Without an accurate means to predict the risk of renal failures, many patients are over treated, while other patients may be undertreated. This is changing since the company Viewics, provides hospitals and health systems with laboratory driven solutions for advanced analytics. (more…)
Assistive Technology Upgrades
Very often, children with disabilities do not develop skills and abilities as well or as easily as their peers despite the substantial efforts of caregivers and clinicians attempts to engage these children in play. (more…)
FDA Seeks Information
FDA www.fda.gov is looking for users that have experience with developing, testing, and commercializing products. The goal is to learn more about the experiences of small businesses and clinical investigators when translating an idea into a product. (more…)
Bills Pass RI’s House
The Rhode Island House of Representatives has passed legislation introduced by Representative Brian Patrick Kennedy to create the Telemedicine Coverage Act. The bill (2016-H 7160A) would require health insurance policies to include provisions for the reimbursement of telemedicine services the same as if the services are provided through in-person consultations or contact. (more…)
DHA to Contract Through GWAC
The Defense Health Agency www.health.mil/dha announced that the agency will contract all $1 billion of the agency’s health IT needs along with follow-up contracts and task orders through the General Services Administration’s (GSA) www.gsa.gov “Government-Wide Acquisition Contracts” (GWAC). www.gsa.gov/portal/content/104874#benefits contracting program. (more…)
Developing Anthrax Test & Vaccine
HHS www.hhs.gov is sponsoring the first point-of-care anthrax diagnostic test a simple, fast finger-prick blood test that could help during a bioterrorism attack. (more…)
NEQCA Improving Patient Care
The New England Quality Care Alliance (NEQCA) www.neqca.org is collaborating with Cigna www.cigna.com to improve patient access to healthcare and to improve care coordination. This initiative will benefit more than 10,000 individuals covered by a Cigna administered health plan receiving care from NEQCA physicians, a network of more than 1,800 community and academic physicians affiliated with Tufts Medical Center www.tuftsmedicalcenter.org. (more…)