![]() Trends: The increasing use of Electronic Health Records (EHR), as mandated by the Affordable Care Act, not only creates opportunities in EHR system design and implementation, but also opportunities to derive insights from the data collected and provide customized care for patients. Growing demand for healthcare and life sciences IT and data analytics Major Trends Affecting the Sector and Implications ![]() You can also filter Opportunity Area by “Security Technology” and “Data Analysis” to see additional initiatives related to this sector. Visit the initiatives page and filter Core Sector by “Health and Life Sciences” and “All” to see initiatives that support this sector. The presence of major federal health agencies in DC and the DC metro area, including the Department of Health and Human Services and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), also means that the District has significant influence on healthcare policy. DC’s research universities and the Children’s Research Institute at Children’s National Hospital drive life sciences research within the District, including in areas such as medical devices, genomics, health education, pharmacology, and pediatric research. The heart of the life sciences industry in the metro area is Montgomery County, Maryland, along the I-270 Corridor, which hosts large employers such as Medimmune and Qiagen. The DC metro region also continues to be a hub for biomedical research, anchored by the presence of the world’s largest funder of biomedical research, the National Institutes of Health, in Bethesda, Maryland. ![]() The healthcare and social assistance sector accounted for 59,000 jobs in the District, with the majority working in hospitals (27,000), ambulatory health care services (20,000), and nursing and residential care facilities (7,000). With 16 medical centers and hospitals located within the District, DC continues to be a national center for patient care and medical research and the leading medical center of the Greater Washington Area. Back to Sectors Health Care and Life Sciences
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