Mobile Health related startups ready to gear up their businesses are invited to apply to participate in the 2015 Sprint Mobile Health Accelerator http://newsroom.sprint.com/presskits/sprint-accelerates-innovation.htm powered by Techstars www.techstars.com to be conducted March 9 through June 4, 2015 at the Sprint Accelerator Facility in Kansas City’s Crossroads District. (more…)
Data Collecting Within HHS
The HHS Data Council is the senior advisory body to the HHS Secretary on health and human services data policy. The Council coordinates and analyzes data as well as coordinates health data standards and privacy policies. (more…)
BUILD Health Challenge Announced
To achieve better health in communities will require leaders in healthcare, public health, and communities to work together to achieve positive health outcomes. To reach these goals, The Advisory Board Company, the de Beaumont Foundation, The Kresge Foundation, and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation have launched a $7.5 million initiative called “The BUILD Health Challenge” www.buildhealthchallenge.org. (more…)
NIAID Director Speaks at NPC
Anthony Fauci MD, Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) www.niaid.nih.gov talked about the Ebola outbreak and how difficult it is to treat and contain. Speaking at the National Press Club on November 19th, he said, “It is equally important in handling the epidemic to not only identify and isolate Ebola cases but to also trace the patient’s contacts to see if the disease has spread. (more…)
HeartFlow FFR-CT Software Approved
FDA www.fda.gov has approved the marketing of the HeartFlow FFR-CT software permitting healthcare professionals to non-invasively evaluate blood flow in the coronary arteries of patients that show signs and symptoms of coronary artery disease (CAD). (more…)
$3.5 Million Awarded to Montefiore
The Montefiore Medical Center www.montefiore.org received a $3.5 million grant as part of the $10 million Health Care Innovation Award www.innovation.cms.gov/initiatives/Health-Care-Innovation-Awards from CMS to identify, diagnose, and treat people with hepatitis C (HCV).An estimated 146,500 New Yorkers have chronic hepatitis C, but half of that population does not even know that they are infected. (more…)
Mobile App for Patient Appointments
Using a new mobile app makes it possible for patients to have face-to-face appointments quickly and personally using Skype or FaceTime call. TouchCare www.touchcare.com headquartered in Durham North Carolina enables physicians and their patients to use a triple-encrypted line to have conversations on smartphones or tablets. The app is designed to be used for medical practices of all sizes, from solo providers to hospitals. (more…)