On July 6, 2020, the General Services Administration GSA) https://www.gsa.gov issued the solicitation for the 8(a) STARS III Governmentwide Acquisition Contract (GWAC) to purchase information technology services from 8(a) prime contractors. (more…)
Care Models for Patients at Home
Mayo Clinic https://mayoclinic.org has announced a new care model that will deliver comprehensive and complex care to patients in the comfort of the home via a new technology platform. The Advance Care at Home Model offers infusions, skilled nursing, medications, laboratory and imaging services, behavioral health, and rehabilitation services from a network of paramedics, nurses, and support team members. (more…)
Contract Tracing Exchange Launched
AWARE, a Privacy-focused Contract Tracing Exchange for COVID-19 has been launched. The AWARE Exchange was developed through a partnership with technology providers, Knowmadics https://www.knowmadics.com , Diveplane https://diveplane.com, and Iron Bow Technologies https://www.ironbow.com. (more…)
FCC Adds Funds for Rural Health
The FCC https://www.fcc.gov has directed the Universal Service Administrative Company https://usac.org, administering the FCC’s Rural Health Care Program to use up to $197.98 million in unused funds from prior years to meet FY 2020 demand for the Rural Health Care Program. (more…)
Telehealth: VA’s Use in Rural Areas
The Veterans Administration’s Office of Rural Health (ORH) provides funding, technical assistance, and mentoring so rural VA facilities can support rural health. There are two types of programs that make funding available for VA applicants. (more…)
GE Healthcare Launches AI Suite
GE Healthcare https://www.gehealthcare.com has introduced their Thoracic Care Suite, a collection of eight Artificial Intelligence (AI) algorithms from Lunit INSIGHT CXR to help alleviate clinical strain due to COVID-19. GE Healthcare partnered with Lunit, https://lunit.10/en, a South Korean medical AI software company developing AI-powered analysis of lung diseases via chest x-ray images. (more…)
CEO Narrates SnapMD Story
Credit Suisse https://www.credit-suisse.com as part of their Healthcare Disruptive Technologies & Innovations (HCDT&I), series, hosted Dave Skibinski, President, CEO, and Co-Founder of SnapMD https://snap.md, for a virtual meeting with investors. (more…)