The National Institute for Health Care Management Foundation www.nihcm.org (NIHCM) hosted a panel of healthcare leaders with diverse business and policy expertise to share their ideas on the state of ACA implementation and the future for healthcare in America. The briefing was held on Capitol Hill on September 3rd. …Continue reading
Company to Develop Ebola Drug
The development of a medication to treat Ebola will be accelerated under a contract awarded by the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response www.phe.gov/about/aspr/pages/default.aspx (ASPR) within HHS. The contract supports the government-wide response to the Ebola outbreak in West Africa. …Continue reading
HRSA Issues Grant Notice
On August 28, 2014, HRSA www.hrsa.gov released the Funding Opportunity Notice (HRSA-15-034) www.grants.gov under the agency’s Maternal and Child Health Bureau www.mchb.hrsa.gov. The grant notice is soliciting applications for the “Healthy Tomorrows Partnership for Children Program” http://mchb.hrsa.gov/programs/healthytomorrows/index.html (HTPCP). …Continue reading
Tech to Assist in Mapping Disasters
The Department of Defense www.defense.gov is using geospatial or mapping technology to deal with the consequences of earthquakes, hurricanes, other disasters, and humanitarian crises. Humanitarian disaster relief operations personnel have reported gaps in being able to share geographic data on critical aspects related to emergency response with governmental and non-governmental organizations. …Continue reading
Testing Children’s EHR Format
North Carolina and Pennsylvania are testing the new Children’s EHR Format as part of the Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act (CHIPRA) Quality Demonstration Grant Program. …Continue reading
Future: Sensors May Determine Treatment
Researchers have found that the interstitial pressure inside a tumor is often remarkably high compared to normal tissues and may impede the delivery of chemotherapeutic agents as well as decrease the effectiveness of radiation therapy when treating cancer. …Continue reading
Connecting Health: Partners Annual 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 23-24,2014 at the Seaport Hotel and World Trade Center in Boston’s picturesque waterfront. …Continue reading