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Season 3 Episode 31 - CDC's New Office Harnesses 'Data as a Superpower'
13 december 2022 · 16 min
The CDC's Center for Forecasting and Outbreak Analytics established in 2021 has officially kicked into gear. Dylan George, the center's director, said his office is on a mission to increase data use in public health efforts for infectious disease threats. Now it's eyeing new technological capacities and partnerships to further equitable applications of the data to serve all Americans. Lees meer
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Season 3 Episode 30 - New VA Health Chief Outlines Top Priorities
6 december 2022 · 29 min
Over the summer, the Senate confirmed Dr. Shereef Elnahal as the Department of Veterans Affairs Undersecretary for Health, the first formally confirmed VHA undersecretary to serve in the role since 2017. Elnahal tells us about his career in health policy and veterans health care, his goals as VA's chief health official and his insights on the agency's next steps for its health care modernization and medical innovation programs. Lees meer
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The Future of Telehealth in Cancer Care
29 november 2022 · 30 min
The use of telehealth has accelerated across the health care landscape, including in treating cancer. But this digital delivery model comes with pros and cons, and more research is needed to determine how to best integrate it. The National Cancer Institute (NCI)'s Robin Vanderpool, who leads health communication and informatics research, highlights the four Telehealth Research Centers of Excellence (TRACE) that aim to help understand and improve telehealth for cancer care delivery. Lees meer
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Season 3 Episode 29 - AI is Helping VA Innovate Traumatic Brain Injury Treatment
1 november 2022 · 21 min
VA has been overseeing some of America's most compelling research into both the origins of traumatic brain injury as well as its long-term outcomes. Career research scientist Dr. Mary Jo Pugh describes how the agency is using newfound capacities in artificial intelligence and machine learning to provide better outcomes for veterans with a complex and often difficult condition. Lees meer
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How Small Businesses Further Cancer Care Innovation
27 oktober 2022 · 26 min
NCI has one of the largest Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) programs in the United States, with $26.1 billion in economic output. NCI's SBIR center takes a holistic approach to supporting small businesses, including businesses owned by underrepresented groups. SBIR provides mentorship, training, networks and funding opportunities for businesses that are developing transformative cancer care technologies. Lees meer
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Season 3 Episode 28 - Veterans Health Benefits Expansion Takes on Toxic Exposures
25 oktober 2022 · 26 min
With the passage of the PACT Act, the Department of Veterans Affairs is now able to offer an expanded scope of health care for veterans who have suffered health consequences due to exposure to harmful substances during their deployments. VA leaders Dr. Steven Lieberman and Dr. Patricia Hastings explain how VA is working to use these new resources to fulfill its duty to care for and serve America's veterans. Lees meer
This episode includes support from Maximus.
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Season 3 Episode 27 - How Digitization Fights Burnout in Healthcare
18 oktober 2022 · 26 min
COVID-19 created numerous workforce challenges for the health sector, including staffing shortages and burnout. Antiquated pen-and-paper processes can burden health workers and worsen patient care and health outcomes. Digitization strategies built on a firm data management foundation can help solve these problems by reducing busywork and streamlining rote tasks. This episode is sponsored by Issio Solutions. Lees meer
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Season 3 Episode 26 - This HHS Collaboration is Improving Data Management
5 oktober 2022 · 26 min
In late August, ONC and HRSA announced a new USCDI+ collaboration to support HRSA's Uniform Data System reporting through the UDS Modernization Initiative. The agencies are aligning the UDS with interoperability standards and transitioning to patient-level reporting requirements with USCDI and other quality reporting efforts. The initiative will help advance health equity and drive data-driven decision-making by streamlining operations and making health systems interoperable. Lees meer
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A Holistic Approach to Improving Outcomes in Cancer Survivorship
28 september 2022 · 22 min
