The Colorado Health Foundation www.coloradohealth.org recognizes that providers are changing their business models and may lack flexible capital for facilities and growth and the integration of services and capital to improve their data systems. (more…)
Avera eCare in Rural Areas
Avera eCARE www.AveraeCARE.org a robust telemedicine network serving rural health care, now reaches one million telehealth patients. The eCARE network now serves 263 hospitals, clinics, long-term care centers, correctional facilities, and schools within 12 states by using video and computer monitoring equipment. (more…)
Partnership Formed in Delaware
Four hospital systems in Delaware have formed a statewide strategic partnership named “eBrightHealth” which is the first alliance consisting of four health systems in Delaware to serve more than 935,000 residents in the state. (more…)
Grants for the Delta Region
USDA www.usda.gov is seeking applications for grants to improve healthcare in the Delta Region. Nearly $4.4 million in grant funding is available through the Delta Health Care Services Grant Program www.rd.usda.gov/programs-services/all-programs. The program helps towns in the Delta region access high quality medical and healthcare services. (more…)
Help for Rural Hospitals
Last Spring, the Georgia General Assembly www.legis.ga.gov passed the “Rural Hospital Tax Credit Bill” (SB 258) to allow individuals and corporations to receive tax credits for financial contributions made to certain eligible rural hospitals. (more…)
Testing Cognitive Skills
FDA www.fda.gov does not develop medical devices for marketing, but the agency does review and evaluate medical devices. FDA has evaluated devices that might treat and diagnose Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), FDA considers the safety and effectiveness of a product by evaluating the potential benefits and risks that the device poses. (more…)
CDC Awards RTI Contract
On April 5, 2016, CDC www.cdc.gov posted Solicitation (2016-N-17763) on www.fbo.gov requesting the development for two Computer Simulation Models to predict the long term health and economic outcomes to prevent diabetes and complications. The contract (200-2016-92270) was awarded on September 16, 2016 to Research Triangle Park www.rti.org in North Carolina for $4,100,759. (more…)