Health Datapalooza introduces new health data and tools
The Federal Drug Administration and the Department of Health and Human Services Monday unveiled new health data and tools for the health IT industry at the 2014 Health Datapalooza in Washington, D.C....
View ArticleDoes wearable tech have a future in the federal government?
Apple iWatch this. Google Glass that. Many of the hottest trends in the technology industry focus on the expanding Internet of Things and the wearable devices and sensors that power it. And within the...
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Analyst charts HHS IT budget plans
If you have a way for HHS to innovate and keep track of data, they want to hear from you soon. If IT companies want to make money through contracts with the Department of Health and Human Services,...
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GSA’s open source first approach gives more software options, better savings
The General Services Administration last week announced a new policy requiring open source software be given priority consideration for all new IT projects developed by the agency. And while some may...
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How the FDA regulates 3-D printed devices
Oxford Performance Materials, a Connecticut-based biomedical firm, earned approval this month from the Food and Drug Administration to commercially distribute 3-D-printed, patient-specific facial...
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3 innovative ways agencies are leveraging mobile apps
Name an overarching tech trend — responsive design, wearables, big data — and it can be found in some of the best apps the government has to offer. And some of those apps were on display at a mobile...
View ArticleFDA releases guidance on medical device cybersecurity
The scary reality as more medical devices become interconnected and attached to a network is that those connections unveil new entry points for cyber threats. The Food and Drug Administration released...
View ArticleFDA issues recs on when a medical device update requires a recall
The FDA issued new guidance that aims to clarify whether a change in a medical device may require a recall – or is simply an “enhancement.” According to a notice published last week in the Federal...
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OIG report highlights concerns with FDA’s computer network
An OIG report pinpoints issues with FDA’s computer network. (iStockphoto.com) An audit of the FDA’s computer network immediately after a cybersecurity breach last year detected vulnerabilities in the...
View ArticleWill different medical devices call for different cyber standards?
An increasing number of medical devices, from pacemakers to insulin pumps, include components that could open them to cyber vulnerabilities. So will the Food and Drug Administration start taking into...
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FDA’s Kass-Hout sees tech opportunities in personalized medicine
FDA’s chief health informatics officer envisions a future where data could help tailor health care to the patient. “From the water you drink, to the meal you eat, to the drug you might take, or the...
View ArticleFDA official to innovators: be ‘charmingly persistent’
For the Food and Drug Administration, it can be challenging to find, procure and deploy the right technologies, a senior agency official said. So for innovators and members of private industry looking...
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