Federal Telemedicine News

Federal Telemedicine News

Health IT News from Federal Agencies and Capitol Hill – Edited by Carolyn Bloch

AHRQ Posts Funding Announcement

Feb.24,2015

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) www.ahrq.gov posted the Funding Announcement (FOA) “Making Health Care Safer in Ambulatory Care Settings and in Long Term Care Facilities” on February 13, 2015. …Continue reading

Carolyn BlochFederal

USAID Awards for Mobile Apps

Feb.24,2015

mPower Social Enterprise www.mpower.social.com from Bangladesh received an award for their mobile healthcare app connecting rural patients to doctors from USAID as part of their Regional Development Mission’s “Mobiles for Development” (M4D) program recognizing mobile services in Southeast Asia. …Continue reading

Carolyn BlochInternational

Impact: Measles Outbreak

Feb.24,2015

A computer simulation to explore the impact of measles outbreaks in cities across the U.S. was recently unveiled at the University of Pittsburgh, Graduate School of Public Health www.publichealth.pitt.edu. The computer simulation will be used to explore how an outbreak would play out if a specific city had high or low vaccination rates. …Continue reading

Carolyn BlochColleges & Universities

PCORI’s Telehealth Study

Feb.24,2015

Given the magnitude of the chronic health issue, the growth of the elderly population, and increases in ethnic diversity, providers need to develop new ways of caring for those with chronic conditions living in health disparity communities. …Continue reading

Carolyn BlochFederal

Healthcare Hub Announced

Feb.24,2015

Illinois governor Pat Quinn recently announced that a new not-for-profit startup BioHub center called MATTER for next generation healthcare technology companies will drive entrepreneurship in the rapidly expanding medical and biotechnology field. …Continue reading

Carolyn BlochState

TeleMIND Helping in Rural Areas

Feb.22,2015

The University of Mississippi Medical Center www.umc.edu (UMMC) now offers patients with Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia access to medical specialists using telehealth technology. …Continue reading

Carolyn BlochState

Budget Request for Labs at NIST

Feb.22,2015

The Department of Commerce released the President’s budget request of $1.1 billion for the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) www.nist.gov. Funding for $755 million would go to Scientific and Technical Research and Services (STRS) to support NIST’s laboratory programs.  …Continue reading

Carolyn BlochFederal

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