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I'M NED HOLLAND, ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR ADMINISTRATION.
WELCOME THIS MORNING TO THIS TH IN OUR SERIES OF HHS INNOVATES
EVENTS. TODD PARK, WHO WE THINK WILL BE
HERE SHORTLY -- THE PRESIDENT MAY HAVE HIM CAPTIVE, HARD
TELLING -- AND I HAVE BEEN PRIVILEGED TO CHAIR THE
INNOVATION COUNCIL SINCE IT WAS SET UP TWO YEARS AGO AT THE
DIRECTION OF THE SECRETARY, THE DEPUTY SECRETARY, IT'S BEEN AN
HONOR TO DO THAT, IT'S BEEN FUN TO DO WITH TODD, IT'S BEEN
PARTICULARLY AN HONOR TO DO WITH THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE THE REALLY
INNOVATIVE IDEAS THAT WE HAVE HONORED AND AWARDED.
I WANT TO INTRODUCE A FEW PEOPLE IN LEADERSHIP HERE TODAY.
WE HAVE BARBARA MAYNARD, DEPUTY DIRECTOR WASHINGTON D.C. OFFICE
FOR DISEASE CONTROL, JIM ANDERSON, DIRECTOR OF PROGRAM
COORDINATION, NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH.
MIKE GETSINGER, MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATION,
(INDISCERNIBLE) DIRECTOR OF THE INDIAN HEALTH CENTER SERVICE,
REGINA BENJAMIN, THE SURGEON GENERAL, (INDISCERNIBLE) THE
DEPUTY SURGEON GENERAL, DAN LEVINSON, INSPECTOR GENERAL,
LARRY GOLDBERG, DEPUTY INSPECTOR GENERAL, (INDISCERNIBLE) IS THE
NATIONAL COORDINATOR. HE GOT HERE.
I WAS JUST SPECULATING YOU WERE HOSTAGE IN THE WHITE HOUSE,
TODD. WHAT THE HECK.
GOOD.
FARZAD (INDISCERNIBLE) NATIONAL CENTER FOR INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY, MARSHA BRAND, DEPUTY ADMINISTRATOR RESOURCES AND
SERVICES ADMINISTRATION. JOHN TAYLOR, COUNSEL ALREADY TO
THE COMMISSION, FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, (INDISCERNIBLE)
CHIEF OF STAFF OF THE CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID
SERVICINGS AND MARK (INDISCERNIBLE) ASSOCIATE DEPUTY
SECRETARY. WE HAVE A COUPLE OF GUESTS I
WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE TOO, LAURA HOUSE FROM THE PARTNERSHIP FOR
PUBLIC SERVICE WHOM WE WORK CLOSELY OVER THE YEARS.
MAGGIE FOX FROM THE NATIONAL JOURNAL AND JAY BENFRARDO AND
RUTH ANN GORDON INFORMATION CENTER AT THE EPA.
CAN YOU SAND UP AND WAVE? WE THINK YOU'RE HERE AND WE KNOW
YOU'RE HERE TO SEE HOW WE DO THIS.
AND WE'RE HAPPY TO PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU TO SEE HOW
WE DO IT.
[APPLAUSE] I ALSO WANT TO WELCOME MEMBERS
OF THE INNOVATION COUNCIL, NOT AS WIDELY AS THEY OUGHT TO BE
BUT CONTRIBUTED SUBSTANTIALLY TO THE WORK THAT WE HAVE BEEN DOING
FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS. AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, WELCOME
ALL THE HONOREES. WE ARE HONORED AND IMPROVED BY
YOUR PRESENCE AND APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT YOU HAVE DONE MORE ON
THAT IN A FEW MINUTES. THEN TO YOUR FAMILIES AND
FRIENDS WHO JOINED US, THANK YOU FOR PROVIDING US OUR COLLEAGUES
WHO ARE DOING THIS EXTRAORDINARY WORK ON BEHALF OF THE DEPARTMENT
AND PEOPLE OF THE O UNITED
STATES. THIS IS OUR FOURTH ROUND OF
COMPETITION TO CELEBRATE INNOVATIONS ACROSS THE
DEPARTMENT AND IMPROVE WAYS TO CARRY OUT MISSIONS AND IMPROVE
IDEAS. THIS TIME WE RECEIVED
SUBMISSIONS FROM OUR EMPLOYEES. WE PUT THE TOP OUT FOR VOTING
BY OUR EMPLOYEES ACROSS THE DEPARTMENT, AND BASED ON THAT
FEEDBACK WE SELECTED SIX. WITH HIGHEST LEVEL EVER OF
PARTICIPATION OF OUR EMPLOYEES, , VOTES CAST IN THIS
COMPETITION. I WANT TO THANK ALL OF YOU WHO
TOOK THE TIME TO EXAMINE THE NOMINATIONS AND VOTE ON THEM AND
EXPRESS YOUR VIEWS. ALSO I WOULD LIKE TO COMMEND THE
CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION, HEALTH RESOURCES AN
SERVICES ADMINISTRATION BOTH WHOM HAD OVER % OF THEIR
EMPLOYEES PARTICIPATE IN THE VOTING AND ADMINISTRATIONEN ON
AGENCY, A SOMEWHAT SMALLER GROUP HAD % OF THEIR EMPLOYEES VOTE.
HERE IS WHAT WE'LL DO, I AND THE SECRETARY WILL LEAD OFF WITH HER
REMARKS. THEN HEAR FROM TODD PARK WHO
ARRIVED AND KEY CHAIR OF THIS EVENT CO-CHAIR OF O EVENT AND
RECENTLY APPOINTED BY THE PRESIDENT AS CHIEF TECHNOLOGY
OFFICER OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
AT THAT POINT WE'LL PROCEED WITH DEPUTY SECRETARY CORR WHO WILL
PRESENT THE AWARDS, AS YOU KNOW SECRETARY HAS IDENTIFIED THREE
WHO ARE HERSH SELECTIONS AND WE PROVIDE THOSE AWARDS THIS
MORNING. WE'RE ALL BUSY, ALL KINDS OF
THINGS GOING ON, WE COULD ALL BE DOING OTHER THINGS BACK IN OUR
OFFICES BUT IT IS IMPORTANT AND APPROPRIATE THAT WE RECOGNIZE
OUR COLLEAGUES AND THAT WE THANK THEM AN PRAISE THEM FOR THE WORK
THEY'RE DOING. THIS IS THE WORK THAT WILL
CHANGE THE COURSE OF WHAT HAPPENS HERE AT THE DEPARTMENT
AND IN THE COUNTRY. IT'S NOW MY PRIVILEGE TO
INTRODUCE MY BOSS, SHE DOESN'T LIKE LONG INTRODUCTIONS,
THEREFORE I DON'T DO IT. SHE DID, HOW FAR, I JUST CAN'T
RESIST, SHE DID HOWEVER THIS WEEK IN A MEETING HERE IN THIS
ROOM OBSERVE TO A GROUP OF US THAT IN THE CASES THAT WERE
ARGUED IN THE SUPREME COURT THIS WEEK, AFTER ALL, THE DEFENDANT.
SO I COULDN'T RESIST. I WENT OUT ON GOOGLE THIS
MORNING AND I GOOGLEED VERSUS SEBELIUS.
