On February 14, 2020 this account will no longer be in use by Ed Simcox. To communicate with the HHS Office of the Chief Technology Officer please use @HHSCTOOffice.
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@HHSCTO
As of February 14, 2020, this account is longer in use.
Washington, DCJoined July 2017
HHS Chief Technology Officer’s Tweets
Serving HHS has been a true honor. I recently accepted an offer to move back to the private sector. The CTO team that leads and supports our efforts is incredible. Thanks to and for your leadership and for supporting @HHSCTOOffice
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Congratulations to Deven McGraw, Chief Regulatory Officer at Ciitizen, for winning the Data Impact Award at #hdpalooza 👏
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The Data Insights Initiative allows HHS to lift up research across the department. Ultimately the Data Insights Initiative is about liberating vast amounts of data to accurately inform decision making. #datainsights #hdpalooza
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At #hdpalooza I announced our new Data Insights Initiative to change how HHS shares, integrates and visualizes data. Learn more at our breakout session at 2:45pm today in Marquis Salon 12 #datainsights
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reviews how fits into the Executive Order on #AdvancingKidneyHealth and the administration making improving #kidneycare a priority at today’s Congressional briefing. @HHSCTOOffice
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Just announced: I'll be presenting the Health Data Impact Award at #hdpalooza. The award recognizes extraordinary contributions and leadership by individuals who have transformed data for the greater good and public use.
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It was a pleasure to meet the Leadership Development Program fellows last week. These are some of the best and brightest leaders in government with an appetite for improving government through innovation.
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Organ transplant and dialysis reform is on the horizon. The Advancing American Kidney Health Executive Order is making these changes possible. Thank you for your leadership
#dayone #kidneyhealth #kidneydisease
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"You get what you pay for, 80% of our people are on center based dialysis and we need to flip it. We want 80% of people getting home dialysis and donors." - @SecAzar #DayOne
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I applaud ’ recognition of digital health as a major driver in improving healthcare. AHRQ has updated the name of its Division of Health Information Technology to the Division of Digital Healthcare Research. ahrq.gov/news/blog/ahrq
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It is bittersweet to announce that Mona Siddiqui is leaving HHS. While we will miss her greatly, she will continue to champion open data. Working with Mona has been a privilege. She leaves our data portfolio in a good place.
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ICYMI: Watch my fireside chat on the StartUp Health stage with from
#startuphealth #kidneyx #JPMHC20
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Hey #startuphealth 👋 To make an impact on #kidney care, submit your prototype solution to Redesign Dialysis Phase 2. Up to three winners will each be awarded $500,000.
#JPM20.
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Moonshot is the theme of #startuphealth this year. and the associated Executive Order is our moonshot at to help those with kidney diseases. I’m proud to showcase KidneyX onstage today with .
#JPM20
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See you today at #StartUpHealth! Learn all about the Innovation Accelerator at my fireside chat at 10:50am PST w/
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Will you be at #Startuphealth next week? Join my fireside 🔥 chat with Sara Holoubek on January 13 at 10:50am PST, where we will discuss all things . For those not at the Festival, a live stream will be available at startuphealth.com.
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Honored to be part of this meeting yesterday. Enabling patient choice by giving patients access to ALL their health data is extremely important. thank you for your persistent leadership.
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Looking back on 2019 I am wowed by all the tangible results the small but mighty @HHSCTOOffice has accomplished. Here's a look at what we've done over the past year. We have so much more planned for 2020 and beyond!
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Join the solver community to connect with other experts and explore collaboration opportunities. #RedesignDialysis Phase 2 is accepting prototype solutions to help transform the #dialysis experience; up to 3 winners will each be awarded $500,000 kidneyx.org/solvercommunity
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Incredible work by everyone involved in the release of this report to transform #datasharing across . This strategy is just the tip of the iceberg that will make the department a leader for #opendata. ow.ly/6xCn50xDcTV
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Provide your feedback on our Artificial Kidney Prize through this Friday, December 13. This upcoming #prize competition will catalyze the development of an #artificialkidney and advance breakthrough solutions to human trials.
kidneyx.org//uploads/RFI_A
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Great to be speaking about the future of #AI and #RPA with folks at the #CXOTechForum today. I shared some exciting news about the launch of our Data Insights Inititiative.
