HHS

At an event outside JPM, which included a representative from HHS, panelists discussed the government's role in advancing AI and the evolving healthcare landscape as a new administration transitions into power.

The medtech giant signed a contract with BARDA to devise AI-enabled ultrasound technology that helps clinicians triage and diagnose lung pathology and traumatic injury.

Public feedback reveals innovations and market opportunities for improved chronic disease care management in the older adult patient population.

Users can tap into text, website or phone-based services. 

Also: Cleo names three new leadership positions. 

The San Diego startup will deliver six million rapid molecular test kits to the government by March 2021. 

Also: HHS awards $20 million in telehealth access, infrastructure funds; Lumi launches online service.

CMS-regulated payers will begin supporting HL7 FHIR APIs next year, allowing third-party developers to include claims data and other patient health information in their apps.

Internal data sharing, an exchange framework for HIEs, and support for open APIs are all HHS priorities.

Ongoing FDA submissions and other HHS services are safe, but new regulatory filings will have to be put on hold.