IT TOOK . SECONDS TO COME UP WITH . MILLION HITS.
IN MY CAREER I HAVE KNOWN A LOT OF DEFENDANTS, I KNOW NONE, I
KNOW NONE THAT I LIKE OR RESPECT MORE THAN THIS ONE.
[APPLAUSE]
>> THE SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, KATHLEEN,
SEBELIUS.
[APPLAUSE]
>> THANK YOU, NED, I THINK. I TRULY AM DELIGHTED TO BE WITH
ALL OF YOU TODAY. AND WANT TO SHARE MY
CONGRATULATIONS FOR NOT ONLY THE SIX TEAMS REPRESENTED HERE TODAY
AND FAMILY AND FRIENDS AND COLLEAGUES BUT FOR ALL THE TEAMS
THAT ACTUALLY PARTICIPATED IN
THIS INNOVATION AWARD. ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF AGO, I
JOINED YOU NED TODD AND BILL, WONDERFUL LEADERS OF THIS
INITIATIVE, BILL CORE, THE DEPUTY SECRETARY YOU'LL SEE
LATER ON AND TODD PARK I'LL TALK ABOUT IN A MINUTE HAVE BEEN THE
DRIVERS OF THIS INNOVATION AWARD.
AND ABOUT MONTHS AGO WE ANNOUNCED THE FIRST ROUND OF HHS
INNOVATES WINNERS. WE PROMISE TO KEEP THE PROGRAM
GOING AS LONG AS THERE WAS INTEREST.
DOESN'T MAKE SENSE TO DRIVE A PROGRAM IF PEOPLE ARE NOT
INTERESTED AND AS LONG AS SUBMISSIONS KEPT COMING WITH NEW
FRESH IDEAS. NOW WE'RE AT ROUND AND HHS
INNOVATES IS STRONGER THAN EVER. EVERY ROUND WE HAVE HAD WE
RECEIVED NEARLY SUBMISSIONS AND FOR THIS ROUND VOTING
REACHED AND ALL TIME HIGH. HERE AT HHS INNOVATION IS WHAT
WE DO, FROM DEVELOPING CURES AN TREATMENTS OF THE FUTURE TO
CREATING NEW MODELS OF HEALTHCARE THAT IMPROVE PATIENT
SAFETY, AND REDUCE COSTS. BUT FOR WAY TOO LONG IN THIS
DEPARTMENT AND FRANKLY ACROSS GOVERNMENT, THOSE GOOD IDEAS
DIDN'T HAVE THE SUPPORT THEY NEEDED TO SPREAD.
TO BE ADOPTED AND ADAPTED ACROSS THE PLUS PROGRAMS THAT MAKE
UP OUR DEPARTMENT. WHEN WE CREATED HHS INNOVATES
OUR GOAL WAS TO LIFT UP THE INNOVATIONS AND THE INNOVATORS,
PUT A SPOTLIGHT ON THEM AND CREATE A MECHANISM THAT WOULD
ALLOW IT TO MAKE IT EASIER FOR GOOD IDEAS TO TAKE ROOT AND
GROW. THE CHALLENGES THAT WE ALL FACE
TODAY ARE FAR TOO GREAT TO LET ANY GOOD IDEA GO TO WASTE.
THIS COMPETITION IS ONE OF THE WAYS WE'RE WORKING TO MAKE SURE
WE CAN CAPTURE YOUR BEST IDEAS AND PUT THEM INTO ACTION AS
QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. FOR EXAMPLE, FINALISTS FROM A
PREVIOUS HHS INNOVATES COMPETITION HAS A TOOL WHICH
LINKS PATIENTS AND HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS TO THE MOST UP TO DATE
INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE.
I KNOW A NUMBER OF YOU ARE HERE FROM THE NATIONAL LIBRARY OF
MEDICINE. USING DIAGNOSTIC CODES, SELECT
BIT YOUR DOCTOR, BOTH PATIENT AND PROVIDER CAN OBTAIN
AUTHORITATIVE INFORMATION THROUGH THEIR ELECTRONIC MEDICAL
RECORD ABOUT A DISEASE AND ITS TREATMENT OPTIONS.
INCLUDING ANY CURRENT CLINICAL TRIALS AS WELL AS LAB RESULTS
AND PRESCRIPTION DRUG INFORMATION.
HHS MADE THE TOOL FREELY AVAILABLE TO ORGANIZATIONS
ACROSS THE UNITED STATES. BECAUSE IT'S EASY FOR PROVIDERS
TO IMPLEMENT, IT ALREADY HAS BEEN WIDELY ADOPTED.
THIS IS ALSO A WAY DOCTORS AND HOPS HAVE MOVED TO BEGIN THE
MEANINGFUL USE CRITERIA IN ORDER TO RECEIVE INCENTIVES FROM OUR
DEPARTMENT FOR ADOPTING HEALTH IT.
IN OTHER WORDS, THIS ONE INNOVATIVE TOOL IS HELPING TO
PRIDE PROVIDERS TO OFFER IMMEDIATE BENEFIT FOR THEIR
PATIENTS AN ACHIEVE A LONG TERM GOAL FOR THEIR PRACTICE.
A GOOD WIN WIN SITUATION. IT'S JUST ONE EXAMPLE HOW A
SINGLE INNOVATION CAN THE WAY FOR MORE TO FOLLOW.
THE FACT THAT WE CONTINUE TO RECEIVE SO MANY NEW SUBMISSIONS,
ROUND AFTER ROUND IS TESTAMENT TO THIS DEPARTMENT'S GREATEST
RESOURCE. OUR PEOPLE, CREATIVITY AND YOUR
DEDICATION. SO THE SIX SUBMISSIONS WE'RE
CELEBRATING TODAY ARE VERY DIFFERENCE FROM ONE ANOTHER BUT
THEY DO HAVE A FEW THINGS IN COMMON.
MOST ARE LOW COST AND MANY USE THE POWER OF SOCIAL MEDIA TO
MAXIMIZE THEIR IMPACT. MANY OF THE WINNING INNOVATIONS
ALSO RELY ON PARTNERSHIPS AND COLLABORATIONS TO DO MORE WITH
LESS. AND MANY ARE EXPORTABLE.
THEY CAN BE TAILOREDDED AND ADOPTED BEYOND OUR DEPARTMENT BY
A HOST OF STAKEHOLDERS. SO THIS CONTEST IS ALREADY
HELPED GREAT IDEAS TAKE OFF. AND I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE WHAT'S
NEXT. IT'S SHOWN US HOW MUCH TALENT
THERE IS ACROSS THE DEPARTMENT WAITING TO BE UNLEASHED.
HHS INNOVATES WILL CONTINUE TO BE AN IMPORTANT PART OF THIS
PROCESS. BUT WE ALSO KNOW WE CAN DO EVEN
MORE. THAT'S WHY TODAY I'M PROUD TO
LAUNCH OUR NEW DEPARTMENT-WIDE INNOVATION FELLOWS PROGRAM.
UNDER THIS INITIATIVE WE'RE INVITED AGENCIES TO BRING ON
BOARD OUTSIDE EXPERTS AN ENTREPRENEURS TO TEAM WITH
CURRENT HHS EMPLOYEES TO TAKE ON SOME OF OUR TOUGHEST CHALLENGES.
