IBM www.ibm.com has just launched Watson Health, a new business unit using cognitive computing to solve complex health and medical challenges for patients, physicians, researchers, and health insurers worldwide. With cognitive computing, computers can analyze high volumes of data, understand complex questions posed in natural language, and propose evidence-based answers. …Continue reading
Ohio State Develops New Technologies
Ohio State University’s Wexner Medical Center and Department of Athletics http://wexnermedical.osu.edu are collaborating with the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) www.wpaafb.af.mil/AFRL to develop sensor technologies to detect, measure, analyze, and help patients improve their health. The use of these sensors will be used to help individuals with autism, TBI, stroke, sleep disorders and chronic pain, athletes in individual and team sports, and Air Force personnel. …Continue reading
Life365 joins BioAccel for Support
BioAccel with laboratory and business facilities at Bioinspire is partnering with Life365 to develop a new venture development program. Life365 has been selected by BioAccel http://bioaccel.org/subsidary/bioinspire to receive early-stage funding including office space at Bioinspire’s 7,000 square foot facility in Arizona. …Continue reading
Status of Telehealth in Maryland
The Maryland Health Care Commission (MHCC) http://mhcc.maryland.gov is awarding one or more grants for a pilot titled “Telehealth Technology Pilot—Round 4”. The grant funding will study the impact of using telehealth technology to support primary care in different communities and patient populations. The total funding for this grant is $90,000 for an 18 month period with the grant applications due to MHCC on April 12, 2016. …Continue reading
Tracking Data for Emergency Responders
Ways that data and analytics management can play an important role in detecting and responding to emergencies, was the topic at the AFCEA Bethesda March breakfast meeting http://bethesda.afceachapters.org. Data and analytics are greatly needed to provide information on viral outbreaks, natural disasters, and other public health crises worldwide like water shortages and lead contamination. …Continue reading
Device Determines Biological Exposure
A newly developed biological self-test kit developed by the Army’s Edgewood Chemical Biological Center (ECBC) www.ecbc.army.mil for TATRC www.tatrc.org is able to quickly determine evidence of a biological agent on the battlefield but the kit also has civilian applications. The device known as “SmartCAR” uses a colorimetric assay much like a home pregnancy test kit to identify the presence of a pathogen such as ricin, anthrax, or plague. …Continue reading
AHRQ Supports HIT Safety
AHRQ www.ahrq.gov is looking for proposals on safe health information technology practices related to the design, implementation, usability, and safe use of health IT by all users. These projects would be of value to generate new evidence on safe health IT practices. …Continue reading