The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) https://darpa.mil awarded $22 million to a research team led by the University of Pittsburgh https://www.upmc.com to develop a device. The device being developed will combine AI, bioelectronics, and regenerative medicine and will be used to help regrow muscle tissue especially after combat injuries. (more…)
Does Temperature Affect the Virus?
One of the biggest unknowns about the coronavirus in how changing seasons will affect the spread of the coronavirus. Physicists at the University of Utah https://www.uthah.edu, have received a National Science Foundation (NSF) https://www.nsf.gov grant for nearly $200,000 to tackle the question. (more…)
Telehealth for Workers’ Compensation
The Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) in the CA.Department of Industrial Relations https://www.dir.ca.gov/dwc/dwc_home_page.htm, is there to provide care for injured workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. (more…)
VA’s Rising Virtual Mental Healthcare
The Veterans Administration https://www.va.gov data showed a dramatic jump in the use of virtual mental healthcare services in March. VA’s Video Connect enables veterans to consult with their healthcare provider via their computer, tablet, or phone. (more…)
Project ECHO Addresses COVID-19
Project ECHO https://echo.unm.edu, a virtual tele-mentoring model with more than 240 hubs operates in 48 states. Academic medical centers and others are reaching nearly 70,000 community providers by using Project ECHO to help healthcare providers, public health officials and scientists in the U.S and worldwide share best practices and information to address COVID-19. (more…)
Healthcare Coalition Formed
Private sector organizations have formed the COVID-19 Healthcare Coalition, a collaborative industry response to the novel coronavirus. Mayo Clinic, Leavitt Partners, and MIT faculty leaders were among the first to take part in the effort. (more…)
Technology to Help Fight COVID-19
As part of their Virtual Roundtable, “How technology will Help U.S. Healthcare Fight Coronavirus” FierceHealthPayer http://fiercehealthpayer.com, hosted Peter Antall, MD, CMO, at Amwell Kuldeep Singh Rajut, CEO and Founder Biofoumis Linda Branagan, PhD, Director, Telehealth Programs, at UCSF Medical Center, Linda Ruschau, Chief Client Officer, PatientPoint, and Ann Mond Johnson, CEO, American Telemedicine Association (ATA) (more…)