OUR GOAL IS TO BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER WITH THE RIGHT
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND TALENT TO FIND GAME-CHANGING SOLUTIONS TO
OUR MOST PRESSING NATIONAL PROBLEMS.
NO MATTER WHERE THEY WORK. AT HHS, ANOTHER FEDERAL
DEPARTMENT, A NON-PROFIT OR PRIVATE SECTOR BUSINESS.
TOGETHER THE EXTERNAL INNOVATION FELLOWS AND THEIR INTERNAL
INNOVATION HOSTS WILL WORK ON SPECIFIC HIGH PRIORITY YOU
APOLOGETICS OVER A PERIOD OF TO MONTHS.
THE APPLICATION PERIOD TO HOST INNOVATION FELLOWS BEGINS TODAY.
IN A MOMENT TODD PARK WILL TALK A LITTLE MORE ABOUT THAT
PROCESS. AND WE EXPECT PROJECTS THAT WILL
BE READY TO GO BY JULY. SO WE KNOW ABOUT THE POWER OF
COLLABORATION TO SPARK NEW IDEAS.
IT'S DRIVEN ALREADY FOUR INCREDIBLE ROUNDS OF HHS
INNOVATES. AND OUR NEW FELLOWS PROGRAM WILL
CONTINUE TO BUILD ON THAT PROGRESS.
SO AGAIN, I WANT TO PERSONALLY CONGRATULATE TODAY'S WINNERS.
BUT ALSO TO THANK EVERYONE WHO SUBMITTED, VOTED AND
PARTICIPATES IN HHS INNOVATES. NOW I WANT TO TURN OVER THE
PODIUM TO TODD PARK WHO AS NED HOLLAND SAID WAS RECENTLY
NOMINATED AND SELECTED BY THE PRESIDENT TO BE OUR CHIEF
TECHNOLOGY OFFICER OF THE UNITED STATES.
TODD HAS BEEN OUR ENTREPRENEUR AND RESIDENT SINCE AUGUST OF
. AND HE REALLY DID WHAT HE CAME
HERE TO DO TO LIGHT A FIRE OF INNOVATION ACROSS HHS.
HE'S NOW BEEN TAPPED TO DO THAT FOR THE COUNTRY.
THE GOOD NEWS, WE GET HIM STILL A LOT OF TIME HERE AT HHS
BECAUSE WE'RE NOT READY TO GIVE UP ON INNOVATION.
I KNOW TODD'S HHS PORTFOLIO CONTINUES TO BE OOH MAJOR FOCUS
OF HIS WORK BUT HE IS BRINGING THAT SAME LEVEL OF ENERGY AND
CREATIVITY TO EFFORTS ACROSS THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
SO WE'RE DELIGHTED TO O HAVE PARTNERS HERE FROM EPA, TODD,
ONE OF HIS MAJOR ROLES IN THIS NEW POSITION IS TO TRY AND
MIRROR WHAT HAS BEEN GOING ON AT HHS IN OTHER AGENCIES AND TO
MAKE SURE THAT THE SPIRIT OF INNOVATION SPREADS ACROSS
GOVERNMENT. SO YOU SHOULD FEEL PROUD NOT
ONLY OF WHAT YOU HAVE BEEN DOING HERE AT HHS AND BE SELECT AND
INNOVATED AS PART OF THE THAT DEPARTMENT BUT KNOW THAT YOUR
WORK WATCHED BY THE PRESIDENT, BY OTHERS ACROSS THIS GOVERNMENT
AND WE ARE SEEM TO BE ONE OF THE MODELS HOW STATE GOVERNMENT CAN
BE ON A CON STAN PROCESS OF IMPROVEMENT.
SO YOU SHOULD FEEL VERY PROUD OF THAT WORK.
I KNOW I AM. I'M DELIGHTED TO WELCOME BACK TO
THE PODIUM OUR VERY OWN ENTREPRENEUR AND RESIDENT TODD
PARK.
[APPLAUSE]
>> HELLO. HOW IS EVERYBODY?
THIS IS MY FAVORITE MOMENT. MY VERY FAVORITE MOMENT OF ALL
FAVORITE MOMENTS TO CELEBRATE THE MOJO OF AMAZING INNOVATION
ACROSS HHS. I'M SO EXCITED, WE ALL ARE ABOUT
THE SUPER COOL INNOVATIONS HAPPENING ALL ACROSS THE
DEPARTMENT AND AMAZING NUMBER OF CROW YEAHTIVE INNOVATORS AND
OFTEN RESIDENTS AT EVERY CORNER
OF THIS INCREDIBLE ORGANIZATION. THANKS SO MUCH TO THE SECRETARY
AND BILL AND NED FOR CHAMPIONING THIS PROGRAM, CHAMPIONING
INNOVATION IN GENERAL. WITHOUT THEIR SUPPORT AND
ENTHUSIASTIC MOJO O WE WOULDN'T BE UNLEASHING THE KIND OF MOJO
WE'RE SEEING ALL ACROSS THE DEPARTMENT AS WE SPEAK.
TODAY SIX WINNING TEAMS THE TEAMS THAT HAVE WON PRIOR ROUNDS
OF HHS INNOVATES ARE A TRIBUTE TO GRASSROOTS ENTREPRENEURIAL
HHS EMPLOYEE-DRIVEN INNOVATION ACROSS THE DEPARTMENT, IT'S
BECAUSE OF INNOVATORS LIKE YOU AGENCY HEADS THAT SUPPORT YOU
AND INCUBATE YOU THAT WE'RE ABLE TO ROCK AND ROLL EVER MORE
INTENSE HIGHER LEVELS ON BEHALF OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE.
MY NEW ROLE I LOOK FORWARD TO CLONING THIS APPROACH ACROSS THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, A REAL MODEL HOW YOU CAN UNLEASH THE INNER
GRASSROOTS INNOVATION MOJO RESIDENCE THROUGHOUT THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT, FOLKS WHO HAVE ALREADY BURST FOR AMAZING
INNOVATIONS, NEED TO BE CELEBRATE ELEVATED SCALED AND
CATALYZE MORE INNOVATION ON TOP OF THAT.
