The Office of Naval Research (ONR) www.onr.navy.mil has developed an app that may be able to screen for autism by reading kids’ facial expressions for emotional clues. The app called “Autism & Beyond” was developed by researchers and software developers at Duke University and the Duke Medical Center. “The long term implications of this research project are huge,” said Dr. Predrag Neskovic, a program officer in ONR’s Mathematical Data Science program. …Continue reading
Identifying New CKD Treatments
AstraZeneca www.astrazeneca.com and its global biologics research and development arm, MedImmune www.medimmune.com have entered into a collaboration with the University of Michigan and Eli Lilly to develop new treatments for Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD). …Continue reading
ATA’s TCC Event on Capitol Hill
Attendees at the inaugural “Telehealth Capitol Connection (TCC) event held on Capitol Hill heard Senator Brian Schatz (D-HI) www.schatz.senate.gov and Congressional staff discuss the growing bipartisan interest in moving forward with telehealth. …Continue reading
Health Affairs Highlights Vaccines
A Forum held at the National Press Club http://press.org unveiled the February 2016 Health Affairs www.healthaffairs.org issue on topics related to vaccines. Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan R. Weil reports that the gap between what potential vaccines offer and what we actually achieve is determined by social, economic, political, and health system factors. …Continue reading
HRSA Seeks Applicants for TNGP
HRSA seeks applicants for the “Telehealth Network Grant Program (TNGP) (HRSA 16-012) with an estimated total program funding for $6,000,000. The purpose for the TNGP is to demonstrate how telehealth networks in rural, frontier and underserved communities can expand access, coordinate, and improve the quality of healthcare services. …Continue reading
Ohio’s PCMH Role
Last fall, the Ohio Department of Medicaid http://medicaid.ohio.gov and the Ohio Department of Health www.odh.ohio.gov contracted with the Health Policy Institute of Ohio www.hpio.net to engage stakeholders to provide guidance on how to improve population health planning. …Continue reading
TRUST IT Act Clears Senate Committee
Bipartisan legislation referred to as the TRUST IT Act www.congress.gov that includes reforms from Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) www.whitehouse.senate.gov and Bill Cassidy (R-LA) www.cassidy.senate.gov, has cleared the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee www.help.senate.gov . …Continue reading