The term "cancer survivor" refers to any person who has had a cancer diagnosis, and this population is growing. As of January 2022, it is estimated that there are 18.1 million cancer survivors in the U.S. — approximately 5% of the population. This number is expected to increase to 26 million by 2040 due to the aging population, better detection strategies, more effective cancer treatments and improved supportive care. Dr. Emily Tonorezos, director of the Office of Cancer Survivorship at the National Cancer Institute, discusses the research her office is facilitating to help address the needs of this community. Lees meer
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Season 3 Episode 25 - Suicide Prevention Efforts Seeing Tech Impacts at VA
20 september 2022 · 18 min
Suicide prevention is the Department of Veterans Affairs No. 1 clinical priority. The agency's Executive Director of Suicide Prevention Matthew Miller unpacks new programs and initiatives aimed at reducing veteran suicide, like VA's recently announced Mission Daybreak. He'll also discuss the technologies that are helping VA meet this critical goal. Lees meer
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Season 3 Episode 24 - How VA is Leveraging Genomics and Big Data to Improve Lung Cancer Outcomes
14 september 2022 · 27 min
Cancer innovation has been a longstanding priority in the current administration. But sometimes overlooked is some of the nation's most sophisticated lung cancer research underway at the Department of Veterans Affairs. This includes applying capacities like modernized electronic health records and artificial intelligence to support groundbreaking innovation. Dr. Michael Kelley, director of the National Precision Oncology Program, and Kenute Myrie, portfolio manager at the VA Office of Research and Development, discuss how the agency is advancing understanding of cancer and improving long-term health outcomes for veterans. Lees meer
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Season 3 Episode 23 - VA Kicks Off Summit of AI, ML Impacts on Brain Health
6 september 2022 · 20 min
The Department of Veterans Affairs is at the forefront of some of America's most advanced brain health research. Ahead of the VA NAII BRAIN Summit in Washington D.C., Dr. Rafael Fricks discusses how VA is applying breaking technology like artificial intelligence and machine learning to better understand and treat complex conditions ranging from brain cancer to post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury. Lees meer
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Accelerating Progress in Pediatric Cancer
30 augustus 2022 · 23 min
Pediatric cancers are considered rare diseases, which makes them more challenging to study and treat. However, efforts like the Childhood Cancer Data Initiative are helping to advance disease biology understanding and open pathways for community collaboration. In light of Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, NCI experts discuss the future of precision medicine and immunotherapy. Lees meer
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Season 3 Episode 22 - The Clinical Standards Behind Adoption of New Tech at Veterans Affairs
23 augustus 2022 · 21 min
The Department of Veterans Affairs is at the forefront of advancing America's health care and using new capacities to improve patient outcomes. Dr. Priya Joshi discusses how the agency is developing a set of rigorous clinical standards to ensure technology is adopted in a safe, effective way to improve the treatment and quality of life for veterans nationwide. Lees meer
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Season 3 Episode 21 - VA Eyes Long-Term Treatments With the Help of Wearables
16 augustus 2022 · 15 min
The Department of Veterans Affairs is making considerable advancements in wearable devices and remote patient monitoring to keep track of symptoms and key health metrics in near real time. VA Innovation Specialist Dr. Lindsay Riegler provides a look at how the agency is incorporating these within its broader health care program to improve treatment of chronic conditions such as diabetes and hypertension. Lees meer
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An Intersectional Look at Anal Cancer and HIV
28 juli 2022 · 47 min
In June, a study supported by the National Cancer Institute found that for people with HIV, early treatment of precancerous anal lesions caused by human papillomavirus (HPV) can cut rates of anal cancer incidence by more than half. These findings from the Anal Cancer/HSIL Outcomes Research (ANCHOR) study are creating secondary prevention options for those at risk for anal cancer who have not received the HPV vaccine. We look into the history of the study and what its work means for those at risk for anal cancer. Lees meer
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Season 3 Episode 20 - A VA Partnership with Uber is Helping Veterans Get to Appointments
20 juli 2022 · 50 min
The Veterans Health Administration has focused much of its modernization programs on improving access to essential care. Director of the Veterans Transportation Program Ben Williams and VHA Executive Management Fellow Indra Sandal discuss the new VHA-Uber Health Connect pilot helping veterans access the care they need while significantly reducing costs from missed appointments. Lees meer
