Department of Health and Human Services
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Lots of people flowing past the U.S. southern border really are refugees, who deserve protection. Now the State Department and the Department of Health and Human Services have jointly started up a way to let regular citizens help refugees resettle in the United States.
February 16, 2023 -
The Defense Department is testing out an artificial intelligence tool to help the agency write contracts and speed up the federal acquisition process.
February 09, 2023 -
FEMA brings back a familiar face to be its new CIO while HHS, the Navy and GSA fill key technology leadership roles.
February 01, 2023 -
For the FDA, as for so many agencies, information technology is a big-ticket expenditure. The Health and Human Services inspector general examined FDA contracting officers dealing with one large deal, and found a few things to tighten up.
January 30, 2023 -
Chad Clifford, the executive director of the Grants QSMO at the Department of Health and Human Services, said their goal is to improve the customer’s experience by giving them the tools to help drive greater efficiencies for the agency, users and recipients.
January 16, 2023 -
Medicare Advantage was established to make health care delivery more efficient. Nowadays, nearly half of all Medicare recipients are part of a Medicare Advantage plan. Unfortunately, the Medicare Advantage payment model is subject to fraud.
January 03, 2023 -
The Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General is using the weight of a dozen audits to get hospitals to stop overcharging the government.
November 17, 2022 -
The White House and agencies are moving out with new cyber requirements for water, healthcare, and emergency communications.
October 14, 2022 -
The Biden administration is setting a higher bar for how federal agencies oversee artificial intelligence and automation tools, and how they implement them in their own operations.
October 04, 2022 -
During this webinar, you will gain the unique perspective of top government security experts from the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, Environmental Protection Agency, Department of Justice, Department of Health and Human Services and industry leaders.
October 03, 2022 -
Whether it was used during the height of the pandemic, or if it is used now because of its convenience, telehealth has become a mainstay in the healthcare field. The Health Resources and Services Administration, an agency of the Department of Health and Human Services, is trying to spread the word about its resources available to help people understand telehealth and the implications of using it. For more, Eric White from the Federal Drive with Tom Temin spoke with the Director for the Office for the Advancement of Telehealth at HRSA, Heather Dimeris.
September 28, 2022 -
We know telehealth expanded a lot during the pandemic. Now we know how much. The Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General has pulled together data showing that in the first year (2020) more than 28 million Medicare beneficiaries received telehealth services.
September 22, 2022 -
NIH funds or conducts dozens of medical trials every year. Trials come with statutory requirements to report the results.
September 08, 2022 -
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention leadership recently announced the agency will undergo an overhaul to address the causes of repeated missteps during the pandemic.
September 01, 2022 -
From federal policymakers to agency implementers, we've heard a ton of talk about artificial intelligence (AI). But neither group has done nearly everything it said it wants to do to promote effective use of AI. That's one takeaway from a new report card from the Information Technology Innovation Foundation.
August 23, 2022