ANOTHER PIONEERING BY HHS WE'RE EAGER TO CLONE ACROSS THE
GOVERNMENT, IT'S INCREDIBLY EXCITING THAT IT THE NEW HHS
INNOVATIONS PROGRAM. SO O I WANT TO ELABORATE FURTHER
ABOUT THE PROGRAM. IT AIMS TO BRING TOGETHER HHS'S
BEST INNOVATORS WITH THE VERY BEST INNOVATORS SOURCED FROM THE
OUTSIDE WORLD IN FOCUSED AGILE MANIACAL AGGRESSIVE TEAMS THAT
AIM TO TACKLE OUR CHALLENGES AND PUT RESULTS ON BOARD WITHIN TO
MONTHS, CONNING TO IMPROVE THE ROI ON BEHALF OF THE
AMERICAN PEOPLE. IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR
ORGANIZATIONS BOTH LAUNCH AND -- LAUNCH AND SMALL DEMONSTRATE
LEAN STARTUP TECHNIQUES TO EMPHASIZE DIVERSE
INTERDISCIPLINARY TEAMS, DRAWN FROM ALL CONNERS -- CORNERS OF A
GIVEN PROBLEM AND SECTORS OUTSIDE THAT WHICH PROBLEMS
RESIDE, MULTIDISCIPLINARY DIVERSE TEAMS WORKING IN WAYS
THAT ENGAGE THE CUSTOMERS AND STAKEHOLDER EARLY IN THE PROCESS
AN EMPHASIZE RAPID PROTOTYPING AND ITERATION, MEASURED IN DAYS
AN WEEKS FROM ONE AS OPPOSED TO MONTHS AND YEARS, THAT THIS LEAN
STARTUP APPROACH HAS BEEN PROVEN TO CREATE VALUABLE SERVICES
WHILE MINIMIZING THE WASTE AND THRASH THAT OCCURS WITH MORE
TRADITIONAL PROCESSES THAT A LOT OF ORGANIZES USE TO PRODUCE
SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS. WE SUCCESSFULLY APPLY THIRD
DEGREE LEAN STARTUP METHODOLOGY HERE AT HHS OVER THE LAST COUPLE
OF YEARS FROM PROJECTS FROM HEALTHCARE.GOV WHERE AN AMAZING
TEAM OF INNOVATORS SOURED FROM INSIDE AND OUTSIDE O GOVERNMENT,
SUCCESSFULLY BUILT A GROUND BREAKING NEW SITE IN DAYS,
THAT'S THE FIRST SITE TO ENABLE CONSUMERS BY ZIP CODE TO
IDENTIFY ALL AVAILABLE PRIVATE AND PUBLIC HEALTH COVERAGE
OPTIONS AVAILABLE TO HELP THEM IN A CONSUMER-FRIENDLY TOOL THAT
WON REVIEWS ACROSS THE BOARD. WE MORE RECENTLY APPLIED LEAN
STARTUP IN GROUND-BREAKING PROJECT EXECUTED BY THE FDA.
THE FDA SIX MONTHS AGO SET OUT TO IN SIX MONTHS CREATE AND
LAUNCH A BRAND NEW EVALUATION AND APPROVAL PATHWAY FOR
BREAK-THROUGH MEDICAL DEVICES BROUGHT ON BOARD INTERNAL
INNOVATORS AND COMPLIMENTARY INNOVATORS FROM THE OUTSIDE
WORLD AND IN APRIL THEY WILL LAUNCH A PATHWAY WITH THE FIRST
DEVICE ACCEPTED FOR THAT PATHWAY LAUNCHING ALONG WITH THE
PATHWAY. SO IN TERMS OF HOW HHS FELLOWS
PROGRAM WILL ROLE THE IDEA IS TO SCALE THAT LEAN STARTUP APPROACH
ACROSS THE DEPARTMENT. SPECIFICALLY FIRST LOOKING FOR
HOST INNVATION FELLOWS, AT HHS WHO APPLY TO BECOME INNOVATION
FELLOWS AND APPLY TO EXECUTE A PARTICULAR PROJECT THAT IS THEIR
DREAM PROJECT. THE PROJECTS HAVE TO MEET THE
FOLLOWING CRY TIERIA. THEY HAVE TO BE GAME CHANGER, BIG DEALS.
SECONDLY, YOU HAVE TO HAVE SENIOR BUY-IN AN FUNDING
THIRDLY, YOU ACTUALLY HAVE TO HAVE A MISSION THAT UP TO
DELIVER UPON IN TO MONTHS. WHERE YOU DELIVER RESULTS IN
THAT TIME FRAME, RESULTS NOT DEFINED AS AN ELOQUENT POWER
POINT OR MEMO BUT AN ACTUAL DELTA IN CONDITIONS ON THE
GROUND, CHANGE IN THE RESULTS WE'RE DELIVERING, SIGNIFICANTLY
FOR THE BETTER, FINALLY IT SHOULD BE A PROJECT YOU WANT TO
PURSUE THAT YOU ACTUALLY WANT TO RECRUIT EXTERNAL FELLOWS FOR.
PEOPLE FROM THE OUTSIDE WORLD THAT COMPLIMENT YOU THAT HAVE
EXPERTISE TO COMPLIMENT YOUR EXPERTISE TO GET THE JOB DONE
FOR THE AMERICAN PEOPLE. SO THE EXPERTISE COULD BE
BUSINESS PROCESS RE-ENGINEERING, RAPID PROTOTYPING, WHATEVER BUT
YOU FEEL LIKE YOU NEED ADDITIONAL DIVERSITY OF TALENT
ON YOUR TEAM TO BE SOURCED FROM THE OUTSIDE TO TEAM UP WITH,
EXECUTE GAME CHANGING PRODUCTS ON BEHALF OF THE AMERICAN
PEOPLE. WE WILL GO OUT AND RECRUIT THE
BEST PEOPLE ON THE PLANET TO COME SERVE THEIR COUNTRY AND
WORK WITH OUR BEST INNOVATORS TO DO AMAZING THINGS.
SO WHY APPLY TO BE A FELLOW? FOR BOTH INTERNAL AN EXTERNAL
FELLOWS THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT CAREER DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY
TO GAPE SKILLS AN EXPERTISE, AMAZING EXPERIENCE, COLLABORATE
WITH A NETWORK INSIDE AND OUTSIDE GOVERNMENT.
HAVE THE HIGHEST REVELS OF SUPPORT FROM THE -- LEVELS OF
SUPPORT FROM THE WHITE HOUSE AN DEPARTMENT, AND YOU GET THE
OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE YOUR COUNTRY AND A WHOLE NEW WAY, GET
SOMETHING BIG DONE TO DELIVER GREAT RESULTS FOR THE AMERICAN
PEOPLE IN SHORT TIME FRAMES AND FINALLY THERE AN EXPERIENCE
WHERE YOU GET TO HANG OUT WITH ROCK STARS FROM RANGING FROM
SECRETARY SEBELIUS TO ENTREPRENEURS LIKE MITCH CAPER
THE PIONEER OF THE LEAN STARTUP MODEL ERIC REECE AND OTHERS.
SO AS OF TODAY THE HOST INNOVATION FELLOWS APPLICATION
PROCESS IS NOW OPEN. AND YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO APPLY
BOTH TO BE A FELLOW WITH A TEAM OF OTHER INTERNAL FELLOWS AND
YOU'RE SUPPOSED -- IN YOUR APPLICATION DESCRIBE THE PROJECT
THAT MEETS THE CRITERIA THAT YOU WANT TO PURSUE WITH THE BACKING
OF YOUR AGENCY HEAD. THE APPLICATION PROCESS WILL BE
RUNNING TO MAY st, AND EARLY AFTER EEL DETERMINE WHAT
THE PROJECTS ARE THAT THE DEPARTMENT SEEKS TO EXECUTE AND
WITH THE BENEFIT OF KNOWING WHAT THE PROJECTS AREND HAVING THE
PROFILE OF THE SPECIFIC EXTERNAL PEOPLE THAT YOU WANT WE'LL THEN
ENGAGE A MASSIVE RECRUITING MACHINE TO GO OUT AND FIND
EXACTLY THE PEOPLE THAT YOU WANT, AND HAVE APPLICATION
PROCESS FOR EXFELLOWS ON MAY th, VIA
USAJOBS.GOV RUNNING FOR A MONTH, THEN WE'LL CLOSE A PROCESS,
SELECT THE EXTERM FELLOWS TO COMPLIMENT THE INTERNAL FELLOWS
AND HAVE THAT ALL TIED UP AND READY TO GO BY EARLY JULY .