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Season 3 Episode 19 - VA is Innovating Diabetes Care for Veterans
13 juli 2022 · 35 min
The Department of Veterans Affairs has been overseeing some of America's most promising and impactful research into the treatment and management of diabetes. Dr. Leonard Pogach, a lifelong diabetes specialist at VA, highlights the agency's critical work in advancing the understanding of one of America's most commonly suffered chronic illnesses. Lees meer
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Season 3 Episode 18 - Going for the Long Haul With COVID Research at VA
1 juli 2022 · 24 min
The Department of Veterans Affairs oversees both America's largest integrated health care network as well as some of the nation's most impactful and wide-reaching health care research projects. VA Director of the Clinical Epidemiology Center Dr. Ziyad al-Aly describes how the agency is using a large repository of health care information and expertise treating COVID-19 to oversee research into better addressing the condition's enduring symptoms long term. Lees meer
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A Look Into COVID-19's Impact on Cancer Patients
28 juni 2022 · 26 min
The COVID-19 pandemic created ripple effects across all of health care, especially for at-risk populations like cancer patients. Early in the pandemic, the National Cancer Institute initiated a study to examine the intersection of cancer and COVID-19 diagnoses. More than two years later, we discuss with NCI Head of Breast Cancer and Melanoma Therapeutics Dr. Larissa Korde from the Clinical Investigations Branch on the status of the study, some of the preliminary findings and how it's evolved. Lees meer
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Season 3 Episode 17 - Using Synthetic Data in Medical Realities at VA
14 juni 2022 · 26 min
As America's largest integrated healthcare network, the Department of Veterans Affairs also oversees a considerable scope of advanced medical and biomedical research programs. Hear from VA Director of Data Analytics and Innovation Amanda Purnell on how the agency is making innovative use of synthetic data like creating algorithms and machine learning models to support and advance health issues for veterans, including suicide prevention, COVID-19 and more. Lees meer
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Season 3 Episode 16 - FDA CIO Talks New 'Enterprise Modernization Action Plan'
1 juni 2022 · 30 min
The Food and Drug Administration released an Enterprise Modernization Action Plan (EMAP), the next installment of the agency's "stronger data and technology foundational approach," which follows action plans around technology and data modernization. FDA CIO Vid Desai says the plan will accelerate operational efficiency, data use and cross-agency alignment. Desai dives into FDA's requested fiscal year 2023 budget and what it means for continued modernization across the agency. Lees meer
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How Personalized Immunotherapy Can Help Combat Metastatic Breast Cancer
31 mei 2022 · 34 min
Immunotherapy, or the ability to use a person's own immune system to fight cancer, is rising as a promising treatment option in cancer care. In our first episode of our Cancer HealthCasts miniseries, we talk to one of the fathers of successful immunotherapy, Dr. Steven Rosenberg, about how a study he's leading is unveiling a new form of personalized immunotherapy using tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes to combat metastatic breast cancer. Lees meer
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Introducing Cancer HealthCast
26 mei 2022 · 2 min
Last year we commemorated the 50th anniversary of the National Cancer Act with the NCA Miniseries, but there's still so much to discuss in the field of cancer research. This new miniseries explores how NCI is pushing the ball forward in the fight against cancer. We'll dive into news and program highlights in the cancer space, and dig deeper into how NCI is collaborating with partners to enable new technologies and cutting-edge research. Tune in next week for the first episode interview with NCI Surgery Branch Chief Dr. Steven Rosenberg. Lees meer
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Season 3 Episode 15 - Inside the Trans-NIH Effort to Address the Opioid Crisis
24 mei 2022 · 33 min
Drug-involved overdose rates and deaths have been increasing at alarming rates across the country, and a majority of those deaths have been attributed to opioids in recent years. Amid the growing crisis, the National Institutes of Health started the Helping to End Addiction Long-Term Initiative (HEAL) to study and address the opioid epidemic. HEAL Director Dr. Rebecca Baker discusses the strides NIH has taken to help advance science for pain management, barriers for substance use disorder treatment and other critical pieces to addressing opioid misuse and addiction. Lees meer