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#Kidney care is a $114 billion market, yet #dialysis treatment has not substantially changed in the past 60 years. is seeking breakthrough solutions that will transform care for millions of patients. Enter #RedesignDialysis Phase 2 by Jan 31.
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The future of #datascience is in good hands. Lots of innovation and bright ideas are being produced . Thanks to for allowing me the opportunity to give a public-sector perspective at the #IDSISummit.
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Happy to be with my colleague Oki Mek last night when he won a Cybersecurity Leader of the Year Award. Oki, thanks for your leadership. #FedScoop50 fedscoop.com/sng-honors-201
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Honored to receive a #FedScoop50 Federal Leader award for 2019. My team @HHSCTOOffice and colleagues across federal government inspire me every day to innovate, collaborate, and enable to be more agile and reduce gov costs. Congrats to all of the awardees.
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Learn about our next prize competition: The Artificial Kidney Prize is designed to catalyze the development of an #artificialkidney and advance breakthrough solutions to human trials. Share your feedback — respond to the RFI by December 13: protect2.fireeye.com/url?k=d4505327
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#KidneyHealthInitiative members inform our work and continue to power advancements in kidney care. Wonderful to speak today at the KHI open house #Kidneywk .
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Thank you for the high honor of a 2019 ASN President’s Medal. Congratulations to all of the recipients . Great to receive the award alongside and Dr. Murray Sheldon. Wonderful way to kickoff #KidneyWk!
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Health care for preventable non-communicable diseases is costly and affects millions of Americans. We're seeking public input on how and @HHSCTOOffice can prevent chronic disease. Respond to our RFI, led by our new #PreventionX initiative.
ow.ly/joxB50wXlCI
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Had a friendly debate with 's David Ryan, moderated by Cody Nystrom of at the conference. Discussed interoperability, AI, telehealth, and other important topics. #HLTH2019 #digitalheath #healthinnovation
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Had a wonderful time debating the future of #AI and digital health with @HHSCTO at #HLTH2019 today! #IamIntel
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Calling all aspiring data scientists! Our Data Science CoLab is now accepting applications from HHS employees. Participants gain hands-on data science skills to address real problems. To learn more about joining our community, go to :
hhs.gov/cto/initiative
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Kicked off the newly-formed Steering Committee. We had our first meeting yesterday, where we discussed strategy and goals to guide kidney innovation. Let's use innovation to fix kidney care in America.
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Had an awesome conversation with @GCIOMedia folks. On the show, we dive into exciting initiatives, including and early AI insights.
#HealthTech #AI #KidneyHealth #EmergingTech #Podcast
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A dream team of fellow speakers this morning at the #SDOHdata19 roundtable. Honored to speak alongside @MonaSiddiquiMD and #SocialDeterminants #SDOH
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Data will help us understand #socialdeterminants and improve patient outcomes. Today’s #SDOHdata19 roundtable is an opportunity to gain insight from this data. Looking forward to the discussions!
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In July we held a Roundtable with on balancing privacy with #healthdata access. The resulting summary report is now published. Huge thanks to our Data Initiative, led by @MonaSiddiquiMD, for exploring this important topic.
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As @MonaSiddiquiMD writes in her forward to CODE's report, "...at the end of the day, the voice of the consumer and the voice of the patient needs to be loudest." Read on to see how the report's recommendations can elevate consumer + patient voices...reports.opendataenterprise.org/RT2-Privacy-Re
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Honored to be nominated for the 50 this year. So many talented individuals from across federal government on this list, including some colleagues at : Jose Arrieta, Oki Mek, Dennis Papula & Janet Vogel
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Patients should have seamless access to #immunization records. In my new blog entry, I share my experience accessing my childrens' vaccination records and how my office advocates for online consumer access to immunization data.
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