Today, if doctors really want to see if a wound is healing they will need to do a biopsy or some other invasive technique that may further injure an already injured patient in order to find detailed information on a small area of the wound. …Continue reading
Global Approach to Healthcare
The focus for the September issue of “Health Affairs” www.healthaffairs.org is on advancing global healthcare policy and the lessons learned from developing and industrialized nations seeking better care, lower costs, and higher quality. …Continue reading
Grants to Help Veterans
The VA has selected five organizations, state, and local governments for a new pilot program the “Rural Veterans Coordination Pilot” www.ruralhealth.va.gov/coordination-pilot (RVCP) to help veterans transitioning from the military to civilian life living in rural and underserved communities. …Continue reading
Access to Pediatric Voice Therapy
Children with voice disorders are at a social and educational disadvantage and require behavioral therapy requiring specialized clinical skills. Because such therapy is often difficult for families to access, a project supported by AHRQ www.ahrq.gov is testing a telehealth model to extend the telehealth concept to treating pediatric voice disorders. …Continue reading
CIMIT Helps PharmaChk
The Consortium for Improving Medicine with Innovation & Technology www.cimit.org, (CIMIT) a non-profit consortium of leading hospitals, universities, and laboratories is working to improve patient care by accelerating healthcare innovation and commercialization. CIMIT has helped Boston University’s PharmaChk team to secure a $2 million grant from “Saving Lives at Birth: A Grand Challenge for Development” a non-profit helping mothers worldwide. …Continue reading
Telemedicine Clinic Operating in Haiti
On January 10, 2010, almost five years ago, Haiti was devastated by a massive earthquake resulting in over 300,000 lives lost. Around that time, Elaine Knight, member@linkedin.com founder of LifePaths Global Alliance www.lifepathsglobal.org was searching for the next humanitarian LifePaths initiative. …Continue reading
Collecting Millions from Illinois Hospitals
The Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services www.hfs.illinois.gov (HFS) is going to collect $16.3 million in penalties from 82 state hospitals in an effort to lower the number of Potentially Preventable Readmissions (PPR). …Continue reading