PATH, www.path.org an international nonprofit organization helps to improve health especially among women and children by accelerating innovation across five platforms that includes vaccines, drugs, diagnostics, device, and system and service innovations. …Continue reading
Developing Medical Device System
According to the new report 2016-2017 “Strategic Priorities Center for Devices and Radiological Health”, the FDA’s www.fda.gov “ Center for Devices and Radiological Health’s” (CDRH) goal is to develop a National Evaluation System for Medical Devices. High costs and inefficiencies of data generation in clinical trials have created disincentives for innovators to study their technologies in the U.S and then bring their products to this country. …Continue reading
Massachusetts Issues Telemedicine RFP
On March 2, 2016, the Massachusetts Office for Administration and Finance via their Health Policy Commission (HPC), issued an RFP for their “Telemedicine Pilot Initiative” to provide state residents with community-based access to behavioral health services. …Continue reading
Army Telehealth Team Receives Award
The Regional Health Command Europe (RHCE) http://rhce.amedd.army.mil Advancement of Telehealth team was awarded the quarterly Wolf Pack Award.by the U.S Army Medical Command (MEDCOM). Sponsored by the MEDCOM civilian Corps, the award is intended to recognize the successes of teams in Army Medicine. …Continue reading
State’s Ideas on Coordinated Care
The Delaware Center for Health Innovation (DCHI) www.dehealthinnovation.org is considering multiple approaches on how to provide coordinated care across the State so that all residents receive convenient, effective, and appropriate healthcare throughout the Delaware healthcare system. …Continue reading
Groundbreaking Test for TB
It was just announced that new sample collection and preparation technologies to enable Tuberculosis (TB) testing will now be able to be used on the 3 million patients needing testing in the healthcare systems each year. The technologies to accomplish this goal have been developed by QuantuMDx www.quantumdx.com and St. George’s University of London www.squl.ac.uk. …Continue reading
Demand for VA Care Affected by Policies
The “Partnered Evidence-Based Resource Center” a Veterans Administration funded resource center just published the Policy Brief titled “Economic and Policy Effects on Demand for VA Care”. The brief concludes that changes in the national, state, and local changes in healthcare policy along with outside forces can affect the Veterans Health Administration’s (VHA) www.va.gov/health enrollment and utilization. …Continue reading