On Tuesday, HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced the first group of six external innovation fellows who will leverage technology to address critical health care needs, The Hill's "Healthwatch" reports (Baker, "Healthwatch," The Hill, 11/13).

Program Background In June, HHS announced the launch of the Innovation Fellows Program, which aims to recruit experts from outside the agency to work on four innovative health care projects that rely on health IT.

The projects will last for six to 12 months (iHealthBeat, 6/26).

Details of Participants The six external fellows were selected from a group of more than 100 innovators (Zigmond, Modern Healthcare, 11/13). They will be paired with HHS internal innovators, or "host fellows," to conduct their projects.

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