After the Teladoc/Livongo (TDOC/LVGO) merger, Credit Suisse https://www.credit-suisse.com conducted a catch-up call with TDOC/LVGO management. LVGO management reports that the company was not for sale and does not view the transaction with TDOC as a sale. (more…)
Tech Leaders to Lead Initiative
The Consumer Technology Association (CTA) https://www.cta.tech invited more than a dozen healthcare and technology leaders including Microsoft, SSM Health, and CVS Health to lead the new Pubic Health Tech Initiative to ensure an effective public sector response to future pandemics. (more…)
ONC Issues Funding Opportunity
The HHS Office of the National Coordinator https://www.healthit.gov on August 12, 2020, issued a Notice of Funding Opportunity to expand and accelerate innovative uses of electronic health information via HIEs to support state and local public health agencies. (more…)
VA, DOE, & HHS Form Partnership
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), https://www.va.gov Department of Energy (DOE) https://www.energy.gov, and HHS https://www.hhs.gov have formed the COVID-19 Insights Partnership. This initiative will coordinate and share health data as well as research to aid in the fight against COVID-19. (more…)
HRSA Posts Grant Forecast
On July 30, 2020, HRSA https://www.hrsa.gov published the Forecast for the Rapid Response Rural Data Analysis and Issue Specific Rural Research Studies (HRSA-21-029) grant. The purpose for the grant is to assist rural communities to conduct rapid data analyses and short term issue specific rural research studies. (more…)
Telehealth News
President Trump signed the new Executive Order (EO) Improving Rural Health and Telehealth Access https://whitehouse.gov/news to further expand access to telehealth services during the COVID-19 pandemic, especially to rural communities. The EO is also extending certain telehealth services after the current public health emergency ends. (more…)
Conversation with Dr. Anthony Fauci
Alliance for Health Policy https://allhealthpolicy.org CEO and President Sarah J. Dash and Dr. Anthony Fauci, Director, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease (NIAID) https://www.niaid.gov conducted a virtual session with reporters to discuss timely topics especially relevant to COVID-19. Dr. Fauci spoke in detail about the nature of the disease, the need to effectively handle at-risk groups, ways to prevent the virus, and the goals and promise for a vaccine to come in the near future. (more…)