The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is experimenting with an artificial intelligence service to streamline tasks, including website updates and school closure monitoring, according to Alan Sim, the agency’s chief data officer. Sim explained that the service, a customized Microsoft Azure Open AI that operates within the CDC’s cloud environment, is designed to provide […] Read more
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Office of Public Health Data Surveillance and Technology has recommended employing multidisciplinary teams when applying artificial intelligence to public health data to protect such information from malicious cyber actors. The CDC office is currently exploring ways to adopt AI capabilities, including large language models, across the agency through […] Read more
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and the Department of Health and Human Services have launched a new toolkit to help health care organizations protect their systems from cyber-enabled threats. The Cybersecurity Toolkit for Healthcare and Public Health consolidates several cybersecurity resources, including the CISA’s Cyber Hygiene Services and the HHS’s Health Industry Cybersecurity Practices […] Read more
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has awarded ICF two contracts to make public health data more accessible to health care professionals and the public. Under a $25 million task order, which includes a six-month base and four 12-month option periods, ICF will enhance, operate and maintain the agency’s health data-sharing website. The second […] Read more
Sen. Mitt Romney has proposed creating a new agency that would be tasked with improving health data access, securing infectious disease intelligence and strengthening public health preparedness. According to a press release from Romney, the proposed Center for Public Health Data would collect electronic information from agencies, laboratories, clinics and hospitals. The organization would also […] Read more
ICF, a global consultancy organization, has been awarded $35 million in recompete contracts to support the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s public health programs. The contracts cover digital transformation, health surveillance, data management, technical assistance and communications services, ICF said Thursday. Mark Lee, executive vice president and public sector lead at ICF, said the […] Read more
The Department of Health and Human Services has announced an $80 million funding opportunity for a program that seeks to advance President Joe Biden’s goal of having better information technology systems, better data and a more diverse and educated health IT workforce. The new Public Health Informatics and Technology Workforce Development Program is under the […] Read more
The Department of Health and Human Services has entered into a public-private partnership agreement with nonprofit organization Global Health Investment Corporation to build and commercialize technologies and medical products that will help the U.S. government respond to future health security threats. The Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority’s venture arm has been tasked with leading […] Read more
Jennifer Welham, a Potomac Officers Club member, serves as ICF’s senior vice president for public health. She has been with the company for nearly 30 years, serving public- and private-sector clients with issues related to public health outcomes. In her current role, Welham is responsible for leading ICF’s health, science and human services division with […] Read more
The Department of Homeland Security has awarded Efiia Consulting a contract for its Medical Public Health Information Sharing Environment to enhance the agency's communication with health partners. Efiia's public health information-sharing platform will support the agency's Counter Weapons of Mass Destruction Office during the coronavirus outbreak. CWMDO is currently incapable of coordinating with the medical community effectively […] Read more