SO MORE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND IN OUR HHS.GOV/OPENWEBSITE TO
LEARN AB INNOVATION FELLOWS PROGRAM.
IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS SPECIFICALLY THE ADDRESS EMAIL
INNOVATIONFELLOWS@HHS.GOV. MANY THANKS TO (INDISCERNIBLE)
GREG DOWNING AN TEAM OF FOLKS HERE AT THE HHS INNOVATION
COUNCIL WHO PUT THIS ENTIRE PROGRAM TOGETHER, THIS HHS
INNOVATION FELLOWS TOGETHER IN LESS THAN DAYS AN LEAN
STARTUP TO CLONE THE STARTUP WHICH IS AMAZING.
AND WE HOPE THAT YOU'RE AS EXCITED ABOUT THIS OPPORTUNITY
AS WE ARE. WE'RE UNBELIEVABLY EXCITED ABOUT
IT AND WE JUST CAN'T WAIT TO SEE WHAT THE INNOVATION FELLOWS WILL
DO. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH AGAIN FOR
BEING THE MODEL, OF INNOVATION MOJ, ACROSS THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT. CAN'T TELL YOU HOW EXCITED I AM
TO SPREAD TO OTHER PARTS ABOUT WHAT'S GO ON HERE UNDER THE
DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY AND NED AND MAY THE FORCE CONTINUE
TO BE WITH YOU, APPLY TO BE A FELLOW, PUT SOME PROJECT
PROPOSAL IN THAT YOU FEEL PASSIONATE ABOUT WITH BUY-IN AND
DON'T LET THIS CEREMONY BE THE END OR THE HIGH MARK OF YOUR
INNOVATION, HAVE IT BE THE ENTRY POINT TO YET ANOTHER LEVEL OF
ROCK AND WHERE YOU DO AMAZING THINGS ON BEHALF OF THE O
AMERICAN PEOPLE. SO THANKS SO MUCH AN GOD BLESS.
[APPLAUSE]
>> I HAVE OCCASIONALLY TRIED TO MIMIC PARK.
UNFORTUNATELY I HAVE NEVER BEEN ABLE TO REFINE THAT DETOUR INTO
GEEKDOM BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW WHICH LOOKING GLASS TO GO
THROUGH AND I DON'T THINK AS FAST AS HE TALKS.
MY HEART RATE ISN'T NEARLY HIGH ENOUGH SO I DON'T TRY TO DO IT
ANY MORE BUT THANKS, TODD. NOW I GET TO INTRODUCE ANOTHER
GUY, THE GUY I SPEND PROBABLY MORE TIME WITH THAN ANYONE ELSE
IN THE DEPARTMENT, DEPUTY SECRETARY, ALL THIS EXCITEMENT
AND TODD AND I ARE PROETMOGTHIS AND TODD PROMOTES IT ALL OVER
THE COUNTRY. BUT WHAT WE WE'RE DOING HERE
WOULDN'T BE HAPPENING WITHOUT THE APPROVAL AND LEADERSHIP AND
ENCOURAGEMENT OF DEPUTY SECRETARY BILL CORR.
[APPLAUSE]
>> I HAVE WORKED WITH TODD FOR TWO YEARS SO CALL ME A SLOW
LEARNER BECAUSE YOU WOULD THINK BY NOW I WOULD KNOW DON'T TRY TO
SPEAK AFTER TODD SPEAKS. BUT THAT WAS MY ASSIGNMENT TODAY
SO I TOOK IT ON. I WANT TO BEGIN BY THANKING NED
HOLLAND. NED YOU COMMITTED SO MUCH TO
PROMOTING AB STRENGTHENING OUR MOST VALUABLE ASSET IN THIS
DEPARTMENT, OUR COLLEAGUES, OUR STAFF.
SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP ON THIS ISSUE.
THESE TWO GUYS ARE THE ONES THAT HELPED TO MAKE HHS INNOVATES
MOVE FORWARD ALONG WITH OTHERS THAT HAVE -- THAT TODD MENTIONED
AND NED MENTIONED. AND ALSO JUST HAVE TO BEGIN
THOUGH THE SECRETARY HAD TO LEAVE BY JUST SAYING WHAT I
THINK MANY OF YOU KNOW WHO HAVE HAD A CHANCE TO WORK WITH HER,
THAT SHE IS TRULY AN INSPIRATION.
I HAVE WORKED WITH HER VERY CLOSELY NOW FOR THREE AND A HALF
YEARS AN THERE IS NOT A TIME I HAVEN'T BEEN AMAZED AND INSPIRED
BY HER VISION AND HER JUDGMENT. SO I THINK WE'RE VERY FORTUNATE
TO BE LED BY SUCH A FANTASTIC SECRETARY.
TODD AND THE SECRETARY HAVE BOTH SAID THAT THESE INITIATIVES THAT
WE'RE CELEBRATING TODAY ARE PART OF SOMETHING BIGGER.
HHS INNOVATES AND THE INNOVATION FOLLOWS ARE JUST THE LATEST SIGN
OF A MUCH BROADER CULTURE SHIFT TAKING PLACE ACROSS HHS.
YOU CAN SEE IT IN OUR NEW APPROACH TO SOCIAL MEDIA, GIVING
STAFF THE TOOLS TO BETTER COLLABORATE AND COMMUNICATE
ACROSS THE DEPARTMENT. AND YOU CAN SEE IT IN THE
INCREDIBLE VOLUME OF HHS DATA THAT WE'VE NOW MADE AVAILABLE AN
ACCESSIBLE TO DEVELOPERS OVER THE LAST THREE YEARS.
BUT OUR GOAL IS NOT JUST TO IDENTIFY INNOVATIVE PEOPLE, AND
NOT JUST TO LAUNCH INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS, IT IS NOTHING SHORT OF
BECOMING A MORE INNOVATIVE ORGANIZATION, DEPARTMENT-WIDE.
AND IMPORTANT PART OF THAT IS CREATING SPACE TO TEST THE NEW
IDEAS, AND IF THEY FAIL TO TRY THEM AGAIN THROUGH A PROCESS OF
RAPID ITERATION AN CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT.
