange of data in or outside of the VA system to improve veterans’ care.
DARPA launching research project to revolutionize brain injury diagnosis on the battlefield
Naval medical officer Jean-Paul Chretien tells FedScoop how new technology could revolutionize the way traumatic brain injuries are treated in the field.
Using AI to augment public health services
Out of the COVID-19 pandemic, key use cases are showing the effectiveness of AI tools to speed the ability for agencies to respond to public crisis, says…
Improve data security and interoperability for public health agencies
How modern identity and access solutions can help public health organizations improve patient care and health data interoperability.
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COVID-19 relief bill includes $62.4M for interoperable public health data systems
Efforts to track the coronavirus' spread have been hampered by a lack of interoperability between federal and state and local public health department, laboratory and care provider…
Using AI ethically to protect health data from bias
With the right partners, federal health agencies can build a solid foundation of high-quality data to implement ethically sound AI tools, says an Optum report.
DOD needs some help digitizing a massive collection of respiratory disease samples
The DOD wants to turn more than 86 million specimens into digital data to be run through machine learning algorithms.
VA, DOD expand third-party access to health data
Hospitals outside of the VA and DOD health systems now have a single access point to request health records as part of the departments' joint health information…