Healthcare DIVE September 19, 2019
Dive Brief:
- FDA has created a Technology Modernization Action Plan to guide development of the infrastructure it expects to need in the data era.
- TMAP, which FDA published on Wednesday, details the near-term actions the agency plans to take to modernize its computer hardware, software, data and analytics.
- FDA plans to take these actions over the next 12 to 24 months to establish the technological foundation for its future efforts. The agency said the roadmap is designed to equip it to “securely receive, store, exchange, link and analyze data” at scale.
Dive Insight:
Technological advances are increasing the quantity and variety of data handled by FDA.
The roadmap has three elements. One element covers the modernization of technical...