“EvidenceNOW supported by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) www.ahrq.gov works to advance heart health in primary care. The project established with seven regional cooperatives is composed of public and private health partnerships and multidisciplinary teams of experts. Each cooperative is recruiting and engaging 250-300 small and medium sized, independent primary care practices. …Continue reading
NIBIB Develops Smartphone-Based Device
The National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) www.nibib.nih.gov through researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) www.massgeneral.org have developed a smartphone-based device that could reliably carry out molecular diagnoses in under an hour for about two dollars per patient. …Continue reading
DHA Helping Vendors
The “2015 DHA Procurement Forecast” document is coming soon to help the business community look at upcoming procurement plans from the Defense Health Agency (DHA). The document will be updated periodically as priorities change. The forecast document will include proposed contracting opportunities as DHA lists them on the Federal Business Opportunities www.fbo.gov website. …Continue reading
HHS Forecasts Funding Announcement
Agencies within HHS are planning to publish a Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) to solicit applications for an emergency care clinical trials network entitled “Strategies to Innovate Emergency Care Clinical Trials” (SIREN) (NOT-NS-15-023). …Continue reading
Excitement Building for Partners Symposium
Still time to register for the Partners Healthcare “2015 Connected Health Symposium http://synposium.connected-health.org to be held in Boston October 29-30, 2015. Don’t miss out listening to the many panel discussions, see the exhibit hall filled with the latest technology, and the opportunity to network with over 1,000 health technology leaders. …Continue reading
Key Documents Released
Unmanned vehicles, intelligent buildings, cell phones, and fitness bracelets are considered Cyber-Physical Systems. On September 18th, the NIST Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS) Public Working Group released a draft CPS document titled “Framework for Cyber-Physical Systems” http://cpspwg.org. …Continue reading
DARPA Helping PTSD Patients
Preliminary results coming from DARPA’s www.darpa.mil program called “Systems-Based Neurotechnologies for Emerging Therapies” (SUBNETS) helps patients with PTSD and other neuropsychiatric conditions. …Continue reading