The eHealth Initiative & Foundation (eHI) https://www.ehidc.org has released a set of tools to help promote the use of ICD-10-CM Z codes to capture Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) data. The ICD-10-CM coding is a system used by clinicians to classify and record all diagnoses and symptoms for care within the U.S. (more…)
North Carolina’s Care Network
According to North Carolina’s Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), https://www.ncdhhs.gov Division of Public Health’s Annual Report Submitted to the North Carolina Medical Society https://www.ncmedsoc.org (NCMS) (October 2019), “Access to high quality medical care is crucial to health, but research shows that up to 80 percent of a person’s health is driven by social, economic, and environmental factors that determine behaviors that emerge as a result.” (more…)
Precision Health Initiative Launched
The Rockefeller Foundation https://www.rockefellerfoundation.org and Global Health Partners including UNICEF, WHO, The Global Fund, the World Banks’s Global Financing Facility, and Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, recently have provided $100 Million to develop the “Precision Public Health Initiative”. (more…)
TytoCare Hosted at Investor Meeting
Amnon Gavish, TytoCare’s https://www.tytocare.com Chief Commercial Officer & General Manager for North America, was hosted at a small group investor meeting in New York City as part of Credit Suisse’s https://www.credit.suisse.com “Healthcare Disruptive Technologies & Innovations” series. Amnon has worked for over 20 years as an entrepreneur and executive at health IT and communication companies. (more…)
Bill Supports Biomedical Research
Representatives Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ) https://sherrill.house.gov, Mike Levin (D-CA) https://levin.house.gov, and Abigail Spanberger (D-VA) https://spanberger.house.gov calling for an investment in biomedical research, have introduced the “Biomedical Innovation Expansion Act of 2019”. (more…)
Telestroke Care for Veterans
According to an article appearing in “The Rural Connection-Fall 2019”, published by the Office of Rural Health at the Veterans Administration, emergency stroke care for veterans continues to improve with care provided by the VA’s National Telestroke Program. (more…)
UCLA Advancing Technology
UCLA https://www.uclahealth.org has been awarded a grant from the U.S Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration https://www.eda.gov to create a regional hub to develop medical technology and digital tools. (more…)