The Colorado Economic Development Commission (EDC) http://choosecolorado.com recently approved $2.9 million in Advanced Industries Accelerator (AIA) grants to go to 18 Colorado companies with technologies that will impact key industries from health to manufacturing. (more…)
SSM Improving Care in EDs
SSM Integrated Health Technologies (SSMIHT) www.ssmiht.com has formed a technology hub so that SSM Health Care www.ssmhealth.com, can efficiently utilize information and clinical engineering systems. (more…)
Draft HIT Strategic Framework
The Networking and Information Technology R&D (NITRD) www.nitrd.gov program is the primary source for information on federally funded work on the areas of advanced information technologies, computing, networking, and software. (more…)
VA’s FY 2018 Budget Request
The Presidents FY 2018 budget request proposes $186.5 billion for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) www.va.gov and includes $82.1 billion in discretionary funding largely for healthcare. The budget request provides a $4.6 billion increase in discretionary funding for VA healthcare to improve patient access and timeliness of medical care services for about nine million enrolled veterans. (more…)
COPD National Action Plan
Concerned about the growing incidence of COPD, members of the Congressional COPD Caucus urged NIH and CDC www.cdc.gov to craft a comprehensive federal plan to tackle the disease. As a result NIH’s National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) www.nhlbi.nih.gov collaborated with CDC and other partners to produce the “COPD National Action Plan” www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/education/copd . (more…)
9th mHealth+Telehealth World Congress
Care delivered through technology is now standard for delivering healthcare. The 9th Annual mHealth + Telehealth World Conference 2017 to be held July 24-25, 2017 in Boston at the Seaport Hotel, is going to highlight the strategies needed to keep up with the trend. Attend the Summit to learn how to expand digital health capabilities and to understand the impact connected health will have on the future of healthcare. (more…)
Partners & GE Launch Collaboration
Partners HealthCare www.partners.org and GE Healthcare www.gehealthcae.com recently announced a ten year collaboration to rapidly develop, validate, and strategically integrate deep learning technology across the entire continuum of care. (more…)