The HHSinnovates Program: Winners’ Gallery
Background on HHSinnovates
The HHSinnovates program was created as part of our Open Government efforts to celebrate innovation by employees of HHS. The program is aimed at building a culture of innovation at HHS through facilitating the exchange of innovative ideas throughout the Department. This contest seeks not only to recognize and reward good ideas but also to help promote them across the Department.
Twice a year, HHS employees are invited to submit innovations via an internal intranet site. The top innovations are posted for secure, on-line voting and commenting by the entire HHS community. The winning innovations are recognized by the Secretary in an awards ceremony and the innovators are personally invited to share their innovations with the Department’s leadership.
The first round of HHSinnovates was launched in May 2010, the second round was launched in October 2010, and the third round was launched in May 2011. The last three rounds of HHSinnovates have demonstrated how HHS employees have overcome resource constraints, packed schedules and organizational silos to provide creative, replicable and sustainable innovations that demonstrate outstanding leadership and promising results.
Winning Innovations Selected by Secretary Sebelius
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Electronic Health Records in Action
Electronic Health Records in Action
Combining public health and health information technologies to protect the health of American Indian and Alaska Native people.
Find out how a group of government agencies collaborated to use the Indian Health Service EHR for public health action. More details ...
FDA-TRACK Gallery Submissions
FDA-TRACK Gallery Submissions
How is an agency to respond to public criticism for not being transparent enough in the decisions that it makes, clear enough in the processes that it follows and too slow to react to crisis? How are employees to respond to growing workload and increasing industry demands?
Find out how the Food and Drug Administration transformed the way it manages performance through FDA-TRACK. More details ...
MedlinePlus Connect
MedlinePlus Connect
Want reliable health and wellness information targeted for you? With increasing use of health information technology, patients and health care providers can access consumer health information when they need it in an electronic health record (EHR) system.
Find out how the National Library of Medicine links patients and health care providers in an EHR to consumer-friendly information related to their needs. More details ...
MONAHRQ—My Own Network
MONAHRQ—My Own Network, powered by AHRQ
People need access to local information about health care services. Patients and their families need to know about the quality of health care at local hospitals, the costs of elective surgery, and how to choose experienced providers.
Many organizations have the information that can support these decisions. But developing a way to report it to the public is expensive and time consuming. More details ...
Ready, Cert, Go!
Ready, Cert, Go!
Ready Cert Go! Your fast track for filling Jobs.
The HHS Office of Human Resources has created a new process to streamline the hiring process for the most frequently needed positions throughout HHS. More details ...
From Outer Space to the Eye Clinic
From Outer Space to the Eye Clinic
A collaboration between NASA and the National Eye Institute has led to development of a clinical device for much earlier detection of cataracts. Two government scientists brought about the development of the device, which measures changes in alpha crystalline proteins in the lens of the eye, and is adapted from a device created for use in outer space. This is a prime example of two government agencies sharing information and resources in the service of the American people. More details ...
