USDA www.usda.gov has just funded three rural telecommunications infrastructure projects for $3.5 million to improve broadband service in portions of three states in rural Arkansas, Iowa, and New Mexico. (more…)
Successful Public-Private Partnerships
Louisiana’s Governor Bobby Jindal’s FY 2016 Executive Budget http://doa.louisiana.gov/doa/ Presentations/FY16%20Budget%20Highlights.pdf, reports that in the past three years, the State has completely transformed how care is delivered to the uninsured and poor. The plan has been to move from a model of government-run public hospitals to providing care via community partners at independently run hospitals. (more…)
AAFP President’s Ideas on Health IT
Appearing before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions www.help.senate.gov, Robert Wergin MD., President of the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) www.aafp.org presented his ideas on the challenges and concerns affecting the adoption of health IT. (more…)
Sandia Showcases Biology Breakthroughs
Technologies developed at Sandia National Laboratory may soon find their way into doctors’ offices with wearable microneedles http://share.sandia.gov/news/ resources/ news_releases/electrolyte_sensor/#VQySy47F9wt capable of continuously analyzing electrolyte levels. (more…)
Tools for Parkinson’s Patients
Great Lakes NeuroTechnologies (GLNT), www.glneurotech.com a small Cleveland Ohio-based company providing assessment tools for individuals with Parkinson’s has just launched their latest innovation “KINESIA 360™. The medical device can continuously perform a mobile assessment of Parkinson’s disease. (more…)
ACF & HRSA Forecast FOA
A funding opportunity forecasted by HHS is expected to be posted at the end of March for an estimated $6,500,000 to develop a “National Center on Health and Wellness”.
The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) www.acf.hhs.gov and the Office of Head Start (OHS) www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ohs and the Office of Child Care (OCC) www.acf.hhs.gov/ programs/occ are going to partner with HRSA’s Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB) www.hrsa.gov/about/organization/bureaus/mchb to develop the Center. (more…)
CJRR Releases Patient-Reported Outcomes
The California Joint Replacement Registry (CJRR) www.caljrr.org is funded primarily by the California HealthCare Foundation (CHCF) www.chcf.org with additional support from the Pacific Business Group on Health. (more…)