AHRQ’s Digital Healthcare Research: Annual Report describes the study “Improving Medication Safety with Accurate e-Prescribing Tool” to improve medication safety was researched at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. …Continue reading
USDA’s New $43 Million Program
USDA Secretary https://www.usda.gov recently announced that the agency is establishing a program to expand rural hospitals and providers’ access to COVID-19 vaccines and testing, to build or renovate facilities, and to purchase medical and supplies. …Continue reading
NIH Reissues Funding Notice
On March 31, 2022, NIH posted the reissued Funding Opportunity Announcement (PAR-22-145) “Leveraging Health IT to Address and Reduce Health Care Disparities”. The funding will also examine the impact of Leveraging Health IT to improve patient-clinician communications. …Continue reading
CANO’s Reaction to Filing
Credit Suisse’s https://www.credit-suisse.com quick thoughts on the Third Point (6.4% stake in CANO) filing a 13D that wants the CANO https://canohealth.com Board to commence a review of strategic alternatives with the focus being on a sale of the company. The investment firm believes that a properly run sales process is likely to result in offers representing a substantial premium to the current share price. …Continue reading
Cancer Patients Use of Telehealth
Researchers at the University of Kansas Cancer Center https://www.ku.cancercenter.org looked at Medicare claims data obtained from 16,000 people newly diagnosed with cancer to identify patterns of telemedicine use. …Continue reading
Bill to Secure Healthcare
U.S Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D (R-LA) and Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) have introduced the “Protecting and Transforming Cyber Health Care (PATCH) Act” to ensure that the U.S. healthcare system’s cyberinfrastructure remains safe and secure for patients. …Continue reading
Funds to Reduce Diagnostic Errors
Studies show that some twelve million Americans annually experience a diagnostic error, sometimes with devasting consequences and these errors contribute $100 billion in waste to the system. …Continue reading