THAT ALSO REQUIRES OUR DEPARTMENTS LEADERS AND MANAGERS
TO PROVIDE AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE INNOVATION, EXPERIMENTATION AND
COLLABORATION IS SUPPORTED AND ENCOURAGED ACROSS TRADITIONAL
BOUNDARIES. ALL OF US HAVE EXPERIENCED THE
OPPORTUNITY TO SEE HOW IMPORTANT TO WORK ACROSS THE DEPARTMENT
AND WE HAVE TO INNOVATE ACROSS THE DEPARTMENT IF WE'RE GOING TO
SUCCEED AS WELL. WE'RE MAKING GREAT PROGRESS EVEN
AS WE HAVE MORE WORK TO DO. AS WINNERS OF THIS COMPETITION
CLEARLY SHOW, WE HAVE THE TALENT AND WE HAVE THE IDEAS TO ACHIEVE
OUR GOALS. SO NOW WE HAVE COME TO PART OF
THE CEREMONY YOU ALL HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR TO ANNOUNCE THE
SECRETARY'S PICKS. IN THIS ROUND THE FOURTH ROUND
OF HHS INNOVATES WE RECEIVED INNOVATION SUBMISSIONS FROM HHS
EMPLOYEES. AFTER AN INITIAL REVIEW THE MOST
PROMISING INNOVATIONS WERE PUT UP FOR COMMUNITY VOTE.
JOINING US TODAY ARE THE FINALIST TEAMS CHOSEN BY THE
SECRETARY. EACH OF THESE TEAMS PERFORMED
OUTSTANDING WORK AND I ASSURE YOU IT WAS NOT EASY FOR THE
SECRETARY TO SELECT THREE AMONG THE FINALISTS.
YOU SEE SHE LEFT, DIDN'T YOU?
[LAUGHTER]
>> I HAVE TO TALK TO HER ABOUT THAT.
I SAID TO TODD A MINUTE AGO, WHY DO WE HAVE TO PICK THREE?
LET'S PICK SIX, WE HAVE SIX HERE.
BUT THERE'S -- THEY'RE ALL WINNERS HERE TODAY.
AND OTHERS ACROSS THE DEPARTMENT, THAT HAVE BEEN
WORKING ON THIS. BECAUSE THIS IS PART OF
CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT SO WE'RE ENCOURAGING EVERYONE TO KEEP AT
IT. I'M GOING TO START BY ANNOUNCING
THE FIRST OF THE SECRETARY'S THREE HONORABLE MENTIONS AND
THEN I WILL ANNOUNCE THE FIRST OF THE SECRETARY'S THREE PICKS
BECAUSE WE HAVE TO BUILD A LITTLE SUSPENCE IN HERE.
THEN I'LL CONTINUE ALTERNATING ON THAT PATTERN UNTIL WE HAVE
ANNOUNCED ALL . -- O SIX TEAMS.
IN EACH CASE I'LL ANNOUNCE THE TITLE OF THE INNOVATION AND
NAMES OF KEY CONTRIBUTORS RESPONSIBLE FOR DEVELOPING THE
INNOVATION, LOOK IN YOUR PROGRAM AND SEE THAT THERE ARE OTHER
CONTRIBUTING INDIVIDUALS AND WE HAVE THEM UP FOR PICTURES AT THE
BEGINNING SO WE'LL ANNOUNCE KEY CONTRIBUTORS.
THEN I WOULD LIKE TO ASK EACH TEAM TO COME TO THE PODIUM WHERE
THEY CAN RECEIVE A GROUP CERTIFICATE.
THE FIRST OF THE SECTIONS THREE HONORABLE MENTIONS IS BRIDGING
THE CHASM OF HEALTH DISPARITIES. THROUGH ITS COMMUNITY HEALTH AND
SERVICE MISSIONS OR CHASM PROGRAM, THE U.S. PUBLIC HEALTH
SERVICE COMMISSION CORE DRAWS ON UNIQUE POSITION TO ASSEMBLE
BROAD FEDERAL AN STATE RESOURCES AND TARGET THEM IN A HIGHLY COST
EFFECTIVE WAY TO HELP COMMUNITIES IMPROVE THEIR PUBLIC
HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE. THROUGH HANDS-ON TRAINING
EXPERIENCES, THE CHASM PROGRAM HAS HELPED TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH
OF COMMUNITIES ACROSS OUR COUNTRY.
AS I ANNOUNCE KEY CONTRIBUTORS Y'ALL PLEASE COME FORWARD.
CAPTAIN KIMBERLY ELLENBERG FROM OS.
CAPTAIN CAROL LINCOLN FROM IHS. MARY ANN VEECH FROM ASPER.
CAPTAIN CALVIN EDWARDS FROM FDA, CAPTAIN ALAN PARAM FROM CDC.
COMMANDER CHRISTOPHER MCGHEE FROM BUREAU OF PRISONS AND
CAPTAIN DAVID MORRISET FROM SAMSA.
[APPLAUSE]
>> NOW I WOULD LIKE TO ANNOUNCE THE FIRST OF SECRETARY'S THREE
PICKS. THE ELECTRONIC PATIENT TRACKING
AND DISASTERS.
[APPLAUSE]
>> THE NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE WORKED WITH LOCAL
HOSPITALS, YOU GUYS COME ON UP. I'LL ANNOUNCE YOUR NAMES ONCE
HERE. THE NATIONAL LIBRARY OF O
MEDICINE WORKED WITH LOCAL HOSPITALS TO DEVELOP AN
INNOVATIVE PATIENT TRACKING AND LOCATING SYSTEM THAT EMPOWERS
HOSPITAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT STAFF WITH REAL TIME INFORMATION
ABOUT INCOMING PATIENT COUNTS, SEVERITY STATUS AND LOCATION.
THEIR EXPORTABLE MODEL CAN BE TAYLOR AND THE DEPLOYED TO ANY
HOSPITAL SETTING. KEY CONTRIBUTORS (INDISCERNIBLE)
FROM NIH, (INDISCERNIBLE) FROM NIH, CINDY (INDISCERNIBLE) FROM
JOHNS HOPKINS MEDICINE, LAURA
LEE FROM NIH, (INDISCERNIBLE) FROM NIH, DAVID XANG FROM NIH AN
DWIGHT CLARK FROM NIH. JOIN ME IN CONGRATULATING THEM.
[APPLAUSE]
>> THE SECOND OF THE THREE HOP RABBLE MENTIONS IS -- HONORABLE
MENTIONS IS THE HEARTS INITIATIVE.
YOU GUYS COME UP WHILE I'M TALKING ABOUT IT.
[APPLAUSE]
>> A NATIONAL INITIATIVE TO PREVENT MILLION HEART ATTACK
AN STROKES IN AMERICA OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS.
MULTIPLE AGENCIES HAVE JOINED TOGETHER TO CREATE A UNIFORM SET
OF MEASURES TO MONITOR CLINICAL PERFORMANCE AND IMPLEMENT
EVIDENCE-BASED PREVENTION STRATEGIES.
A MILLION HEARTS FIRST SIX MONTHS MORE THAN PUBLIC AN
PRIVATE STAKEHOLDERS SIGNED ON TO DELIVER ALIGNED AND FOCUSED
PREVENTION STRATEGIES. THE KEY INNOVATIVE FEATURE OF
THE MILLION HEARTS INITIATIVE IS THE PARTNER PARTNERSHIPS THAT
WILL BE DEVELOPED AS THE INITIATIVE IS IMPLEMENTED.
I HAVE TO ALSO SAY SOMETHING ELSE SPECIAL ABOUT THE
INITIATIVE. IT IS A HIGH PRIORITY
SECRETARIAL INITIATIVE BECAUSE IT'S POTENTIAL IS TO HAVE A
NATIONAL IMPACT ON OUR HEALTH, THE SECRETARY HAS TALKED TO THE
PRESIDENT ABOUT THE MILLION HEARTS INITIATIVE.
