FCC https://www.fcc.gov Commissioner Brendan Carr visited a community healthcare clinic in rural Laurel Fork Virginia. He announced that the FCC on July 10, 2019 will discuss a “Notice of Proposed Rulemaking” to advance the $100 million Connected Care Pilot Program needed to support telehealth for low income Americans living in rural areas and veterans. …Continue reading
Foundation Announces Loans to FQHCs
Healthcare Georgia Foundation https://www.healthcaregeorgia.org announced a five year $500,000 investment to Community Health Center Capital Fund https://www.chc.capitalfund.org to provide low cost fixed rate five to seven year term loans to Georgia’s Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHC). …Continue reading
AICU’s Remote Inpatient Monitoring
Credit Suisse, https://www.credit-suisse.com an international organization, as part of their “Healthcare Disruptive Technologies & Innovations” series hosted Lou Silverman, Chairman and CEO and Andrea Clegg CFO at Advanced ICU Care (AICU) https://advancedicucare.com at a small group investor dinner held in New York City. AICU noted how the Tele-ICU market is advancing and discussed the growth and market opportunities ahead in future years. …Continue reading
IHS Launches IT Modernization
The Indian Health Service (IHS) https://www.ihs.gov and the HHS Office of the Chief Technology Officer https://www.hhs.gov/cto/index.html have launched their IT Modernization Research Project. …Continue reading
VA Receives Innovation HIT Awards
For the second year, the Veterans Administration (VA) https://www.va.gov has been recognized for innovations developed for federal health technology. The VA received nine awards for innovative programs ranging from text messaging to programs that help modernize business practices. …Continue reading
Study to Link Genetics & Disease
Intermountain Healthcare https://intermountainhealthcare.org and deCODE genetics https://www.decode.com have announced a major global collaboration and study focused on discovering new connections between genetics and human diseases that will involve the collection of half a million DNA samples. …Continue reading
Serving Revenue Cycle Management
Apprio, https://www.apprioinc.com or https://twitter.com.apprioinc, a provider of specialized technology solutions for the health, defense, and homeland security markets, has created ApprioHealth, a new commercially focused business unit to serve the unique revenue cycle management requirements of hospitals and health systems. …Continue reading