Long wait times have been a persistent issue for families waiting to see an autism specialist since often the wait time for an appointment can often exceed more than one year. ECHO Autism is partnering with the Thompson Center for Autism and Neurodevelopmental Disorders https://thompsoncenter.missouri.edu/autism-training/echo-autism, MU Health www.health.org, and the Missouri Telehealth Network http://medicine2.missouri.edu/telehealth/protocols.html to successfully train primary care providers to diagnose and manage autism spectrum disorders. (more…)
Peterson Teams with Brown University
The Peterson Center on Healthcare http://petersonhealthcare.org is collaborating with stakeholders across the healthcare system and engaging in grant-making, partnerships and research. Peterson has just announced that a two year $1.1 million grant will go to Brown University School of Public Health http://brown.edu/academics/public-health to study how high-quality and cost-effective care can be provided to high-need Medicare patients requiring post-discharge care. (more…)
Network Collects Injury Data
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) www.cdc.gov/niosh within CDC, conducts research and makes recommendations for preventing work-related injuries, illnesses, and deaths. (more…)
Index Reports Results
Royal Philips www.usa.philips.com has released the results of their second annual Future Health Index (FHI), an international study of the general population and healthcare professionals. FHI reports their views on healthcare access, integration, and connected care technologies. (more…)
VA’s Decision on Next Gen EHR
On June 5, 2017, Secretary of Veterans Affairs, Dr. David J. Shulkin announced his decision related to the next-generation EHR system for the Department of Veterans Affairs www.va.gov . As announced, the VA will adopt the same EHR system as the Department of Defense www.defense.gov now known as MHS GENESIS. (more…)
Closing the Rural Access Gap
Ashley Thompson, Senior VP of Public Policy Analysis and Development at the American Hospital Association (AHA) www.aha.org recently responded to the FCC’s www.fcc.gov request for comments requested in the Federal Register. AHA’s comments centered on how to increase better access to healthcare and how the FCC can better advance the adoption and accessibility of broadband-enabled healthcare solutions in rural and underserved areas of the country. (more…)
DHA Awards HIT SIN Contract
The first major award to include the new Health IT “Special Item Number (SIN 132-56)” on the IT Schedule 70 was made by the Defense Health Agency (DHA www.health.mil.dha. Using Health IT (SIN) will enable both agency customers and industry partners to benefit. The result of using health IT (SIN) makes it possible to separate health IT from other IT Schedule 70 services. This has resulted in a simplified procurement process now being used for health IT services. (more…)