CDC’s National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) www.cdc.gov/niosh has a new software platform called “ERHMS Info Manager ™”. This platform is able to track and monitor emergency response and recovery workers during all phases involving emergency response during a natural disaster or any other public health emergency. …Continue reading
App to Assess AFib
Researchers at the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) www.rit.edu are developing a video algorithm app to incorporate into a tablet or smartphone to act as a clinical tool to assess Atrial Fibrillation. …Continue reading
FDA Approves Continuous GMS for Adults
FDA www.fda.gov recently approved the first continuous glucose monitoring system for adults that does not require blood sample calibration. The “Free Style Libre Flash Glucose Monitoring System” made by Abbott Diabetes Care Inc., https://www.diabeteswcare.abbott will be used by adult patients to make diabetes treatment decisions without using a blood sample from the fingertip. …Continue reading
PCORI Approves $3.8 M for Study
The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) www.pcori.org approved $3.8 million for the UPMC Center for High-Value Health Care www.upmchealthplan.com to study patients with complex care needs. The award will be finalized after the completion of a business and programmatic review by PCORI staff and at that time, the formal award contract will be issued. …Continue reading
Research on Pain Management
NIH within HHS www.hhs.gov, will lead the Department of Defense (DOD) www.defense.gov, and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) www.va.gov to work together on a multi-component research partnership project to focus on using nondrug approaches to manage pain for service members and veterans. …Continue reading
EHRs Can Help Reduce Errors
David W. Bates MD, Chief Division of General Internal Medicine and Primary Care at Brigham and Women’s Hospital www.brighamandwomens.org, conducts studies for the Agency for Health Research and Quality (AHRQ) www.ahrq.gov. He has found that a significant portion of medication errors in hospitals have occurred when physicians place the drug order not when the drugs are dispensed or administered. …Continue reading
Hearst Invests in M2Gen
Hearst has announced an equity investment in M2Gen www.M2Gen.com, a health informatics subsidiary of the Moffitt Cancer Center https://moffitt.org, a comprehensive cancer center in the U.S. …Continue reading