Army researchers are studying the physiological effects of blast pressure on the brain to discover solutions involving technology that will protect soldiers in training or in the field. The Army is partnering with the Japanese Ministry of Defense www.mod.go.jp/e/. (more…)
Computers & Physical Therapy
After a stroke, patients may have trouble walking and unable to regain the gait they had before suffering a stroke. By using computers, clinicians are now able to determine the most effective rehabilitation treatment prescription for a patient. This is necessary since clinicians don’t always have all the information needed to know which treatment approach to use or how the approach should be implemented to maximize walking recovery. (more…)
Interoperability Making Progress
Rush Health www.rush-health.com an integrated health network has adopted InterSystem’s http://interSystems.com HealthShare® interoperability platform to help coordinate care. Rush Health serving greater Chicago includes four hospitals, more than 1,100 physician members, and 350 non-physician network clinicians. (more…)
Studying Liver Transplant Patients
A Clinical Trial sponsored by the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai is currently recruiting participants for the study “Adult Liver Transplant Enhanced Care” (ALTER) https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT02320422. (more…)
Integrating Physical & Mental Health
Dartmouth-Hitchcock (D-H) www.dartmouth-hitchcock.org and Cheshire Medical Center www.cheshire-med-com are implementing a new five year $150 million statewide initiative awarded by CMS www.cms.gov to integrate and improve behavioral and physical healthcare. The funding will be used to help the more than 90,000 Medicaid-designated patients throughout the state. (more…)
U.S-Israel Collaborate on Technologies
Recently in 2016, the Israel-U.S Binational Industrial Research and Development (BIRD) Foundation www.birdf.com funded two projects selected by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) www.dhs.gov and the Israeli Ministry of Public Security (MOPS) http://mops.gov.il to help advance technologies specifically to help first responders. (more…)
Telepsychiatry: NY’s New Regulations
According to the New York State Office of Mental Health (OMH) www.omh.ny.gov December newsletter, the OMH announced the adoption of new regulations to accommodate the expansion of telepsychiatry services in New York State. (more…)