Steven Krein, Co-Founder and CEO at StartUp Health http://startuphealth.com located in Santa Clara, participated in a panel at the Health Data Consortium http://healthdataconsortium.org Fall Policy Forum held in Washington D.C. to emphasize how entrepreneurs can help solve and find new innovative ways to deal with problems in the healthcare field. (more…)
Study: Safety Net Clinics & Telepharmacy
A study funded by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) http://innovation.cms.gov was posted on September 16, 2015 on the http://innovations.ahrq.gov web site involving the University of Southern California, School of Pharmacy http://pharmacyschool,.usc.edu and AltaMed Health Services www.altamed.org. (more…)
Telemedicine Helps in Rural Texas
The Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) State Office of Rural Health http://texasagriculture.gov and Shriners Hospital for Children in Galveston www.shrinershospitalsforChildren.org/locations/Galveston are collaborating to provide world class burn care to Texans living in rural communities across the state. (more…)
Tracking Antibiotic Resistance
Each year in the U.S at least two million people become infected with bacteria that are resistant to antibiotics and at least 23,000 people die each year as a direct result of these infections. Tom Frieden, MD, Director, CDC www.cdc.gov reports that thousands of lives could be saved every year if healthcare facilities and public health departments would work together to track and stop antibiotic resistance. (more…)
Serving Rural Veterans in Nebraska
“VetSET Nebraska” http://nalhd.or/vetset.html a Nebraska Association of Local Health Directors (NALHD) http://nalhd.org was selected as one of five organizations to receive a Rural Veterans Coordination Pilot (RVCP) www.ruralhealth.va.gov/coordination-pilot grant through the VA Office of Rural Health www.ruralhealth.va.gov. (more…)
IHS Updates Records System
The Indian Health Service (IHS) www.ihs.gov/OIT is updating their IHS Personal Health Record (PHR) system and has taken the first step to help patients and providers effectively exchange health information. The changes taking place will upgrade the existing IHS system referred to as the Resource and Patient Management System (RPMS www.ihs.gov/RPMS. (more…)
FDA Allows Hearing Device
FDA www.fda.gov allows the marketing of a new hearing aid referred to as the “EarLens Contact Hearing Device” (CHD) manufactured by EarLens Corporation www.earlenscorp.com of Menlo Park, California. The hearing aid uses a laser diode and direct vibration of the eardrum to amplify sound. (more…)