Infrastructure Series: Health IT

Health IT advances are improving both patient care and the management of public health. Plus, IT modernization initiatives across government are leading to improvement in the delivery of services for remote access, medical devices, EHRs, telehealth and more. All these innovations begin with a solid infrastructure for interoperability, data management, cloud computing and more. Health-focused agencies like the departments of Veterans Affairs and Health and Human Services discuss the progress to modernize their systems and the programs they are implementing to respond to public health needs.