China is the second largest market for pharmaceuticals in the world with the market estimated to be at $83 billion in 2013. Exports of U.S medical devices to China reached over $3 billion in 2014. Cutting red tape in China’s medical device approval process would allow better patient outcomes and more exports to China’s largest growth market. (more…)
Carequality Releases Framework
Carequality www.carequality.org just rolled out the “Carequality Interoperability Framework” currently available to health information exchange networks, vendors, payers, and others across the healthcare ecosystem. (more…)
Goals for Precision Medicine
Sue Desmond-Hellmann, CEO, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation www.gatesfoundation.org, speaking at the Aspen Institute’s www.aspeninstitute.org recent “Public Health Grand Rounds” Event, emphasized the need to use precision medicine as it relates to public health to effectively achieve solutions to many serious health issues worldwide. (more…)
Bill to Expand Access to Telehealth
On December 2, 2015, Senators Gary Peters from Michigan and Cory Gardner from Colorado introduced the “Telehealth Innovation and Improvement Act” (S 2343) to expand access to healthcare in rural areas by paving the way for Medicare to cover additional telehealth services. According to Senator Peters, “The legislation would also incentivize the industry to develop cutting edge technology that could revolutionize healthcare delivery.” (more…)
Rhode Island’s Healthcare
State of Rhode Island’s “Working Group for Healthcare Innovation” on December 1, 2015, released a report listing recommendations that could effectively deal with issues involving the state’s healthcare delivery system. (more…)
Mobile Tech to Help Stroke Patients
Post-Stroke Communication Deficits (PSCD) can be a common symptom when patients sustain a stroke. These deficits include difficulty to produce or understand language, motor speech disorders, and cognitive-communication disorders. Approximately 40 percent of stroke survivors will have communication disorders post stroke. (more…)
State’s Coordinated Care Progress
Oregon’s health system transformation started with the creation of Coordinated Care Organizations (CCO) www.oregon.gov/oha. CCOs to serve people receive healthcare coverage under the Oregon Health Plan (Medicaid). (more…)