The new Administration’s executive order on ensuring a data-driven response to COVID-19 and future high-consequence health threats has underscored government’s need to secure military, veterans, and citizens health data. The order also stressed the imperative to advance innovation in public health data and analytics in the United States. Data governance is key component of this as agencies seed to maximize the value of health data...

As information technology advances in the digital age, so too does the health sector’s ability to provide services, care for patients and fight illness in new, innovative ways. This has been spotlighted more recently with technology playing a central role on the frontlines of the fight against COVID-19. For instance, today the health community can use data to track the spread of disease, use telehealth to reach patients at any time, anyw...

In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic threw grants into the national spotlight, and spurred demand like no other year in history for grants. Our new study reveals how the effects of COVID-19 and other factors are contributing to the changing landscape of grants management. REI pulsed hundreds of grant professionals to gain insight into the current state of grants. Learn about the latest trends, challenges, solutions, and priorities at the 2020 Grants...

Improvements in connectivity, digital technologies and record management have made it easier than ever for care providers to reach patients who can’t make it to a medical facility. From large federal agencies, like the Department of Veterans Affairs, to those at the state and local level, telehealth is becoming an invaluable tool in 21st century health care. This SNG Live virtual session will explore the advances in telehealth and how th...

If there was ever a question about the role of information technology in healthcare, the COVID-19 pandemic has answered it emphatically. Quickly analyzing large data sets and mapping the locations of cases around the world requires scale and power. Federal hospital systems (VA, Indian Health and Military Health System) are large users of the technology and the Department of Health and Human Services and its research centers fund research on a...

About the webinar By now, many Federal employees have heard of the various medical accounts they can use to save money, but have no idea which offers what and saves them the most. This webinar will take a look at the two popular choices: Health Savings Accounts (HSA) and Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA), and help determine which one is best for you. Topics to include: What they both have in common Differences between HSAs and FSAs How they are...

The COVID-19 pandemic has propelled telehealth into prominence, and telemedicine, once viewed as a convenience, is now an essential tool for treating patients. During the months of April and May of this year, telehealth increased nationally by more than 5,000% over last year. While telehealth is a necessary and beneficial solution during the COVID-19 crisis and beyond, its growing use can jeopardize the safety of sensitive patient data and the...

The Public Sector Coffee Hour series is a bi-weekly videocast featuring luminaries from technology, society and the world of STEM. Topics for discussion will include governmental and societal impacts of technology, open source in Sci/Tech/Med., as well as the role of technology and work/life balance. Amy Vetter is the “Mindful Technologist” with a focus on mindful relationships between people, technology, and leaders. Her experienc...

The Public sector Coffee Hour series is a bi-weekly videocast featuring luminaries from technology, society and the world of STEM. Topics for discussion will include governmental and societal impacts of technology, open source in Sci/Tech/Med., as well as the role of technology and work/life balance. Superstar physician (and certified clown) Patch Adams has been prescribing smiles and laughter for over 50 years. Adam and Patch will talk about...

The healthcare industry is a prime target for threat actors, as it deals with a vast amount of highly sensitive data which needs to remain current and accurate, as life or death decisions may depend on it. In turn, healthcare records are a hot commodity on the Dark Web, often going for a far higher price than credit cards. That’s why it’s no surprise that healthcare is a heavily regulated industry. Those who work in this vertical n...