The new Capitol Hill Steering Committee on Pandemic Preparedness and Health Security convened by the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security met virtually for the first time on October 7, 2020. (more…)
CEO Tells RelayMD’s Story
Credit Suisse https://www.credit-suisse.com as part of their Healthcare Disruptive Technologies & Innovations (HCDT&I) Series, hosted David Levin, CEO of RelyMD https://relymd.com for a virtual meeting with investors. RelyMD is a growing digital health company that provides a coordinated telehealth solution to health systems, managed care organizations, and employers. (more…)
Two HIEs to Join Together
National Health Information Exchanges (HIE) CORHIO https://www.corhio.org in Colorado and Health Current https://www.healthcurrent.org in Arizona are in discussions on how to align their organizations to better serve the healthcare data needed in their states. (more…)
HRSA Posts Grant Notice
HRSA within HHS on September 29, 2020, posted the Grant Notice (HRSA-21-027) to enable grant applicants to apply for funding under the Rural Health Care Services Outreach Program (Outreach Program). (more…)
Grant to Establish Research Center
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) https://uams.edu Institute for Digital Health & Innovation https://uamshealth.com/expertise/digital-health-innovation received a four year $3.8 million grant from HRSA https://www.hrsa.gov within HHS to establish a National Research Center. (more…)
HHS Announce Health IT Awardees
HHS https://www.hhs.gov, Office of the National Coordinator for HIT (ONC), announced four awards totaling more than $2.7 million under the Leading Edge Acceleration Projects in HIT (LEAP in Health IT) funding opportunity. (more…)
NIH Awards $12 Million to RTI
NIH https://www.nih.gov awarded $12 million to RTI International https://rti.org, a non-profit research institution, to support outreach and engagement efforts in ethnic and racial minority communities disproportionately affected by COVID-19. (more…)