CDC seeks all-in-one tool for disease data tracking
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is looking for an all-in-one data tracking and analytics tool to help it meet the rising amount of health care trend and emergency data it follows.
Health networks show options for national data sharing
Four public sector health data networks model the components of a future national health data sharing network, according to the policy journal Health Affairs.
VA seeks toolkit to gauge health risks of veterans
The Department of Veterans Affairs is looking for information on development of a clinical toolkit to help enhance its online assessment of veterans' health risks.
DARPA challenges teams to predict virus spread
Teams will build models that predict the spread of the Chikungunya virus in the Americas; the tools could be applied to other diseases and inform responses to emergencies.
10 public sector projects win GCN Awards for IT excellence
The 2014 GCN Award winning projects range from a system that streamlined a process for victims of physical abuse to obtain protective orders to a cost-saving mobile app by a self-taught Air Force dev team.
How CMS takes on and beats back Medicare fraud
Integrated with several Medicare databases, the Fraud Prevention System uses predictive algorithms and analytics to compare billing patterns against Medicare fee-for-service claims prior to payment.
Tracking Ebola with CDC's app
Developed by the Centers for Disease Control, the Epi Info viral hemorrhagic fever application is getting its first chance to speed contact tracing of everyone exposed to a person with Ebola and to help with the collection and management of data.
Behavioral health data exchange faces tech, privacy obstacles
A recent report of a successful pilot of interstate behavioral health data exchange by a coalition of states showed that technical and operational barriers remain before such data can be exchanged nationwide.
Army tech shifts medical focus from treatment to prevention
Army Wellness Centers use state-of-the-art diagnostic tools and a central database of medical information to help improve the readiness of soldiers.
VA seeks collaborative tech for employees
The Department of Veterans Affairs wants to connects health care personnel across the entire VA service network in an effort to reduce duplication and promote sharing of best practices.
Disease detection project tested at Brazil's World Cup
Using tablet-based software designed by the Centers for Disease Control, Brazilian public health experts tested a disease detection system that gives researchers the ability to identify outbreaks earlier and with more precision.
Pharmacy system supports Muscogee Creek Nation's native speakers
Adding interactive voice response to the tribe's pharmacy system improves service for members of the Oklahoma tribal nation and is helping to preserve the people’s unique language.
IBM harvests supermarket data to spot, predict foodborne illnesses
The company’s system will help public health departments and health care providers quickly identify and predict sources of foodborne illnesses.
CyberRX preps health care community for cyberattack
A cybersecurity exercise by HHS and the health care community produces better security.
HHS and health care sector expand cybersecurity info sharing
The Computer Security Incident Response Center, the centerpiece of HHS's cybersecurity program, helps provide situational awareness across the enterprise and strengthens functional relationships within the health care community that it oversees to help improve security.
NIH launches 3D print exchange
The public website lets users share, download and edit biomedical 3D print files that can be used to print custom laboratory equipment or models of bacteria and human anatomy.
Visualization helps Medicaid examine state health trends
The Alabama Medicaid Agency is using a visual analytics tool from SAS that helps analysts quickly find patterns and explore trends in the state's population health data.
IBM's Watson to supercharge personal medical app
GenieMD, one of three winners of IBM's Watson Mobile Developer Challenge, aims to tap the supercomputer to provide sophisticated analysis and information to health care queries.
Hands-on robots: From surgery to bomb disassembly
Although robots are not yet "smart," a new breed is emerging that can reach out and manipulate its environment in routines so precise and synchronized that a form of electronic intelligence seems to be at work.
Virtual Shooter mechanical arm tests ammo--and saves joints
A mechanical arm will help reduce injuries to government employees who are responsible for testing thousands of rounds of ammunition weekly.
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