ONC developed the Interoperability Proving Ground (IPG), www.healthit.gov/techlab/ipg an open community platform for people to share, learn, and be inspired by interoperability projects taking place across the U.S. …Continue reading
DOD & VA Easing the Burden
DOD www.defense.gov and the VA www.va.gov are working together to ease the transition for service members requiring complex care management as they transition from the DOD system of healthcare to the VA or within each system. …Continue reading
Carequality Announces New Adopters
Carequality, www.carequality.org an initiative of The Sequoia Project www.sequoiaproject.org have announced five new adopters of the Carequality Interoperability Framework. The companies include Coordinated Care Oklahoma www.coordinatedcare-ok.com. …Continue reading
Helping Stroke Survivors Transition
A project in Kentucky called the “Community Transition Program” provides education, resources, and care coordination for individuals who have had strokes and moving between care facilities and their home. …Continue reading
Coming Soon: 2016 MATRC Telehealth Summit
Join the leaders of the telehealth movement at the 2016 MATRC Telehealth Summit “Improving Lives through Advances in Technology and Meaningful Data” http://matrcsummit.org on April 10-12, 2016 at the Hyatt Regency Chesapeake Bay Golf Resort Spa and Marina in Cambridge Maryland http://chesapeakebay.hyatt.com/en/hotel/our-hotel/home.html. A number of top speakers and panelists will explore many of the current and future aspects affecting the future of telehealth. …Continue reading
Update on State’s Health Technology
According to the “Nevada State Health System Innovation Plan” released January 29, 2016, Nevada is the 7th largest state in the U.S covering 110,567 square miles but is only the 35th most populous state. As a result, Nevada has fewer people residing in a much larger geographical area than the majority of other states. …Continue reading
Air Force Transports Care in the Air
The Air Force Air Mobility Command www.amc.af.mil Surgeon General’s (AMC/SG) office is responsible for clinical oversight of the Air Force’s Aeromedical Evacuation (AE) System. This office is working with researchers at the 711th Human Resource Wing at Wright Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio www.wpafb.af.mil/afrl/711HPW, to keep “en route” care up-to-date. …Continue reading