The Department of Homeland Security’s https://www.dhs.gov/science-and-technology Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) is working in conjunction with NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) https://www.jpl.nasa.gov to improve the possibilities of “Internet of Things (IoT) to produce and enhance emergency communications for first responders. (more…)
HHS Partnering to Develop Vaccine
To increase national health security against bio-threats and to protect public health, HHS https://www.hhs.gov is partnering with Public Health Vaccines, LLC in Cambridge Massachusetts http://www.phvaccines.com to develop a potential vaccine against the Marburg virus. No licensed vaccine for this virus exists today. (more…)
Navicent Health Signs Agreements
Navicent Health’s http://www.navicenthealth.org Center for Disruption & Innovation (CfDI) is collaborating with Georgia Tech’s Advanced Technology Development Center’s (ATDC) https://atdc.org Health Tech Program. This effort will help patients in central and South Georgia develop new technologies, treatments, and care created by healthcare technology-oriented companies in the state. (more…)
Market Forces Affecting Healthcare
The American Hospital Association’s https://www.aha.org event “Building Coordinated Networks of Care in the Digital Age” held on March 20, 2019 at the National Press Club, highlighted how contemporary market forces are changing health care. Today’s healthcare environment requires understanding current trends to thoroughly understand what is happening in today’s health and medical environment. (more…)
Teladoc Health Acquires MedecinDirect
Teladoc Health https://teladochealth.com, leader in virtual care, recently acquired Paris-based telemedicine provider MedecinDirect https://medecinDirect.fr. Combining the virtual care services of Teledoc Health with the established local medical operations of MedecinDirect, will bring the benefits of virtual care to more individuals across France. With the acquisition, the new agreement will create the French country unit of Teladoc Health. (more…)
AHRQ Issues Funding Notice
The Agency for Health Care Research and Quality (AHRQ) https://www.ahrq.gov within HHS posted the Funding Opportunity Notice (FOA) “Using Data Analytics to Support Primary Care and Community Interventions to Improve Chronic Disease Prevention and Management and Population Health” (RFA-HS-19-002) on March 20, 2019. (more…)
USDA Invests in Rural Communities
USDA is investing $91 million to build or improve community facilities and essential services for nearly 300,000 rural residents in 12 states. The 16 projects being funded through USDA’s “Community Facilities Direct Loan Program” will provide funding to develop essential community facilities in rural areas with no more than 20,000 residents. (more…)