On April 8, 2020, the Department of the Army (USAMRAA) https://usamraa.army.mil posted a grant notice seeking applications for their “Peer Reviewed Medical Research Program” (PRMRP) https://cdmrp.army.mil/prmrp/default. Applications are being solicited for the Defense Health Agency’s (DHA) Research and Development Directorate. (more…)
Virtual Urgent Care Center Launched
Ballad Health https://balladhealth.org, an integrated healthcare delivery system, serves 29 counties in Northeast Tennessee, Southwest Virginia, Northwestern North Carolina and Southeast Kentucky. In total the health system operates 21 hospitals. (more…)
Creating a Patient Data Registry
LabCorp https://www.LabCorp.com a life sciences company and Ciox https://www.cioxrd.com involved in health information management, have announced an agreement to collaborate on a comprehensive U.S based COVID-19 patient data registry. (more…)
VA & DOD Launch Joint HIE
The Federal Electronic Health Record Modernization (FEHRM) program office at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the Department of Defense (DOD) have launched a modernized health data sharing capability, in order to enable both departments to have the ability to securely exchange records with community healthcare partners. (more…)
Telehealth in Rural Michigan
Connected Nation Michigan https://connectednation.org/Michigan recently released a 6 month study in partnership with AARP and the Michigan Health Endowment Fund examining the use and perception of telehealth in 5 counties in rural Michigan. The study “Healthcare from Anywhere: Telehealth Use & Perceptions in Rural Michigan” concentrated on the intersection of telehealth and the digital divide. (more…)
Respiratory Device Can Save Lives
The remote respiratory device “Remote E-Stethoscope Platform” (RESP) created by Strados Labs https://www.stradoslas.com, has the potential to save patient lives and clinician’s time by reducing the burden on bedside nurses. The RESP, a wireless remote e-stethoscope can be used by remote intensivists and telehealth workers to monitor breath sounds and status of the patient. (more…)
COVID-19: Potential Impact on CHNG
Credit Suisse’s https://www.credit-suisse.com analysts while doing their COVID-19 Impact Analysis for Change Healthcare (CHNG) https://changehealthcare.com, found that one of the biggest factors affecting CHNG is that elective surgeries are getting delayed or postponed throughout the country. This delay is affecting physician practices resulting in the financial strain having an impact on CHNG’s business. (more…)