The Massachusetts eHealth Institute (MEHI) http://mehi.masstech.org at the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative, recently launched a new report “Caregivers and Digital Health: A Survey of Trends and Attitudes of Massachusetts Family Caregivers”. It was found that over 60 percent surveyed reported that being a caregiver disrupts their lives a great deal or a fair amount. …Continue reading
9th mHealth +Telehealth Conference
The 9th Annual mHealth + Telehealth World Conference 2017 to be held July 24-25, 2017 in Boston at the Seaport Hotel will focus on strategies to increase engagement, maximize ROI, and ways to expand the technological capabilities for all of your virtual healthcare initiatives. You will come away from the Conference with an understanding of how connected health is currently and will continue to impact healthcare in the 21st century. …Continue reading
NIH’s Grant to Vigilant Biosciences
Vigilant Biosciences Inc. https://vigilantbiosciences.com has developed solutions to aid in the early detection and intervention of cancer. Currently, the vast majority of patients with oral cancer are detected through a visual and physical exam when symptoms are likely to indicate that the patient is in the late stage with oral cancer. …Continue reading
Conversation on Connected Health
Congressman Buddy Carter (R-GA)https://buddycarter.house.gov as host for the Capitol Hill briefing held June 28, 2017, talked about the “Connect for Health Act” http://congress.gov introduced May 2017 to help expand the use of telehealth. …Continue reading
Monitoring Hearts with Smart Tools
EKO Devices https://ekodevices.com heavily involved in developing and using non-invasive, mobile, and intelligent cardiac care has been approved by FDA to market DUO a combined digital stethoscope and electrocardiogram (ECG) system. …Continue reading
Grants Awarded in California
Blue Shield of California Foundation www.blueshieldcafoundation.org awarded $11.2 million in funding to improve health and safety for vulnerable state residents. A key focus of this second-quarter funding is to promote innovative, value-based service delivery integration for healthcare, prevent domestic violence, and provide other social services to ensure effective and coordinated care. …Continue reading
Screening for Rare Genetic Diseases
The National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) https://ncats.nih.gov within NIH, is supporting research for standard genetic tests to be added to newborn screening. The NCATS support is enabling a team from Research Triangle Park (RTI) along with three Clinical and Translational Science Awards (CTSA) to develop and implement an appropriate screening program to enhance newborn screening. …Continue reading