FDA www.fda.gov has cleared the StatStrip Glucose Hospital Meter System manufactured by Nova Biomedical www.novabiomedical.com in Massachusetts to use with critically ill patients who have been hospitalized. (more…)
CVS Health CEO Speaks at NPC
Larry J. Merlo, President and CEO for CVS Health www.cvshealth.com formerly CVS Caremark, shared his thoughts at the National Press Club on September 19th on the intensive effort the company has made to evolve as an integrated healthcare company. To start off, he described how CVS Health actually works and how the healthcare and pharmacy systems are likely to work in the future. (more…)
Update: Alabama’s Recent Actions
Calling Regional Care Organizations (RCO) the cornerstone of Alabama’s Medicaid transformation plan, state officials asked the federal government to approve a plan to move Medicaid away from a fee-for-service payment model to a decapitated managed care system. (more…)
$300,000 Awarded to Develop Device
The University of California at San Diego http://ucsd.edu was awarded $300,000 from the National Science Foundation’s division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems www.nsf.gov/div/indexjsp?div-cbet to develop a portable device with a disposable “Cartridge Lab-on-a Chip” to help people experiencing a viral or bacterial infection or an allergic reaction. (more…)
Hot Spotting in Camden N.J.
The “Camden Coalition of Healthcare Providers” www.camdenhealth.org formed in 2007, started to implement a citywide Care Management project, to direct outreach attention to Camden’s most frequent utilizers of the city’s emergency departments and hospitals. So many in the population suffer from chronic illness, mental illness, and substance abuse, but lack consistent primary care. (more…)
HIT Capitol Hill Event
Speakers from Congress, HHS www.hhs.gov, Veterans Administration www.va.gov, Department of Defense www.defense.gov, and the private sector voiced their views at the HIMSS National HIT Week Press Conference on Capitol Hill held on September 18th in conjunction with the HIMSS showcase. (more…)
Still Time to Register: 2014 Partners Symposium
Network with over 1,200 health technology leaders in a setting bustling with energy and innovation. Rub elbows with the who’s who of connected health at the “Connected Health in Practice: Engaging Patients and Providers Outside of Traditional Care Settings Symposium” to be hosted October 23-24 at the Seaport Hotel and World Trade Center in Boston’s picturesque waterfront. (more…)