The National Quality Forum (NQF) https://www.qualityforum.org has released a report outlining 37 measures of health to address the specific needs of communities in rural areas. (more…)
NIH Announces Challenge Winners
NIH https://www.nih.gov recently announced the winners of their “NIH Technology Accelerator Challenge (NTAC) for Maternal Health”, a competition for developers of diagnostic technologies to help improve maternal health worldwide. (more…)
iReferral Interoperability Launched
Intermountain Healthcare https://intermountainhealthcare.org, DonorConnect https://www.donorconnect.life, along with InVita Healthcare Technologies https://www.invitahealth.com have launched iReferral Interoperability in Utah and Idaho to streamline the critical first step in the organ, tissue, and eye donation transplantation process. (more…)
Cybersecurity Guidance Updated
In an effort to help healthcare organizations protect patients’ personal health information, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) https://www.nist.gov has updated their cybersecurity guidance for the industry. (more…)
Cardinal Health Acquires ScalaMed
Cardinal Health https://cardinalhealth.com has announced the acquisition of ScalaMed https://scalamed.com, a HIPAA-compliant smart platform that transfers prescriptions directly to patients via a secure mobile app. (more…)
Studying the Impacts of COVID
Stanford Medicine leading studies focused on the short and long term health impacts of COVD-19, will use Komodo’s Health Platform https://www.komodohealth.com.
Referral Network Launched
NeuroFlow https://www.neuroflow.com has launched a referral network with behavioral health services providers, tele-therapy companies, and telepsychiatry organizations to expand access to care. The growing demand for behavioral health support has spotlighted the challenges of accessing proper levels of care. (more…)