The Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) for HIT announced seven recipients of two Cooperative Agreement award programs to share $1.5 million to create standards-based solutions that will improve the exchange of health information. (more…)
Interoperability Plan for Illinois
The Illinois “Statewide Communication Interoperability Plan” (SCIP) released September 2016 is going to help interoperable and emergency communications. SCIP is a three to five year strategic planning tool to help the state prioritize resources, strengthen governance, identify future investments, and address interoperability gaps either regionally, locally, or at the tribal level. (more…)
Rebuilding Knee Cartilage
Thirty million or so Americans who have osteoarthritis, joint pain, and stiffness can use various treatments that can offer some relief but as Veterans Administration’s researcher Martha Finco reports, “Currently, there are no FDA-approved treatments that build new or repair damaged cartilage.” (more…)
Improving Access to Stroke Care
C3O Telemedicine http://c3otelemedicine.com has launched their latest telehealth program in partnership with Meridian Neuroscience now part of Hackensack Meridian Health www.hackensackmeridianhealth.org to provide 24/7 stroke care. (more…)
DOD Developing Mobile Devices
In September, FDA cleared BrainScope’s first handheld medical device “Ahead 300” to use to assess the full spectrum of Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI). The device developed by BrainScope in partnership with the Department of Defense (DOD) www.defense.gov provides a multi-model model device offering clinicians a comprehensive panel of data to help diagnose TBI including concussions. (more…)
Australian Government Signs MOU
The Government of South Australia, the Adelaide Gig City Initiative http://gigcity.com/au, and U.S Ignite Inc. www.us-ignite.org announced that Adelaide is now the first international city to join the growing US Ignite Smart Gigabit Communities program. (more…)
SPECIAL to Federal Telemedicine News
Letter Supporting Provision in Senator John McCain’s Bill S. 2943
September 19, 2016
Chairman John McCain
Committee on Armed Services
U.S. Senate
Dear Chairman McCain:
The American Telemedicine Association strongly supports the provision in your bill S. 2943 (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017) section 705(d) that allow TRICARE beneficiaries to be served by a state-licensed health professional using telemedicine, regardless of the location of the professional or the patient. (more…)