Children who are deaf or hard of hearing are at high risk for permanent speech and language delays. The services that a child receives and how much they are helped are highly variable depending on a number of factors. (more…)
Tracking COVID Across the Globe
A new COVID-19 global surveillance system is able to track not just where the virus is now, but where it is going, how fast it will arrive, and whether the speed is accelerating. The new surveillance system being rolled out in 195 countries can also track the virus in states, in metropolitan areas, and in Canadian provinces. (more…)
Telehealth Use to Move Higher
Credit Suisse http://www.credit-suisse.com recently hosted a telehealth expert panel. Panelists included David Fletcher, Associate VP of Telemedicine at Geisinger Health System https://www.geisinger.org, Stacy Helsher, System Manager at SSM Health System https://www.ssmhealth,.org, and Rakesh Mehta, Director of Virtual Health at Memorial Hermann Health System https://www.memorialhermann.org. (more…)
NGA Publishes Report
The National Governors Association’s https://www.nga.org report (published November 17, 2020) titled Governor Strategies to Expand Affordable Broadband Access, emphasizes how 18.3 million Americans, many in rural areas, still lack access to even basic levels of broadband services and are unable to afford the service available to them. (more…)
SDOHs Impact the Workforce
Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) can affect a wide range of health functioning and quality of life outcomes and risks. Work and associated conditions can be one of the key SDOHs. (more…)
MTEC Posts Upcoming RPP
To support the COVID-19 surge response, the Army’s Telemedicine & Advanced Technology Research Center (TATRC) https://www.tatrc.org at Fort Detrick in Maryland, funded the National Emergency Tele-Critical Care Network (NETCCN). (more…)
UCSD & Rady Awarded $8.3 Million
The University of California San Diego School of Medicine UCSD), https://health.ucad.edu with the Rady Children’s Institute for Genomic Medicine, https://radygenomics.org have received a five year $8.3 million grant from NIH’s Eunice Kennedy Shriver NICHD Institute https://nichd.nih.gov. (more…)