# HHS Outlines Health Data Exchange Priorities

In a Federal News Network conversation, Dr. Thomas Keane, National Coordinator for Health Information Technology at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), discussed federal health IT priorities: secure health-data exchange, privacy and trust, reduced regulatory burdens, and standards as artificial intelligence enters clinical care. The discussion identifies no solicitation, contract, funding, or specific contractor opportunity; it provides policy context for organizations serving federal health IT and interoperability markets.

- Health IT contractors can use the stated priorities as context when describing how their solutions support secure data exchange, privacy, trust, and standards-based interoperability.
- The discussion highlights standards and AI in clinical care as considerations for organizations developing or proposing health IT capabilities.
- No procurement action or deadline is identified, so this signal alone does not establish an open bidding opportunity.

**Jurisdictions:** federal
**Industries:** Healthcare, Information Technology
**Topics:** Digital Infrastructure, Artificial Intelligence
**Published:** November 02, 2026

### Government Entities
- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)

### Sources
- [
        Connecting Health Care Through Data, Standards, and Trust: A Conversation with Dr. Thomas Keane - Federal News Network](https://federalnewsnetwork.com/podcast/business-of-government-hour-podcast/connecting-health-care-through-data-standards-and-trust-a-conversation-with-dr-thomas-keane-2) - Federal News Network