Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) www.whitehouse.senate.gov has introduced legislation titled the “Patient Safety Improvement Act of 2016” (S.2467) www.congress.gov to combat Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAI) and to promote stewardship of antibiotics. …Continue reading
Alaska’s Plans to Redesign Medicaid
Alaska is facing serious financial problems and is looking for ways to reduce costs for their Medicaid program while still improving the health of Alaskans. On January 22, 2016, the report “Recommended Medicaid Redesign + Expansion Strategies for Alaska” was submitted to the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) http://dhss.alask.gov. …Continue reading
Studying Electronic Dental Records
The National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research’s (NIDCR) www.nidcr.nih.gov National Dental Practice-Based Research Network www.nationaldentalpbrn.org (NDPBRN) has awarded a three year $1.2 million grant to researchers from the Regenstrief Institute www.regenstrief.org and the Indiana University (IU) School of Dentistry www.dentisty.iu.edu. …Continue reading
Digital Divide Still Persists
Although the U.S has made significant progress in broadband deployment, 34 million Americans still lack access to broadband. Benchmark speeds of 25 Mbps for downloads and 3 Mbps for uploads are difficult to meet, according to the FCC’s www.fcc.gov “2016 Broadband Progress report”. However, overall deployment improved significantly from last year’s report which found 55 million without access to 25/3 Mbps service. …Continue reading
New LAAO Registry Launched
The American College of Cardiology (ACC) www.acc.org has launched the “Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion” (LAAO), a new registry able to capture data on a new class of medical devices used in left atrial appendage occlusion procedures. …Continue reading
Spotlight on MATRC Telehealth Summit
Join top leaders of the telehealth movement at the 2016 MATRC Telehealth Summit http://matrcsummit.org on April 10-12, 2016 to network and listen to speakers discuss many of the current and future aspects affecting the future of telehealth. The Summit will be held at the beautiful Hyatt Regency Chesapeake Bay Golf Resort Spa and Marina in Cambridge Maryland http://chesapeakebay.hyatt.com/en/hotel/our-hotel/home.html. …Continue reading
Point-of-Care Discussed
More than 250 scientists, clinicians, and engineers attended a conference co-hosted by NIH www.nih.gov and IEEE www.ieee.org that focused on current developments and future research challenges related to Point-of-Care (POC) technologies whether attempted at the beside, in a remote village, or on a battlefield. …Continue reading