The State of Mississippi faces several barriers that hinder the state from always delivering much needed healthcare such as limited financial resources, geographic issues, and a shortage of specialists in rural communities. …Continue reading
TATRC to Use RESTful Health Exchange
Today, the health history of a military beneficiary is stored in AHLTA www.health.mil, an electronic medical records system used by DOD medical providers with the veteran’s health history stored in VistA www.ehealth.va.gov/VistA.asp. The data in the systems is not interoperable so when service members are discharged from active duty, their health history is not available in VistA, which greatly inhibits continuity of case as service members’ transition to veteran status. …Continue reading
Advancing Healthcare in North Carolina
Vidant Health www.vidanthealth.com, Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center www.wakehealth.edu, and WakeMed Health & Hospital www.wakemed.org all located in North Carolina are forming a shared services operating company. All three organizations have joined resources to more quickly innovate care models and support infrastructure to reduce costs and meet the needs of the diverse patient, consumer, and workforce populations,” reports John D. McConnell, M.D, CEO, at Wake Forest. …Continue reading
Improving Clinical Trials for TBI
Each year more than 2.5 million people in the U.S seek medical care for Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBI). According to CDC, an estimated 2 percent of the population now lives with TBI-caused disabilities at an annual cost of about $77 million So far, no treatment for acute TBI and concussion has proved to be effective. …Continue reading
ONC Announces Market Pilot Challenge
The “Market R&D Pilot Challenge” launched October 20, 1214 is intended to bring healthcare organizations and innovative companies together to help the testing process bring products and technologies to market. The situation is that once an innovative new product has been developed, it needs to be tested in real life settings, but providers can be hesitant to host this testing for a myriad of reasons. …Continue reading
HHS Advancing Ebola Vaccine
HHS efforts to develop a vaccine to prevent Ebola is moving forward with support from the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) www.phe.gov. The Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) within ASPR is providing $5.8 million to develop an experimental Ebola vaccine. …Continue reading
Tracking Patients in Emergencies
Healthcare trainees at the Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) http://cdp.dhs.gov within FEMA www.fema.gov will soon effectively be able to track patients during mass casualty exercises. CDP fully funded by the Department of Homeland Security has the capability to prepare state, local, and tribal responders to handle manmade events or major accidents involving mass casualties. …Continue reading