“The Department of Health and Human Services’ position of Chief Technology Officer is a relatively new one. President Barack Obama created the role in 2009 and appointed the first three people to hold the post: Todd Park, Bryan Sivak, and Susannah Fox.”
“That makes Bruce Greenstein the first ever HHS CTO appointed by a Republican president, or even by a non-Obama president. But unlike many Executive Branch offices, Greenstein’s approach has been to build on the work of the previous administration.”
“Greenstein said Open Data is an easy slogan to agree on, but a hard one to implement and his office has focused on opening up data in the areas that create the biggest impact.”
“That same drive, to use technology to get more out of each healthcare dollar, also underpins HHS’s innovation efforts. And one area where Greenstein said the department sees tremendous untapped savings potential…” Read the full article here.
Source: HHS CTO: Opioids, open data, kidney disease are key focus areas for department – By Jonah Comstock, April 2, 2018. MobiHealthNews.
