CMS www.cms.gov awarded 20 two-year Special Innovation Projects (SIPs) to 12 regional Quality Innovation Network-Quality Improvement Organizations (QIN-QIO) http://qioproram.org serving the Medicare population. The QIN-QIOs work with beneficiaries, providers, and communities in data-driven initiatives to increase patient safety. …Continue reading
AI’s Impact on Society
Experts report that artificial Intelligence (AI) is transforming our society and will continue to do so in the coming generations. The speakers at the Center for Data Innovation (CDI) www.datainnovation.org event “Algorithms, Automation, and Public Policy” held on Capitol Hill, pointed out that data intensive computer systems have the capacity to solve problems faster and more accurately than humans. …Continue reading
Data for Public Health
Public health relies on timely data that is relevant locally. Despite progress made at the national and state level and the wide adoption of EHRs, local public health professionals do not find it easy to obtain the critical data required at all times to guide actions and track impact. …Continue reading
Universities Comment on Broadband
Four land grant universities working on rural broadband issues commented on the National Telecommunications and Information Administration’s (NTIA) www.ntia.doc.gov “National Broadband Research Agenda” published in the Federal Register, September 9, 2016 pages 2479-62481. …Continue reading
Ideas on the Future of Healthcare
A Capitol Hill briefing “The Future of Healthcare in America” presented by the NIHCM Foundation www.nihcm.org, brought together leaders who have served in Democratic and Republican Administrations, led and advised major healthcare companies, and spurred improvements in health policy for many decades. …Continue reading
IHS & CHOP Partner on Telehealth
The Indian Health Service ((HS) www.ihs.gov and the Department of Pediatrics at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) www.chop.edu just signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to explore creating a pediatric specialty consultation service. The service would use telehealth to help American Indian and Alaska Native children served by IHS. …Continue reading
Initial MHS Genesis to Roll Out
Navy Vice Admiral Raquel Bono, Director of the Defense Health Agency www.health.mil/dha speaking at the AFCEA Bethesda Maryland Chapter Meeting on Health IT Day 2016 http://bethesda.afceachapters.org, explained that military members have to be ready to go anywhere in the world on short notice. …Continue reading