Nextgov January 4, 2022
Alexandra Kelley

The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy is looking to develop digital health care services that emphasize equity in treatment by tapping members of local communities, such as social workers, religious organizations, community health centers, telehealth practitioners and peer recovery specialists.

Posted in a request for information in the Federal Register, officials at the OSTP “are seeking information and comments about how digital health technologies are used, or could be used in the future, to improve community health, individual wellness and health equity.”

The RFI is specifically looking for examples among various digital community health care systems on which to model forthcoming technology, and asks for input on features like metric strategies, barriers, scale recommendations, cost projections,...

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