Amadeus Capital Partners www.amadeuscapital.com, a global technology investor has invested in Inotec AMD www.inotecamd.com a maker of mobile medical devices designed to heal chronic hypoxic wounds. More than 90 percent of wounds suffer from a lack of oxygen but with the launch of NATROX™ an advanced wound care technology, this serious concern will be addressed. …Continue reading
Army Integrates Behavioral Health
Primary Care Managers (PCM) in Military Treatment Facilities (MTF) historically have provided the majority of behavioral health treatment to service members. However, for a variety of reasons, they are often limited to prescribing medications and frequently refer patients to behavioral health treatment through the private sector. …Continue reading
New Technology Saving Babies
A new technology being used in the NICU at the University of California San Diego Health http://health.ucds.edu is able to predict the risk of life-threatening infections for up to 24 hours before they appear in severely premature or critically ill infants. …Continue reading
Spotlight on Pilots, Challenge & Prize
Funding for two pilots were highlighted at the Annual HHS Health DataPalooza http://healthpalooza.org meeting held in Washington D.C on May 8-11, 2016. Karen DeSalvo, MD Acting Assistant Secretary for Health, National Coordinator for HIT www.healthit.gov announced $1.5 million in pilot grants to move data sharing rapidly forward. …Continue reading
AMC Health & Revolve Robotics Partner
AMC Health www.amchealth.com provider of remote patient monitoring and Revolve Robotics www.revolverrobotics.com have announced a partnership to help patients with chronic conditions better manage their health, strengthen their connections with their care teams, and reduce unnecessary ED visits and hospitalizations. …Continue reading
IHS Seeks Telehealth Proposals
The Indian Health Service (IHS) www.ihs.gov issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) on May 5, 2016 to provide telehealth services at seven hospitals and many health centers and other facilities throughout Iowa, Nebraska, South Dakota, and North Dakota. IHS wants to expand telehealth services to strengthen access to care at IHS facilities in the 19 Great Plains Area www.ihs.gov/greatplains. …Continue reading
Oregon Implementing Telehealth Pilots
The Oregon Health Authority www.oregon.gov/OHA/Pages/index.aspx and the Oregon Office of Rural Health www.ohsu.edu/xd/outreach/oregon-rural-health are partnering to implement telehealth pilot projects supported by Federal State Innovation Model grants www.innovations.cms.gov/initiatives/state-innovations. Five projects have been selected to run through June of 2016 and the results of the pilots will be available in fall of 2016. …Continue reading