“On February 5th, 2018 in Washington DC approximately 100 top startups, government officials, and industry leaders convened for the United States Department of Health and Human Services’ first-ever “Startup Day.” As the Chief Technology Officer of HHS Bruce Greenstein stated in his opening address, the goal of Startup Day is to “flatten the information field” and enable companies (specifically startups) to see HHS as a collaborator, customer, and partner in their goal to make a positive health impact.”
“Along with the CTO, the audience also heard on a wide variety of topics including stories of startup inspiration to tips and tricks for how to get your product covered by CMS from Dr. Susan Miller (Medical Officer, Coverage Analysis Group, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, HHS), Bakul Patel (Associate Director for Digital Health at the Food and Drug Administration, HHS), John Bardis (Assistant Secretary for Administration, HHS), and Michelle Street (Deputy Director, Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization, HHS).”
“Following the speaking sessions, we also heard from entrepreneurs in a “shark tank” style pitch-off. We captured the highlights from the day…” Read the full article here.
Source: Can startups work with HHS? – By Nick Dougherty, February, 7, 2018. Medium.
