The National Rural Health Association’s Rural Health Policy Institute met in Washington D.C for their rural advocacy event on February 6-8, 2018. Over 400 rural health advocates came from all over the U.S to take part in the event. Today, rural communities are eroding since 83 rural hospitals have closed since 2010. (more…)
New Initiative for Children
A new initiative “Best Starts for Kids” (BSK) is underway in the State of Washington. BSK was initiated to improve the health and well-being of children by investing in programs to help children, families, and communities when and where needed. (more…)
AHSG’s Report on the Opioid Crisis
The purpose for the Aspen Institute’s Aspen Health Strategy Group (AHSG) is to provide leadership on important and complex health issues. Financial support is provided by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the Laura and John Arnold Foundation, and the Laurie Ml. Tisch Illumination Fund. (more…)
Accelerating Innovation in Healthcare
The Health Affairs https://www.healthaffairs.org briefing “Diffusion of Innovation”, held at the National Press Club on February 6, 2018, examined the need to accelerate the spread of new and innovative healthcare practices to improve care but also to lower costs. The February 2018 issue of Health Affairs examines the factors that are accelerating the spread of new and innovative healthcare practices to improve care and lower costs. (more…)
NIH Awards UB Spinoff $1.5 Million
Cytocybernetics http://cytocbernetics.com, a University of Buffalo (UB) spinoff co-founded by Randall L Rosmusson PhD and Glenda C. Bett PhD, both Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences faculty members have been awarded $1.5 million by NIH. The project includes developing an enhanced version of a device capable of integrating electronics with heart muscle cells to test how new drugs affect the heart’s electrical activity. (more…)
Ramping Up Access to Healthcare
One in five North Carolinians, almost 2.2 million people live in 60 rural counties. The Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust has invested $30 million in seven counties to get a program called “Healthy Places NC” http://content/healthy-places-nc up and running. (more…)
Delivering High Quality Cancer Care
Vantage Cancer Care Network (VCCN) www.mckesson.com has signed an agreement with Alliance Cancer Specialists, PC to expand the delivery of high quality oncology care across the Philadelphia region. Under the agreement, 21 oncologists across eleven locations are joining VCCN to provide seamless and efficient oncology care. (more…)