HHS has announced its first class of HHS External Innovation Fellows.
Selected from an applicant pool of more than 100 innovators, the six fellows will spend the next six to 12 months working on projects focused on solving critical healthcare problems. The project include acceleration of clinical quality measures for healthcare reform, electronic infrastructure for Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program; health IT to withstand natural disasters and electronic tracking and transports for organ transplant. The fellows come from a variety of backgrounds, including Microsoft and the U.S. Postal Service.
Selected from an applicant pool of more than 100 innovators, the six fellows will spend the next six to 12 months working on projects focused on solving critical healthcare problems. The project include acceleration of clinical quality measures for healthcare reform, electronic infrastructure for Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program; health IT to withstand natural disasters and electronic tracking and transports for organ transplant. The fellows come from a variety of backgrounds, including Microsoft and the U.S. Postal Service.
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