A kick-off event hosted by Health Affairs https://www.healthaffairs.orgg and the National Pharmaceutical Council www.npcnow.org was held at the National Press Club February 1, 2018 to discuss “Health Spending: Tackling The Big Issues”. (more…)
Coast Guard: Needs New EHR System
David A. Powner, Director for Information Technology Management Issues at the General Accountability Office (GAO) https://www.gao.gov submitted testimony to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure https://transportation.house.gov Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation. GAO’s study (GAO-18-363T) summarizes information related to the Coast Guard’s EHR modernization initiative and the Coast Guard’s current health records management process. (more…)
HRSA Helping Rural Hospitals
The Delta Regional Authority (DRA) and HRSA https://www.hrsa.gov within HHS, are working together to provide technical assistance to rural hospitals in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Missouri. The Delta Region’s Community Health Systems Development Programs are administered by HRSA’s Federal Office of Rural Health Policy. (more…)
Launching Telehealth 2.0
The Army’s Telemedicine and Advanced Technology Research Center (TATRC) in their Mobile Health Innovation Center (mHIC) has launched their new research project “Telehealth 2.0 Providing Continuity of Behavioral Health Clinical Care to Patients Using Mobile Devices”. (more…)
Caring for Complex Chronic Conditions
The Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC) https://bipartisanpolicy.org on January 31, 2018, released their new policy roadmap “A Policy Roadmap for Individuals with Complex Care Needs” stressing the need to identify policy solutions on ways to finance and deliver quality care to this vulnerable population. (more…)
Update on VA HIT Modernization
January 30, 2018, the “VA Health IT Modernization” (GAO-18-208) report was submitted https://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-18-208 by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) https://gao.gov to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform’s Subcommittee on Information Technology https://oversight.house.gov. (more…)
FDA & DOD Developing Safe Medicines
FDA https://www.fda.gov and the Department of Defense’s (DOD) Office of Health Affairs https://health.mil have launched a joint program to efficiently develop safe and effective medical products in order to provide better emergency care for military personnel especially when treating injuries in battlefield settings. (more…)