About 1.3 million Americans are legally blind, most of them affected by late onset diseases such as glaucoma and age related macular degeneration. To help the blind, a cortical visual prosthesis can be life-changing, partially restoring sight, improving mobility, and even helping to recognize some objects. (more…)
State’s Virtual Pharmacist Program
The Oklahoma Health Care Authority (OHCA) https://www.okhca.org is expanding a pilot program statewide to improve the health of SoonerCare (Oklahoma Medicaid) members with chronic conditions by optimizing their medication. (more…)
Texas Releases HIT Plan
CMS required the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) https://hhs.texas.gov to develop a “Health Information Technology (Health IT) Strategic Plan” in order to renew the Texas Medicaid 1115 Healthcare Transformation and Quality Improvement Program demonstration waiver. (more…)
VA Initiates ATLAS in Montana
The Veterans Administration (VA) https://www.va.gov provides healthcare to nearly 9 million veterans. One third of the veterans are living in rural areas where providing care to veterans presents a delivery challenge. (more…)
Survey: Telemedicine Takeaways
Credit Suisse’s https://www.credit-suisse.com Annual Employer Health Benefits Survey, indicates a slight uptick in telehealth adoption among large employers, and also shows that telebehavioral still remains an opportunity. The survey shows some moderation in premium growth, but pricing is still expected to exceed cost growth. (more…)
USAID Issues Grant Notice
The U.S, Agency for International Development (USAID) posted the grant notice “Country Health Information Systems and Data Use” (CHISU) on October 18, 2019 with estimated funding for $200,000,000. (more…)
USDA Investing in Broadband
USDA https://www.usda.gov has announced several investments in the first round of USDA’s ReConnect Pilot Program investments in high speed broadband infrastructure to create or improve rural e-Connectivity. These funding announcements are included in the first round of USDA’s ReConnect Pilot Program https://www.usda.gov/econnect/program.
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