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Season 3 Episode 14 - Integrating VA Services Through Login.gov
11 mei 2022 · 13 min
The Department of Veterans Affairs maintains one of the most comprehensive benefits and healthcare services of any institution in the United States. Hear from VA digital services expert John Rahaghi on how the agency is further integrating its various services through the integrated Login.gov portal, and how these developments fit within VA's broader customer experience strategy. Lees meer
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Season 3 Episode 13 - Assistant Secretary for Health's Key Efforts to Address COVID-19 and Wellbeing
26 april 2022 · 18 min
Adm. Rachel Levine is Assistant Secretary for Health, coordinating public health efforts at the federal level. Levine discusses challenges and lessons learned from the pandemic, as well as how she is approaching other public health challenges like mental health, the opioid epidemic and more. We'll also see how innovation, intersectional health, telehealth and other approaches are key for addressing these challenges. Lees meer
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Season 3 Episode 12 - Modernizing the FOIA Process at Veterans Affairs
19 april 2022 · 26 min
As America's largest civilian agency, the Department of Veterans Affairs manages one of the country's most substantial Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) programs to provide federal documents to the public upon request. Hear from VA FOIA Director Michael Sarich on how the agency is using new capacities like process automation to expedite the FOIA process and release documents more quickly and efficiently. Lees meer
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Season 3 Episode 11 - Human-Centered Design is the Bloodline of VA's Digital Services
5 april 2022 · 15 min
Any IT modernization strategy is most successful when it incorporates human-centered design principles. At the Department of Veterans Affairs, this ensures the veteran is at the center of its products and services. Samara Strauss, VA Product Manager at the U.S. Digital Service, discusses how her team is contributing to VA's enterprise effort to provide veterans with world-class customer service and guidance through their VA experience, focusing on the modernization of va.gov and other innovative digital services. Lees meer
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Flywheel Fridays - Federal Health IT Infrastructure Takeaways
1 april 2022 · 13 min
Senior researchers Melissa Harris and Kate Macri break down the outcomes and observations from our latest virtual event, Infrastructure: Health IT. Topics include harnessing and harmonizing data, cloud infrastructure development, and priorities at various health agencies. Featured perspectives include leadership from NIH, CMS and more. Lees meer
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Season 3 Episode 10 - VA is Using Data to Address Critical Areas in Health Disparity
29 maart 2022 · 22 min
The Department of Veterans Affairs' Office of Healthcare Equity is using the agency's increasingly sophisticated data interoperability and analytics capacities to better address key areas of health care disparity. Executive Director of the Office of Health Equity Dr. Ernest Moy breaks down how VA is leveraging its increasingly modernized health IT system to identify and bridge critical care gaps and improve delivery across both geographic and demographic lines. Lees meer
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Season 3 Episode 9 - Automating Veteran Benefits Using Health Records
22 maart 2022 · 17 min
The Department of Veterans Affairs has begun a process of automating the verification of health claims, bringing together newfound collaboration between both its benefits administration and health network. Hear from VA Director of Benefit Automation Paul Shute on how the agency is merging its prior work integrating service records with a new program of using medical data to ensure veterans receive the benefits they deserve. Lees meer
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Live from HIMSS - How Army Used Its Telemedicine to Aid Pandemic Care
17 maart 2022 · 35 min
Upon the start of the pandemic, the Army's Telemedicine & Advanced Technology Research Center (TATRC) rallied with the rest of federal health to address COVID-19. TATRC stood up the National Emergency Tele-Critical Care Network (NETCCN) to offer critical care-trained clinicians' expertise via telehealth to areas struggling with COVID-19 outbreaks. NETCCN started as a project, but federal health agencies are looking to stand it up as a program to reuse the model and capabilities for future health emergencies. Lees meer
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Live from HIMSS - DHMS is Evolving EHR to Meet Patient Needs
17 maart 2022 · 15 min
