Emerging Tech
One State May Become the First to Ban Law Enforcement Use of Genealogy Databases
A Utah state representative said he believes lawmakers are prepared to continue their “strong record of protecting individual privacy.”
Ideas
Don't Die Wondering: Apps May Soon Be Able to Predict Your Life Expectancy, but Do You Want to Know?
It's complicated but emerging technologies could make this a reality in the future.
Ideas
The Sneaky Genius of Facebook's New Preventative Health Tool
The feature looks likely to fill gaps in care—and to further draw users into Facebook’s ecosystem.
Digital Government
FDA’s Data Strategy Modernization Starts With Public Outreach
The agency is overhauling the way it thinks about data and wants to start with feedback from employees and outside experts.
Digital Government
Time to Worry About Electronic Pills and Privacy?
The question of who owns the patient’s data also generates a number of issues.
Artificial Intelligence
How VA Is Tapping Cutting-Edge Tech for Veterans
From artificial intelligence to Walmart telehealth stations, the agency spent 2019 focused on how tech can augment its health services.
Artificial Intelligence
What Veterans Affairs Aims to Accomplish Through Its Artificial Intelligence Institute
The agency plans to streamline and advance its AI efforts to better meet veterans’ needs.
Modernization
FDA Launches App to Report Fresh Uses for Existing Drugs
Health care providers can now easily access a one-stop online repository that experts hope will accelerate and innovate patient treatment.
Artificial Intelligence
Senators Want to Know How FTC, CMS Will Prevent Bias in Health Care Algorithms
Sens. Ron Wyden and Cory Booker also asked five industry giants how to mitigate discrimination against minority patients.
Modernization
VA Prepping for Go-Live of Health Records System in March
Veterans Affairs Department officials testified they’re continuing with plans to roll out their new electronic health record system in early 2020.
Modernization
Can CBP Stand Up an Electronic Health Records System in 90 Days?
Lawmakers eager to see Customs and Border Protection digitize its health care system are pushing a bill that would give the agency three months to go from paper to electronic records.
Modernization
Vets Can Now See VA, Private Sector Health Data in iPhone App
Apple’s Health app now integrates with Veterans Affairs’ patient data API, giving veterans access to their medical information on their phones.
Modernization
VA Stands Up Private, Virtual Exam Rooms to Bring Telehealth to Rural Communities
The agency is collaborating with corporate partners to provide veterans with comfortable, private spaces to have video appointments with their VA providers, much closer to home.
Emerging Tech
Army Consortium Wants Cutting-Edge Hemorrhage Detection Technology
Life-threatening blood loss has accounted for more than 33% of prehospital deaths and 50% of deaths occurring within 24 hours after a traumatic injury.
Digital Government
Military Algorithm Can Predict Illness 48 Hours Before Symptoms Show
The program lead says future troops might be deployed with wearables like watches or chest straps that will know when they are getting sick and how long it will take them to get better.
Modernization
Million Veterans Program is Now Open for Online Enrollment
Veterans who opt-in to sharing their DNA through the program have the opportunity to support medical discoveries and health improvements across future generations.
Artificial Intelligence
Upgrades Aim to Improve Deep Brain Stimulation
Upgrading deep brain stimulation devices could help make them smarter and less intrusive.
Emerging Tech
Digital Natives Have Military Officials Rethinking Health Care Training
Defense and military officials must revamp instruction to meet today’s needs and the expectations of a next-generation workforce.
Modernization
VA to Pilot New Scheduling System at Same Ohio Facility that Tested the Last Solution
The Chalmers P. Wylie Ambulatory Care Center in Columbus, Ohio, is set to get another new scheduling system, as VA lets one contract expire and shifts to its new EHR provider.
Modernization