VA issues draft work statement for $60.7B IT services contract vehicle
The agency says it expects to issue a final RFP for T4NG2 next month.
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Sen. Warner criticizes HHS and CISA for lack of coordination on cybersecurity, pushes for new cyber exec
In a policy options paper published Thursday, Warner called on both agencies to provide more timely health care sector-specific cybersecurity guidance.
HHS publishes tech spec for formatting patient addresses, a key to interoperability
Getting addresses correct is critical to linking patient records and ensuring nationwide interoperability of health IT systems needed during pandemics.
FDA preps second Innovate Today Summit
Interested tech vendors can apply until Jan. 18, 2019.
PIFs launch program to turn health data into helpful digital tools
The PIFs' initiative is modeled after the Department of Commerce's Opportunity Project.
New NIH challenge targets apps for improved Alzheimer’s care
Suggested ideas include software to aid communication between doctors and Alzheimer's patients, an application to connect patients to existing community resources and more.
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VA’s new text message appointment reminder system is reducing no-shows
VEText is one of the VA's many small projects aimed at making the agency more customer-friendly.
This year’s Health Datapalooza is all about learning from the community, leaders say
Feedback from actual data users is "really helpful," HHS CTO Bruce Greenstein told FedScoop.
ONC’s Rucker says it’s time for a regulatory overhaul of health IT
The ONC chief said that regulatory accumulation in the health care sector is impacting how it embraces technology, and it’s time for reform.
Better EHRs could help expand AI use in health care, report says
Independent research group JASON details the potential for the health care sector to leverage the proliferation of smart devices and data to expand its use of AI.