Health IT News from Federal Agencies and Capitol Hill – Edited by Carolyn Bloch
Africare, a non-governmental organization is working in partnership with the people in Africa to build sustainable healthy and productive communities. One of their objectives is to increase the demand and access to high quality maternal and neonatal services for women living in remote areas of Senegal. The hope is to find potential problems early and be able to make quick referrals to centers that are equipped to manage emergency obstetric care. (more…)
FDA has just awarded seven grants totaling more than $3.5 million to stimulate the development of pediatric medical devices through their “Pediatric Development Consortia Grant Program”. The funding was awarded to various pediatric device consortia to enable the seven consortia to obtain expertise needed in the areas of business, regulatory and legal issues, plus scientific and engineering knowledge, to improve clinical services for the pediatric community. (more…)
A new avatar-based depression self-management system has been shown to significantly reduce depression symptoms in a small group of young adults that reported these symptoms for more than two consecutive weeks. (more…)
University of Utah engineers have developed a network of wireless sensors that can detect a person falling and can be linked to a services that is able to call emergency help for the elderly without requiring them to wear monitoring devices. (more…)
On September 23, 2013, CMS posted a notice on a sole source contract awarded to the National Academy of Sciences for $47,975 to study, identify, and recommend core data standards for behavioral and social determinants of health. (more…)
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced during National Health IT week that the U.S Department of Agriculture (USDA) has entered into a partnership with HHS and the Office of the National Coordinator to expand funding for advanced healthcare technology in rural America. (more…)
Christianna Barnhart, Attorney Advisor for the FCC’s Wireless Competition Bureau provided updates on the FCC’s Healthcare Connect Fund at HRSA’s “Telehealth for Safety Net Providers” webinar held September 20, 2013. (more…)