The House of Representatives just passed “The Steve Gleason Act” which affects Medicare regulations and protects patients’ access to medically necessary Speech Generating Devices (SGD). This is important legislation since it will affect individuals with communication disabilities including ALS, cerebral palsy, and Rett syndrome. (more…)
Jointly Developing Ophthalmic Therapies
According to the Johns Hopkins Technology Ventures newsletter, Johns Hopkins University www.hopkinsmedicine.org and Bayer HealthCare www.healthcare.bayer.com signed a five year collaboration in June to jointly develop new ophthalmic therapies targeting retinal diseases. (more…)
Humana CEO: ENGAGE the Patient
Keynoter Roy Beveridge MD, Oncologist and CEO of Humana www.humana.com opened the MedCityNews www.medcitynews.com conference “ENGAGE Innovation in Patient Engagement” held July 14-15 in Bethesda Maryland. He said, “Significant demographic changes are making the delivery of healthcare even more challenging with every passing year.” (more…)
VA Initiating New Studies
The Veterans Administration www.va.gov will be doing new studies using genetic information from the VA’s Million Veteran Program (MVP) www.research.va.gov/MVP/default.cfm to find the answers to key questions on heart disease, kidney disease, and substance use. (more…)
Improving Healthcare in Missouri
The University of Missouri (MU) www.muhealth.org and Cerner www.cerner.com have announced plans to extend their partnership through 2025. In 2009, the MU and Cerner started working as partners to form the Tiger Institute for Health Innovation www.tiger-institute.org. (more…)
Foundation Awards Grants
The Quality Health Foundation (QHF) www.qualityhealthfoundation.org, the mission arm of Quality Health Strategies (QHS) www.qualityhealthstrategies.org, recently awarded grants totaling $406,000 to fourteen organizations across Maryland and Washington D.C. supporting local healthcare-related quality improvement efforts. Since 2006, QHF has awarded grants totaling more than $3.66 million to 55 organizations. (more…)
URMC’s Global Health Projects
Researchers at the University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) www.urmc.rochester.edu are working on two training projects that will run from 2015 to 2018 to help improve maternal and mental health in low and middle income countries by harnessing information technology and social media. (more…)