The Michigan Department of Community Health (MDCH) has announced a change to the implementation timeline for their upcoming Request for Proposal (RFP) for the “Comprehensive Health Plan Contract” for Michigan’s Medicaid Health Plans (MHP). The Comprehensive Health Plan Contract provides healthcare services to Michigan’s Medicaid managed care beneficiaries. (more…)
EHRs Improve Care in Nursing Homes
The Oklahoma Foundation for Medical Quality (OFMQ) www.ofmq.com is working in partnership with the Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) www.ok.gov/health, the Alzheimer’s Association, and more than 100 nursing homes to track activities in nursing homes across the state. (more…)
Pediatric Oral Care Benefits from HIT
HRSA has developed an oral health resource “Health IT for Children Toolbox” for health centers, along with safety net and ambulatory care providers to learn how to apply health IT to pediatric oral health. (more…)
ONC Releases Roadmap
The Office of the National Coordinator for HIT www.healthit.gov on January 30, released two documents “Connecting Health and Care for the Nation: A Shared Nationwide Interoperability Roadmap” (Draft Version 1.0.) and the “2015 Interoperability Standards Advisory”. (more…)
NICHD & Vtesse Collaborate on Treatments
Vtesse, Inc. www.vtessepharma.com located in Gaithersburg Maryland is developing drugs for Niemann-Pick Disease Type C (NPC) and other severe diseases. Vtesse has signed an agreement with NIH’s National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD www.nichd.nih.gov to develop treatments for Niemann-Pick disease type C (NPC) along with other lysosomal storage disorders. (more…)
Grant Awarded to BIDMC
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) www.bidmc.org received a $450,000 grant from the Commonwealth Fund www.commonwealthfund.org to develop “OurNotes” an initiative inviting patients to contribute to their own electronic medical records. (more…)
Singularity’s GSP Opens Applications
Singularity University (SU), http://singularityu.org has just announced a new multi-million dollar agreement with Google to provide educational programs, innovation partnerships, and a start-up accelerator to help others understand how cutting-edge technology can effectively break down barriers to technology innovation. SU’s founding corporate partners include Genentech, Autodesk, Cisco, ePlanet Ventures, Google, Kauffman Foundation, and Nokia. (more…)