The single, common federal electronic health record (EHR) is reshaping how agencies deliver health care. Holly Joers, DHMS Program Executive Officer, outlines critical success factors in implementing the federal EHR and explains how her team will continue to build upon successes to ultimately enhance patient care. Lees meer
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Live from HIMSS - How Telehealth and Digital Health are Transforming the Clinical Care Setting
17 maart 2022 · 25 min
Harvard Medical Faculty Physicians at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center have turned to health IT, from electronic medical records to telehealth, to aid providers and patients in the care setting. Our guests bring their modernization story to HealthCast and detail how these technologies have served as a boon for their medical center, especially amid COVID-19. Lees meer
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Live from HIMSS - Why 2022 is ONC's Year for Health Interoperability
17 maart 2022 · 33 min
ONC has been at work setting up the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement, establishing information-blocking requirements, iterating on the U.S. Core Data for Interoperability and standardizing FHIR-based APIs. This groundwork is coming together to empower patients to use their health data and uplift the power of electronic health records. National Coordinator for Health IT Micky Tripathi is joining HealthCast from the 2022 HIMSS conference to tell us more. Lees meer
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Live from HIMSS - VHA's Innovation Ecosystem Hinges on Human-Centered Design to Build Trust
16 maart 2022 · 18 min
VHA's Innovation ecosystem is using human-centered design as the backbone of its "Reimagining Veteran Health care" project, which aims to design solutions that address critical changes in customer and employee needs and expectations following the onset of COVID-19. Brynn Cole, director of design and storytelling at VHA's Innovation Ecosystem, explains how this approach conduces more effective health solutions and builds trust with veterans. Lees meer
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Live from HIMSS - VA's New Data Platform Harnesses the Power of Synthetic Data
16 maart 2022 · 10 min
Synthetic data has a lot of value in health research applications. One benefit to it is that it enables decision-making without compromising on patient privacy. The Department of Veterans Affairs is expanding its use to improve veteran health. Amanda Purnell, VA's data analytics and innovation director, breaks down the Arches data program where users can readily access usable, original and derived synthetic data to improve care for veterans. Lees meer
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Live from HIMSS - VA is Transforming Veteran Health Solutions
15 maart 2022 · 14 min
The COVID-19 pandemic presented new opportunities and challenges when it comes to care and access for the Department of Veterans Affairs. Neil Evans and Leonie Heyworth discuss how they've worked together to expand health offerings, increase access to telehealth, and leverage lessons learned to combat future crises. Lees meer
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Live from HIMSS - FDA is Improving Supply Chain Resiliency to Combat Future Challenges
14 maart 2022 · 28 min
The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted critical supply chain challenges as health agencies like the Food and Drug Administration faced new, unforeseen demands. Dr. Heather Agler joins us from HIMSS 2022 to discuss how FDA investigated data and developed new methods to better inform stockpiling strategies for critical supplies like ventilators, personal protective equipment (PPE) and more, as well as share her thoughts on what comes next in health IT. Lees meer
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Season 3 Episode 8 - New VA EHR Lead Previews 2022 Goals, Rollout
8 maart 2022 · 25 min
The Department of Veterans Affairs has been undertaking a comprehensive overhaul of its electronic health records system, representing the largest EHR modernization program ever implemented across an American health care system. Newly appointed Executive Director of the VA Electronic Health Records Integration Office Dr. Terry Adirim discusses the agency's new EHR management structure, the lessons learned from EHR implementation thus far, and how these will be applied in streamlining the program going forward. Lees meer
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Season 3 Episode 7 - FDA Expands Digital Health Arm to Advance Health Equity
1 maart 2022 · 13 min
The director of FDA's Center for Devices and Radiological Health was elevated to chief digital health officer of global strategy and innovation. Bakul Patel discusses how he is tackling the office's newest priorities around promoting a diverse workforce, agility and health equity — all in the evolving medical device landscape that is incorporating more automation and software for all consumers. Lees meer