THIS IS NOT ONLY A DEPARTMENT-WIDE BUT REALLY
ADMINISTRATION WIDE EFFORT. SO PLEASE JOIN ME IN
CONGRATULATING THE MILLION HEARTS INITIATIVE.
[APPLAUSE]
>> THE KEY CONTRIBUTORS, MICHAEL SCHOOLY FROM CDC, PETER BRICE
FROM CDC, JAMES GALLOWAY FROM OESH, JULIE HAHN NONFROM CDC,
JOE MCCANON FROM CMS AN (INDISCERNIBLE) AND JANET WRIGHT
FROM CDC. CONGRATULATIONS.
[APPLAUSE]
>> THE SECOND OF THE THREE SECRETARY'S PICKS PREPARING FOR
THE ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE.
[APPLAUSE] USING THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE
CONTROL AN PREVENTION PUBLIC HEALTH MATTERS BLOG, A SMALL
TEAM OF EMPLOYEES CRAFTED A WHITTY BUT EDUCATIONAL POST
ABOUT ZOMBIE PREPAREDNESS WHILE REGULARLY CITING REAL
EMERGENCIES LIKE HURRICANE, FLOODS AN EARTHQUAKES.
WHEN THE CAMPAIGN WENT VIRAL THE MESSAGE REACHED MILLIONS OF
VIEWERS AN PERSONAL KNOWLEDGE ABOUT PREPARING FOR DISASTERS
INCREASE ENORMOUSLY AND IT WAS ALL FOR -- IT WAS ALL PRODUCED
FOR THE INITIAL INVESTMENT OF $.
IF THAT'S NOT INNOVATION I DON'T KNOW WHAT IS.
THE KEY CONTRIBUTORS, DAVID (INDISCERNIBLE) FROM CDC,
MARGARET SILVER FROM CDC, HOLLY CON FROM CDC AN KATHERINE JAMAL
FROM CDC, CONGRATULATIONS.
[APPLAUSE]
>> NICE TO HAVE SUCH A LIVELY CROWD.
THIS MAKES IT ALL WORTHWHILE. THE THIRD OF THE SECRETARY THREE
HONORABLE MENTIONS IS LEVERAGING THE PUBLIC TO CATCH FUGITIVES.
THE OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL'S MOST WANTED HEALTHCARE
FUGITIVES WEBSITE LEVERAGES THE POWER OF THE PUBLIC AND SOCIAL
MEDIA AND CATCHING AND PUNISHING CRIMINALS.
IN THE INITIATIVES FIRST YEAR TEN FUGITIVES WERE CAPTURED AND
HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR STEALING MILLIONS OF DOLLARS, AN
INTERNATIONAL FUGITIVE EVEN TURNED HIMSELF IN AFTER
DISCOVERING HIMSELF ON THE MOST WANTED LIST.
IF THAT'S NOT POWERFUL, WHAT IS. THE KEY CONTRIBUTORS ROBERTA
BASKIN FROM OIG, ERIN (INDISCERNIBLE) AND JESSICA LAWN
FROM OIG. CONGRATULATIONS.
[APPLAUSE]
>> LAST OF COURSE NO SUSPENCE LEFT T THIRD AND FINAL OF THE
SECRETARY'S PICKS IS CONNECTING KIDS WITH DENTAL CARE.
COME ON UP.
[APPLAUSE]
>> DRAWING ON THE WEB'S POPULAR STORE LOCATER FORMAT THE HEALTH
RESOURCES AN SERVICES ADMINISTRATION AN CENTERS FOR
MEDICARE MEDICAID SERVICES FORMED A PARTNERSHIP WITH OVER
STATE AGENCIES AND MANAGED
CARE ORGANIZATIONS TO CREATE AN EASY TO USE ONLINE SEARCH TOOL
FOR FINDING DENTAL PROVIDERS WHO SERVE CHILDREN FROM LOW INCOME
FAMILIES. KEY CONTRIBUTORS TERRY LYNN
COLON FROM HRSA, NANCY GETTIS CMS, JAMES RESNIK FROM HRSA,
KEITH ADAMS FROM SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL
COOPERATION AND BARBARA GANDY FROM SCIENCE INTERNATIONAL
CORPORATION. CONGRATULATIONS.
[APPLAUSE]
>> AS I SAID AT THE BEGINNING, THERE ARE ONLY WINNERS IN THIS
PROCESS, THESE ARE SIX MAGNIFICENT EFFORTS ON THE PART
OF OUR COLLEAGUES HERE AT HHS AND SOME FROM OUTSIDE THE
DEPARTMENT AND WE'RE JUST SO PLEASED TO HAVE THIS OPPORTUNITY
TO CONGRATULATE YOU AND TO HONOR YOU.
YOU'RE ALL EXCELLENT EXAMPLES OF THE ENTREPRENEURS AMONG US AND
OF THE INNOVATION OCCURRING AT HHS.
I KNOW YOU WILL SERVE AS INSPIRATION TO OTHERS IN THE
DEPARTMENT AND I ENCOURAGE YOUR COLLEAGUES TO SEEK YOU OUT AND
TO LEARN HOW YOU DEVELOP THESE INNOVATIONS.
WE WILL BE SENDING YOU EACH PERSONALIZED AWARD CERTIFICATES
TO RECOGNIZE YOUR HARD WORK AND CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE DEPARTMENT.
OUR NEXT ROUND, NEVER TO BE SATISFIED WITH WHERE WE ARE, OUR
NEXT ROUND OF THE HHS INNOVATES COMPETITION WILL START MAY ,
MARKET ON -- MARK IT ON YOUR CALENDARS AND I ENCOURAGE ALL
MEMBERS OF THE HHS COMMUNITY, MANY WATCHING TODAY TO SUBMIT
THEIR INNOVATIONS. I ALSO ENCOURAGE THOSE OF YOU
WHO PREVIOUSLY SUBMITTED INNOVATIONS BUT DID NOT WIN, TO
TRY REVISING YOUR APPLICATIONS AND LETTING US KNOW ABOUT ANY
EXCITING NEW DEVELOPMENTS THAT MAY HAVE OCCURRED SINCE YOUR
INITIAL SUBMISSION. IN CLOSING AND TURNING THIS BACK
OVER TO NED I ALSO WANTED TO JUST SAY ONE MORE TIME HOW MUCH
WE APPRECIATE THE ENTHUSIASM THAT ALL OF YOU HAVE BROUGHT TO
TODAY'S PROGRAM. IT REFLECT IT IS ENTHUSIASM WE
FEEL ACROSS THE DEPARTMENT TO TRY TO MAKE HHS INNOVATES A
PARTS OF THE LIFE BLOOD OF THIS DEPARTMENT.
AND MAKE INNOVATION A PART OF THE LIFE BLOOD OF THIS
DEPARTMENT. IT TAKE AS CULTURAL CHANGE BUT I
THINK WE'RE WELL ON OUR WAY AND WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE EVERYBODY
ELSE UNDERSTANDS WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO AND Y'ALL ARE OUR
BEST EMISSARIES ON IT SO SHARE WITH WITH YOUR COLLEAGUES AND
RESUBMIT NEXT YEAR IF YOU DIDN'T WIN THIS YEAR AND BRING US YOUR
BEST AND BRIGHTEST IDEAS BECAUSE WE LOVE TO HONOR THEM.
