Handling biomedical data efficiently and effectively is of major concern to NIH as the agency https://www.nih.gov routinely supports intramural and extramural research projects that generate tremendous amounts of biomedical data. Regardless of the format, all types of data require hardware, architecture, and platforms to capture, organize, store, provide access, and perform computations. (more…)
Children with Medical Complexity
After receiving instructions from the Delaware General Assembly in the FY 2018 budget bill, the Delaware Health and Social Services, https://dhss.delaware.gov Division of Medicaid and Medical Assistance (DMMA), recently released the study “Delaware’s Plan for Managing the Health Care Needs of Children with Medical Complexity”. (more…)
Addressing Social Challenges
During a keynote address at the VivaTech conference held in Parris, last May, IBM Chairman, President and CEO, Ginni Rometty committed IBM technology plus $30 million over five years in the annual “Call for Code Global Initiative” to help when disasters strike. The goal is to tap into data, artificial intelligence, blockchain, cloud, and IoT technologies to help people, communities, and society when and where needed. (more…)
Partnering to Improve Health
The new report “HUD-HHS Partnerships: A Prescription for Better Health” recently released by the Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC) in Washington D.C. https://bipartisanpolicy.org offers recommendations on how HUD and HHS https://www.hhs.gov can collaborate across programs to tackle the health and housing needs in the U.S. (more…)
System to Diagnose & Manage mTBI
Scientists at two universities in Virginia are working with clinicians from two major health systems and a growing Virginia-based biotechnology company, to find ways to accurately diagnose mTBI that show subtle or no physical signs but yet can cause long term damage. (more…)
Challenge to Address Opioid Crisis
On May 30, 2018, FDA https://www.fda.gov launched the agency’s “Innovation Challenge” to spur the development of medical devices. These medical devices include digital health technologies and diagnostic tests that could possibly provide solutions to detect, treat, and prevent addiction by addressing diversion and treating pain. (more…)
Bill to Establish Rural Broadband Office
Senators John Hoeven (R-ND) http://www.hoeven.senator.gov and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) http://www.klobuchar.senate.gov recently introduced bipartisan legislation to establish the Office of Rural Broadband at the FCC https://www.fcc.gov. This office would help coordinate federal resources so that more people in rural communities would have access to reliable, affordable telecommunications, and broadband services. (more…)