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Season 3 Episode 6 - NIH is Bridging Precision Medicine with Nutrition
23 februari 2022 · 24 min
Precision medicine has been a growing avenue for treating patients based on their individual needs and conditions, but what if we could apply those principles to nutrition? NIH is exploring these questions with its new Nutrition for Precision Health program. The program will recruit 10,000 NIH All of Us participants and leverage artificial intelligence and machine learning to explore how to drive tailored nutritional health. Lees meer
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Season 3 Episode 5 - Transforming Care for Women at Veterans Affairs
16 februari 2022 · 25 min
The number of women veterans has tripled in the past 20 years, creating a need to provide care for women veterans and also enhance how the Department of Veterans Affairs serves them. Chief Officer for Women's Health Dr. Patricia Hayes, a psychologist by training, has made a career out of serving women. She brought more inclusive language to VA and instituted programs expanding how VA cares for women. Plus, Director of Women's Reproductive Health Dr. Amanda Johnson, an OB-GYN, has improved how VA serves women veterans in rural areas. Hayes and Johnson discuss how clinicians are modernizing workflows and systems to account for health equity. Lees meer
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Season 3 Episode 4 - NLM's COVID-19 Data is Driving the Future of Public Health
8 februari 2022 · 27 min
The National Library of Medicine has long served as the stewards of a vast repository of medical research data. Lately, NLM has ramped up its digital services around COVID-19 data to provide genomic mapping, literature and clinical trial information for the virus. The agency's National Center for Biotechnology Information Acting Director Dr. Steve Sherry shares how this data is informing the public health response around COVID-19 and its future. Lees meer
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Season 3 Episode 4 - NLM's COVID-19 Data is Driving the Future of Public Health
8 februari 2022 · 27 min
The National Library of Medicine has long served as the stewards of a vast repository of medical research data. Lately, NLM has ramped up its digital services around COVID-19 data to provide genomic mapping, literature and clinical trial information for the virus. The agency's Center for Biotechnology Information Acting Director Dr. Steve Sherry shares how this data is informing the public health response around COVID-19 and its future. Lees meer
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Season 3 Episode 3 - FEHRM Director Outlines Next Steps for EHR Modernization
1 februari 2022 · 24 min
Amid COVID-19 and the ever-changing technology landscape, the Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs and the U.S. Coast Guard are continuing on their journey to a single, common electronic health record for the nation's servicemembers and veterans. Bill Tinston joins us to recap efforts in 2021 and explain how the agencies will leverage lessons learned to continue on their successes in 2022. Lees meer
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Season 3 Episode 2 - The Open-Data Cloud Platform Transforming NIH Research
25 januari 2022 · 36 min
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute CIO Alastair Thomson returns to HealthCast to discuss updates on the new BioData Catalyst program — an open-data cloud platform where researchers can access and bring their own data in to advance research. Since the platform has gone live, Thomson shares how it is making a difference in biomedical research. Lees meer
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Season 3 Episode 1 - FDA is Accelerating Medical Device Security
18 januari 2022 · 23 min
Following a recent cybersecurity executive order, agencies face new requirements to ensure they are protected against the evolving cyber threat landscape. Kevin Fu, acting director of medical device cybersecurity at FDA's Center for Devices and Radiological Health, dives into how the agency is developing new guidance and playbooks to guide organizations through medical device development and emphasizes the importance of threat modeling and software bills of material to combat potential vulnerabilities. Lees meer
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Season 2 Episode 40 - Prosthetics Care Advancing at VA
6 januari 2022 · 33 min
The Department of Veterans Affairs has expanded the scope of its remote and rural care program in order to provide critical services to veterans who might not otherwise be able to reach VA clinics. The Mobile Prosthetic and Orthotic Care program with Program Manager Danny Abrahamson and Program Coordinator Eli Kaufman has quickly turned into one of the most promising and impactful services within the VA's Office of Rural Health. The original pilot has expanded into a nationwide service that provides life-changing prosthetics care to veterans from the comfort of their own homes. Lees meer