DOD’s Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency DARPA https://www.darpa.mil is working on a number of research studies related to medicine and healthcare to not only help warfighters maintain their health and safety in the field but also help many others in the general population. (more…)
Providing PT via Telehealth
The company eWellness Healthcare Corporation providing the PHZIO platform for physical therapy http://www.ewellnesshealth.com and telehealth markets, has developed a new way for all general telemedicine providers to treat back pain effectively to help patients. (more…)
Special to Federal Telemedicine News
Medici Raises $22M for Smartphone App – Direct Link to Patients
Medici supports legislative drive for licensing and reimbursement in TX, FL and federal funding for telemedicine
Authors: Mike Smith & Kevin Scranton
The market for investment in telemedicine applications is heating up. Medici, (https://medici.md) an Austin-based, digital health startup, has raised an additional $22 million in private funding to advance its goal of efficient, accessible healthcare services that can be delivered remotely. Investors include executives from Austin keystone companies Dell and Publix, and from organizations like Starwood and Tesla who believe in the long term value of the personalized telehealth trend. (more…)
Integrating Behavioral & Clinical Healthcare
The Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC) https://www.bipartisapolicy.org event “Framing a Pathway for Integrating Behavioral and Clinical Healthcare” held August 16, 2018, presented thoughts and ideas on how to proceed on the pathway to integration. (more…)
Support for Community Health Centers
HRSA https://www.hrsa.gov within HHS provides funding to nearly 1,400 health centers operating more than 11,000 service delivery sites. To improve the HRSA Health Center Program, HHS is providing $125 million for Quality Improvement grant awards to 1,352 community health centers in the U.S, territories, and the District of Columbia. (more…)
Pediatric Networks on the Rise
A Clinically Integrated Network (CIN) serving children and medical providers was recently created for the Washington D.C region. The Children’s National Health System https://childrensnational.org and community-based clinicians spent more than a year planning, developing and performing market analysis, to establish the Pediatric Health Network. (more…)
New Initiatives for Alaska HIE
The HIE referred to as “healtheConnect Alaska” www.ak-ehealth.org formerly Alaska ehealth Network, is a nonprofit corporation, providing health information exchange and direct secure messaging services to more than 20 hospitals and 450 healthcare organizations across the state of Alaska. (more…)