Date:5/3/2012

he Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act and the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, the use of modeling and simulation platforms is in high demand for policymakers and researchers. Both of these laws include new requirements for use of data in the design of health benefits; comparative effectiveness of quality, cost, and outcomes; and evaluation of population health efforts. In March, the federal government launched a major research initiative in big data computing for a number of agencies, including the National Institutes of Health.

"The federal government sees a growing need across all of its agencies for innovative resources to aid in research, policy analysis and evaluation," said Todd Park, former Chief Technology Officer for HHS, and newly appointed Chief Technology Officer to the United States. "We're excited that ARCHeS will now be available to staff across the Department of Health and Human Services. It gives us an important new tool to analyze a wide variety of health policy questions and quickly compare different scenarios and outcomes."

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Contact: Janet Firshein jfirshein@burnesscommunications.com 301-652-1558 Burness Communications Source:Eurekalert

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