Micky Tripathi, the former assistant secretary for technology policy at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and National Coordinator for Health IT, has reportedly accepted a new post overseeing artificial intelligence at Mayo Clinic. We…
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Major Reorganization Disrupts Federal Healthcare Operations
The sweeping reorganization at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has eliminated entire departments with little explanation about how critical IT and digital infrastructure will be…
With the reorganization of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced last week, there’s been little explanation of why whole departments have been cut. There’s also been no analyses shared on how…
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Mass layoffs at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), including the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), will impact the medical device regulatory process, says Ben Wolf, partner in Alston & Bird’s…
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HHS Cuts Threaten Device Security Oversight
A House Energy and Commerce subcommittee hearing Tuesday on legacy medical device safety quickly became a platform for Democrats to voice concerns over massive staffing cuts at Health and…
This week, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) underwent a massive restructuring under its secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., resulting in the sudden departure of thousands of employees across the nation.
While Kennedy…
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Writing to U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., about Department of Government Efficiency-assisted cuts releasing nearly 25% of the department’s employees – and his claim that the department’s overhaul consolidating…
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What You Should Know:
– The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has announced a significant restructuring initiative, undertaken in accordance with President Trump’s Executive Order, “Implementing the President’s ‘Department of Government Efficiency’…
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HHS will eliminate 10,000 full-time positions and close half of its regional offices, with past and planned cuts expected to reduce its FTE count from 82,000 to 62,000.
The largest number of cuts…
The Department of Health and Human Services announced a dramatic agency transformation on Thursday, that HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., said will streamline operations by consolidating 28 divisions into 15 and reducing regional…
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