Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTD) are a set of infectious diseases that affect more than one billion people worldwide mainly in sub-Saharan Africa, Asia, and Central and South America. NTDs cause significant illness, disability, pain, and suffering which is especially hard on women and children. The effects of NTDs on health and development keep the most vulnerable communities trapped in a cycle of illness and poverty. …Continue reading
November: National Diabetes Month
Diabetes affects an estimated 29.1 million people in the U.S and is the seventh leading cause of death. The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) www.niddk.nh.gov supports basic, clinical, and translational research to combat diabetes and associated complications. …Continue reading
Device Helps Prevent Trauma Deaths
Battlefield medics and emergency responders have seen patients with no visible wounds suddenly go into shock from internal bleeding. At that point, no matter how fast medical personnel responds, the patient can still die, according to Lt. Col. Will Smith, an Emergency Medicine Physician in the Army Reserve. …Continue reading
State Support for Medicaid Providers
The New York State Department of Health (NYS DOH) www.healthny.gov with support from CMS www.cms.hhs.gov has established the “Data Exchange Incentive program” to help New York Medicaid providers increase their participation in the Statewide Health Information Network of NY (SHIN-NY) http://nyehealth.org/what-we-do/statewide-network. …Continue reading
North Carolina’s DHHS Issues Grant Notice
The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) www.ncdhhs.gov through their Office of Rural Health and Community Care (ORHCC) www.ncdhhs.gov/orhcc released a grant notice October 8, 2014 under their “2014-2015 Rural Health Center Program-Innovation Project” to continue support for state-designated rural health centers. …Continue reading
Carequality Leadership Appointed
Carequality was launched earlier this year under the management of Healtheway www.healthewayinc.org a non-profit, public-private collaborative to advance interoperable health information exchange. …Continue reading
Children with Special Needs
HRSA’s Division of Services for Children with Special Health Needs (DSCSHN) within the Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB) www.mchb.hrsa.gov/index.html provides community-based family centered culturally competent coordinated systems for “Care for Children and Youth with Special Health Needs” (CYSHCN). …Continue reading