eHealth Technologies www.eHealthTechnologies.com a provider of images and Orion Health www.orionhealth.com a global population health management and healthcare integration company, have signed an agreement to incorporate eHealth Connect Image Exchange into the Orion Health Open Platform. This now enables providers using the North Dakota Health Information Network (NDHIN) www.ndhin.org to have access and share diagnostic quality medical images. (more…)
Improving Methods for Sharing Spectrum
The Department of Commerce (DOC) www.commerce.gov and the Department of Defense (DOD) www.defense.gov are working together on research to provide access to a wide range of laboratory and test facilities to help improve methods for sharing spectrum. (more…)
EMRs Capturing Valuable Data
Scientists at the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) www.nimh.nih.gov and the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) www.va.gov/health/aboutvha.asp are using data from EMRs to identify very small groups of individuals within the VHA patient population that indicate they are a high predicted suicide risk. (more…)
GAO Issues Report on Broadband
GAO’s www.gao.gov Report www.gao.gov/assets/680/670588.pdf “Broadband: Intended Outcomes and Effectiveness of Efforts to Address Adoption Barriers are Unclear” (GAO-15-473) discusses adoption barriers and why some Americans are not yet able to enjoy the benefits of broadband. (more…)
Tackling New Ebola Projects
To assist doctors in diagnosing Ebola quickly, HHS in the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) www.phe.gov is pursuing the development of an Ebola virus diagnostic test for use in doctor’s offices, hospitals, clinics, or in the field that will provide results in 20 minutes. (more…)
Coordinated Care for Foster Children
State of Texas Access Reform (Texas STAR) Health Program, www.fostercaretx.com/welcome-to-star-healthy, is a managed care plan for children and young adults who have aged out of the foster care system. The case titled “Statewide Managed Care Plan for Foster Care Children Features Care Coordination and a Central Database Leading to Improved Access and Mental Health Treatment” is featured in the AHRQ Innovations site http://innovations.ahrq.gov. (more…)
Duke Endowment Advancing HIT
South Carolina and North Carolina unfortunately share burdensome health issues such as high rates of diabetes, stroke, obesity, heart disease, and health disparities. The Duke Endowment www.dukeendowment.org, a private foundation based in Charlotte North Carolina, has awarded $15.3 million in grant funding to Health Sciences South Carolina (HSSC) to help both states provide the data needed to improve healthcare. (more…)