One of the major goals of the National Association of State EMS Officials (NASEMSO) www.nasemso.org is to collect disaster data on a national basis and then initiate a disaster analytic capability project to help emergency medical services operate more effectively and efficiently. …Continue reading
USDA Grant for the Illinois Delta
The 250,000 residents in the Illinois Delta Region comprised of 16 counties live mostly in rural areas with each county classified as medically underserved by HRSA www.hrsa.gov. As a result, a telemedicine network is needed to improve provider access and diagnostic communications. …Continue reading
Secretary Highlights FY 2016 Budget Request
HHS Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell appeared before the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Health on February 26th, to highlight a number of programs within the HHS FY 2016 budget http://energycommerce.house.gov/hearing/examining-fy-2016-hhs-budget. …Continue reading
Solutions for Georgia’s Rural Hospitals
Georgia Governor Nathan Deal received recommendations from the Rural Hospital Stabilization Committee created in 2014 to identify and provide solutions for the needs of the state’s rural hospital community. …Continue reading
Reducing Non-Urgent EMS Visits
The AHRQ Health Care Innovations Exchange http://innovations.ahrq.gov has determined that the issue of identify people using emergency services for non-urgent conditions should be a high priority area. Studies have found that the most common use of emergency departments for non-urgent and chronic conditions is often for behavioral health conditions. …Continue reading
New Telemed Tablet Helps Hospitals
The Telemed Tablet is just one way to bring American Well’s http://americanwell.com telehealth platform into the hospital setting and make specialists available throughout a health system 24/7 from any location. It was just announced that American Well® has rolled out the telehealth solution to use for clinical collaboration within hospitals or large practice settings. …Continue reading
Survey: Applying to State Medical Boards
A new survey highlights the difficulties health professionals experience when processing applications with state medical boards. One of the major barriers to the practice of telemedicine is the state-to-state inconsistency and variability of requirements for physicians to obtain a medical license. …Continue reading