“Officials from federal health agencies have touted the benefits of emerging technologies for extracting value out of data.”
“The National Institutes of Health, Food and Drug Administration and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are using cloud, artificial intelligence, machine learning and wearables to enhance decision-making, GovernmentCIO Media & Research reported.”
“NIH Chief Information Officer Andrea Norris said the institute transferred genetic data, health records and other data into cloud platforms to support efforts to develop coronavirus vaccines.”
“’We moved more than 100 petabytes of scientific research data into the cloud, large repositories of diverse datasets spanning all disease areas, all different types of data,’ Norris said during the Health Innovation Summit.”
“NIH comprises institutes and offices researching cancer, aging, infectious diseases, drug abuse and other medical areas.”
“Norris added that wearables and AI tools provide sharper imaging and scanning capabilities to medical researchers and practitioners at NIH.”
“Daniel Jernigan, acting deputy director of public health science and surveillance at CDC, said the agency’s information technology modernization efforts have allowed it to make data more accessible across its enterprise…” Read the full article here.
Source: Health Agencies Use Emerging Technology To Drive Decision-Making, Officials Say – By Robert Johnson, June 14, 2021. Potomac Officers Club.
