December 2016, Public Law 114-286, “Faster Care for Veterans Act of 2016” was enacted directing the Veterans Administration to carry out a pilot program in not less than three Veterans Integrated Services Networks (VISN). …Continue reading
Reducing Hospital Readmissions
Hospitals need to find innovative solutions to improve patient care and avoid financial penalties related to the chronically ill patient population. With remote patient monitoring, clinicians are able to track patients at home and intervene before the patient requires readmission to the hospital. …Continue reading
Army Modernizes Radiography System
The Army reports that a new smaller, lighter, less expensive, and more cyber secure Portable Digital Radiography System (PDRS) will soon be available to use. The PDRS was developed and supported by the Army Medical Center’s Capabilities Development Integration Directorate (CDID) www.cs.amedd.army.mil/cdid.aspx. …Continue reading
Siemens to Research Zika Test
The HHS Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) www.phe.gov/about/aspr/pages/default in their Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) www.phe.gov/about/BARDA/Pages/default.aspx, just signed an agreement for $8.9 million with Siemens Healthineers https://usa.healthcare.siemens.com. …Continue reading
Rural Hospitals Receive Funds
In April, the Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust http://helmsleytrust.org provided $16 million in new grants to help 41 hospitals in the rural upper Midwest. The Helmsley Rural Healthcare Program funds innovative projects that use IT to connect rural patients to emergency medical care, bring the latest medical therapies to patients in remote areas, and provide state-of-the-art training for rural hospitals and EMS personnel. …Continue reading
Faster Adoption of Technology Needed
“The transformation of the healthcare system will require faster adoption of appropriate technology as well as changes in the way that the system is structured”, according to Robert Pearl, MD, http://robertpearlmd.com speaking at the “Splash Health, Wellness and Wearables Conference” held in March in San Francisco. …Continue reading
Help for Startups
A Purdue University www.purdue.edu affiliated software startup AccuPS LLC recently received www.accups.com $100,000 in investment funding to assist in further development. The startup AccuPS developed the AeroWand™, a high definition 3-D motion tracking technology to provide a way for mobile Virtual Reality (VR) users to interact in the VR space. …Continue reading