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The Power of Connection

June 25, 2015 By Susannah Fox Leave a Comment

Portraits of past HHS secretaries above Post-its

Technology enables the mission of U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS). It widens access to information and tools and pushes power out to all parts of the network, from our colleagues in the federal workforce to our fellow citizens. At HHS, we seek to create a learning system that recognizes the potential of […]

Filed Under: peer-to-peer health care, policy issues, positive patterns, reforming hc, trends & principles Tagged With: Fda, Health Datapalooza, Hhs, iTriage, maker movement, patientslikeme

I’m the New CTO of HHS

May 28, 2015 By Susannah Fox 44 Comments

Kids holding up an American flag at the Freedom Classic 2015 by Zach Frailey

I am thrilled to share the news that I am the new Chief Technology Officer at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Grateful for the opportunity to serve under the leadership of Secretary Burwell — truly an extraordinary person. Full post (originally appeared on HHS.gov): When I left the Pew Research Center to advise […]

Filed Under: policy issues Tagged With: Hhs, Pew Research Center, public service, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

Gov 2.0 Expo: Health Geek Guide

May 24, 2010 By Susannah Fox 6 Comments

The cross-disciplinary smorgasbord that is Gov 2.0 Expo will be held this week in DC.  The agenda is packed with nerdy temptations (danah boyd! Anil Dash! Tim Berners-Lee!) but here are my can’t-miss sessions.

Filed Under: found on the net, hc's problem list, policy issues Tagged With: Crisis Commons, David Hale, Fda, Gov 2.0, Hhs, Jay Parkinson, National Library of Medicine, pillbox, Regina Holliday, Ted Eytan, Todd Park

Tell the FDA the whole story, please

November 8, 2009 By Susannah Fox 26 Comments

Exterior of the National Museum of American History in Washington, DC, with the Washington Monument in the background

I scan menus for keywords (fig, parsnips, salmon…) and it turns out I scan Twitter the same way, looking for anyone who is talking about my favorite topics (data, consumers, information quality…) So when I saw Jonathan Richman‘s tweet the other night, I couldn’t resist it: Anyone ever seen data on the overall accuracy of […]

Filed Under: policy issues Tagged With: Amia, Ammo, Ammunition, Amp, Aspx, Boundaries, Consumer Information, Fingers, health care, health information, Health Research, Health Search, Health Seekers, Health Websites, Healthypeople, Hhs, Information Quality, Information Retrieval, Internet Data, Internet Health Report, Jonathan, Jonathan Richman, Medical Advice, Medical Information, Medical Library Association, Menus, Mla, Mole, Pew Internet, Pew Research Center, Quality Game, Quality Indicators, Research Question, Respondents, Salmon, Short Answer, Social Impact Of The Internet, Thre, Three Quarters, Timeliness, Vital Decisions, Watchdog, Www Health

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