Ochsner Health System www.ochsner.org introduced connected “Maternity Online Monitoring” (MOM), a digital medicine program to allow expectant mothers to use advanced wireless technology to manage prenatal health. Ochsner is the only hospital in the Gulf South region in Louisiana to offer this convenient technology to their patients. (more…)
FDA’s Preliminary FOA
FDA https://www.fda.gov has issued a preliminary posting for a Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) (RFA-FD-18-004) for the “Pediatric Device Consortia Grants program (P50). Interested applicants must apply through www.grants.gov when the formal FOA is expected to be posted shortly. No applications will be accepted through this preliminary posting. (more…)
Using Tech to Combat Opioid Abuse
The Ohio Third Frontier https://development.ohio.gov/bs_thirdfrontier has approved up to $20 million to advance new technologies in the battle against drug abuse and addiction. As part of a two pronged approach to accomplish this goal, the Ohio Third Frontier Commission in December approved $10 million to advance technologies ranging from pain management alternatives to new apps to improve diagnosis and treatment. (more…)
Life365 Receives Award
The Arizona Innovation Challenge powered by the Arizona Commerce Authority (ACA) awards $3 million annually to the most promising early stage technology companies in high growth industries. Recently, ACA awarded $1.5 million in fall 2017 with each winner receiving up to $250,000 each. The goal is to drive economic growth and create jobs in the state of Arizona. (more…)
A Doctor on Every Deployment
Special to Federal Telemedicine News
Author: Allison Price
email: alisabtafe01@yahoo.com, Phone: 011 44 780 254 1224
At a rural office outside of Richmond, Virginia, a small team of physicians and entrepreneurs is working hard to change the face of telemedicine. There is a certain buzz at this office and the excitement felt here is palpable. “We believe that all people around the world can—and will—have access to quality healthcare, where and when they need it,” says Adam Hardage, CEO Remote Health Solutions www.remotehealthsolutions.org, “Today we’re making that belief a reality through our technology and a relentless drive to expand global access to remote medicine.” (more…)
Helping Advanced Heart Failure Patients
More than six million Americans have heart failure which means their heart has failed to adequately pump blood. This results in symptoms which include fatigue, shortness of breath, swelling, and a fast or erratic heartbeat. (more…)
Broadband to Rural Cancer Patients
According to the CDC, Americans living in rural areas are still more likely to die of cancer than their counterparts in urban settings. This sets them apart from the many communities nationwide that have experienced a 20 percent decrease in cancer mortality over the past two decades. Initial analysis of broadband and cancer data shows that the rural cancer areas also face major gaps in broadband access and adoption. (more…)