HHS CTO Ed Simcox at the 2017 Government Innovation Forum. (FedScoop) HHS CTO’s office to support Indian Health Service IT modernization study The need for modernization at IHS is precipitated by the Department of Veteran's Affairs' plan to transition to a new EHR. Oct 26, 2018 By Tajha Chappellet-Lanier
Bruce D. Greenstein, then the secretary of Louisiana’s Department of Health and Hospitals, launches an initiative on behavioral health in 2012. (State of Louisiana) Bruce Greenstein departs HHS CTO role After a year in the role, Greenstein is headed back to the private sector. He'll join LHC Group in June. May 22, 2018 By Tajha Chappellet-Lanier
(Getty Images) HHS debuts new Startup Day event with ‘Shark Tank’ pitches The event is another piece of CTO Bruce Greenstein's humility-in-government mission. Feb 6, 2018
CoLab director Will Yang kicks off demo day. (HHS IDEA Lab) HHS chief data officer targets internal data sharing challenges Mona Siddiqui is on a mission to "streamline data sharing agreements across HHS." Jan 19, 2018
(Wikimedia Commons) HHS to host a code-a-thon to craft tools that will help combat the opioid crisis Nearly 100 Americans die every day from opioid overdoses, so HHS wants to leverage data for better treatment and prevention solutions. Oct 25, 2017
Susannah Fox, HHS CTO, talks to a packed house at the HHS Innovation Day on Thursday. HHS Innovation Day tries to ‘hack red tape’ Usability testing was just one of many problems employees tried to tackle Thursday at the department’s HHS Innovation Day, an event packed with discussions on cutting through… Jul 14, 2016
HHS recognizes innovative internal projects The seven winners of the HHS Innovates Awards show creative thinking is possible, even in a bureaucracy, Secretary Burwell said. Jun 25, 2015