CMS http://www.cms.gov has released a new proposed rule to protect access to emergency care and additional outpatient services for people living in rural communities. (more…)
HHS Investing in Rural Health
HHS https://www.hhs.gov has invested over $16 billion to strengthen rural health care. HHS has provided over $350 million to support rural health programs and also reduce morbidity and mortality from substance use disorders in rural communities. (more…)
Francisco Partners Launches Merative
Francisco Partners, https://www.Francisopartners.com, a global investment firm specializing in partnering with technology businesses, has acquired healthcare data and analytics assets that were part of IBM’s Watson Health business. (more…)
Cleveland Clinic Receives Grant
NIH https://nih.gov awarded Cleveland Clinic https://www.clevelandclinic.org $14.2 million for Atrial Fibrillation (AF) research. The 5 year award will support 4 projects aimed at improving and finding new treatments for patients with AF which is the most common heart rhythm abnormality. (more…)
Telepathology at Bayhealth
Bayhealth https://bayhealth.org has launched a new telepathology system at their Sussex Campus. Telepathology is the process of performing pathology testing and tasks to diagnose disease at a distance using electronic methods. (more…)
Director Hired for Device Security
The Health Information Sharing and Analysis Center (Health-ISAC) https://h-isac.org, a global non-profit to help healthcare organizations handle cyber and physical security threats, has announced that Phil Englert is the New Health-ISAC Global Director for Medical Device Security. (more…)
Creating a Learning Network
Brigham and Women’s Hospital https://www.brighamandwomens.org, American Medical Association https://www.ama.org and the Joint Commission https://www.jointcommission.org have created a learning network to help hospital systems apply equity to quality and safety to improve outcomes in historically marginalized populations. (more…)