CMS creates office dedicated to health technology
CMS creates office dedicated to health technology
Publish Date: 2026-06-12 11:57:00
Source Domain: www.healthcaredive.com
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Dive Brief:
- The CMS created a new office dedicated to health technology this week as the agency continues to double down on tech and innovation.
- The Office of Health Technology and Products will lead the CMS’ health tech strategy, including overseeing the design and development of digital health tools, managing artificial intelligence implementation and promoting healthcare data exchange, according to a federal disclosure released Thursday.
- The new office will be led by Amy Gleason, who will serve as deputy administrator and chief product officer, a CMS spokesperson said. Gleason has worked as a strategic advisor to the CMS under the Trump administration and spearheads the agency’s Health Tech Ecosystem initiative.
Dive Insight:
The new office was established as part of broader move by the CMS to centralize and streamline the agency’s technology functions and support the Health Tech Ecosystem, which aims to boost data sharing and digital health adoption, the CMS spokesperson said. The office was officially established Tuesday, and the organizational changes will take place at the end of June.
The office will include eight groups operating underneath the main office, including segments dedicated to overseeing public-facing online services and coordinating interoperability standards and policy.
The Open Source Program Group, which aims to aggregate technology best practices from the private sector, including recruiting software engineers and product managers.
The Standards and Interoperability Group leads the agency’s data exchange strategy and oversees the design and development of interoperability solutions and products. Under that group, the…