THANK YOU. NED.
[APPLAUSE]
>> BEFORE NED CLOSES OUT JUST A QUICK SHOUT OUT, CRAIG NUMARK IS
HERE, AS YOU MAY KNOW HE'S FOUNDER AND MOST FAMOUS CUSTOMER
SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE AT CONGRATULATIONS LIST.
AS YOU MAY RECALL CRAIG HELPED US GET THE BALL ROLLING ON HHS
INNOVATES BACK IN THE DAY DOING A VIDEO WITH ME AND PUBLICIZED
THE PROGRAM. HE'S A HUGE FAN OF HHS INNOVATES
AND GOVERNMENT . AND INNOVATION MOJO AND HE'LL JOIN
US FOR THE LUNCHEON AND WE'RE SO HONORED AND DELIGHTED YOU CAN BE
HERE. , CRAIG.
[APPLAUSE]
>> I'M A GENERALLY UNEMOTIONAL GUY BUT I HAVE TO TELL YOU THAT
THIS MAKES ME FEEL GOOD. YOU MAKE ME FEEL GOOD.
I APPRECIATE WHAT YOU HAVE DONE. I'M PROUD OF OUR WINNERS.
I FEEL PRIVILEGED TO BASK IN THE REFLECTED GLORY OF THE WORK THAT
YOU HAVE DONE. I DON'T WANT YOU EVER TO THINK
THAT IT'S ANYTHING OTHER THAN INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT.
IT'S YOUR DAY. A DAY TO TELL YOUR STORY ABOUT
WHAT YOU HAVE DONE AND HOW YOU HAVE DONE IT AND WHAT GOOD IT
WILL DO. I OFTEN, I HAVE BEEN AROUND THE
COUNTRY, TODD AND I ARE ON THE CIRCUIT, WE TALK ABOUT THE WORK
WE HAVE DONE IN OUR EFFORTS TO PROMOTE A CULTURE OF INNOVATION
TODD AND I GIVE HIM CREDIT, HE CAME UP WITH THIS NOTION BUT WE
TALK AB LIBERATING THINGS, WE'RE LIBERATING DATA TO AN EXTENT
NEVER DONE BEFORE. BUT PERHAPS THE MOST IMPORTANT
THING WE'RE DELIBERATING IS YOUR CREATIVITY.
WE KNOW IT'S HERE, WE KNOW IT'S AVAILABLE.
WE KNOW YOU HAVE IT. THE IMPORTANT THING IS TO REMOVE
THE RISKS, REMOVE THE FEAR, AND MAKE IT POSSIBLE FOR YOU TO DO
WHAT YOU DO. THAT IS WHY WE HONOR AND THANK
YOU. WE ARE IN FACT STARTING TO GET
SOME NOTORIETY. THIS PROGRAM HHS INNOVATES IS
RECENTLY NAMED AS ONE OF THE TOP TOOLS IN THE OPEN INNOVATORS
TOOL KIT BY THE WHITE HOUSE. WE DO HAVE AN INSIDER AT THE
WHITE HOUSE. BUT THAT DIDN'T HAVE ANYTHING TO
DO WITH IT. WE DESERVED IT BY GOLLY.
LOOKING BACK OVER TWO YEARS TODD AND I WORKED ON THIS, I'M REALLY
PLEASED TO SEE THE DIVERSITY OF THE PEOPLE AND THE IDEAS, VERY
DIFFERENCE KIND OF IDEAS. I SAT WITH THE SECRETARY AS SHE
MADE DECISIONS AND IT WAS A VERY DIFFICULT SET OF DECISIONS TO
MAKECH AS BILL SAID REPEATEDLY, THERE WERE ONLY WINNERS HERE AND
FRANKLY AMONG THE REST OF THE AND THE REST OF THE WE HAVE
MORE AND MORE WINNERS AND MANY MORE WINNERS THAN WE CAN
ACKNOWLEDGE. I DO ENCOURAGE YOU TO VISIT OUR
HON LION INNOVATION GALLERY, YOU SEE AS TODD REFERRED TO BEFORE,
OTHERS SO NOW WE ARE UP TO , WE WAN PEOPLE TO PROMOTE
THEM, SEE THEM, MIMIC AND FOLLOW THEM AND WE HOPE THAT THAT
HAPPENS. I ALSO WANT TO ENCOURAGE YOU TO
EXAMINE THE NEW INNOVATION FOLLOWS PROGRAM.
MY FONDEST HOPE IS THAT WE GET SO MANY APPLICATIONS FOR
INNOVATION FELLOWS PROGRAMS THAT WE HAVE TROUBLE PROCESSING THEM.
WE'LL FIGURE OUT HOW TO DO IT. I PROMISE.
HOPEFULLY AMONG THOSE FOLKS WE FINE THAT PEOPLE WILL BE
CELEBRATENING ANOTHER ROUND OR ROUND AFTER THAT OR A ROUND
AFTER THAT. I WANT TO CLOSE WITH SOME
RECOGNITIONS OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE DONE THIS WORK, A SPECIAL THANKS
TO THE INNOVATION COUNCIL SUBCOMMITTEE AND CO-CHAIRS
CAROLYN MEYER AND JOHN COOLS FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP IN THIS
PARTICULAR EFFORT, THANKS ALSO TO THE INNOVATION MENTORS WHO
VOLUNTEERED THEMSELVES TO PROVIDE PEER COUNSELING TO
EMPLOYEES THROUGHOUT THE DEPARTMENT.
PEOPLE WHO ARE PREVIOUS WINNERS WE ASKED TO BE MENTORS TO OTHERS
AND WE NOW ASK ALL OF YOU TO BE MENTORS TO PEOPLE WHO WILL
FOLLOW YOUR EXAMPLE. SPECIAL THANKS TO MIKE --
(INDISCERNIBLE) AND TIFFANY YU WITH FEATURING INNOVATIONS ON
THE WEB AN THANKS TO ELIZABETH KITRI TELLING ME WHAT TO DO MOST
OF THE TIME AND RASHEED WILLIAMS FOR MASTERY OF ORGANIZATION AND
PLANNING OF THIS EVENT. KUDOS TO Y'ALL.
TO THE SECRETARY, TO THE DEPARTMENT SECRETARY, TO TODD,
WE APPRECIATE YOUR LEADERSHIP AND THE DEDICATION THIS PROGRAM.
WITH YOUR LEADERSHIP WE'RE MAKING A DIFFERENCE.
SO AS BILL I THINK ALLUDED TO BEFORE, MAY ONE -- MAY KICK
OFF ANOTHER ROUND, ROUND AND WE WANT TO START THE COMPETITION
ALL OVER AGAIN, GO BACK AND TELL YOUR COLLEAGUES THEY TOO CAN BE
RECOGNIZED HERE. ALL THEY NEED IS A GREAT IDEA
AND COURAGE TO PURSUE IT. THANK YOU.
COME AGAIN. WE'LL SEE YOU IN SEPTEMBER FOR
THE NEXT ROUND OF HHS INNOVATES.
[APPLAUSE]