After service members or civilians are wounded in a war zone, medics treating the wounded develop a report that is immediately uploaded to the internet. Next, the medic completes a Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) card documenting the casualty’s wounds and treatment. (more…)
Partnership Deploying Telehealth
Tazca Connects http://www.tazcaconnects.com and Telehealth International Partnership (TIP) http://www.telehealthinternationalpartnership.com are in the process of deploying turnkey telehealth solutions to disadvantaged rural areas worldwide based on the high speed 4G LTE-as-a-Service. Together the partnership will deliver telehealth globally to millions in not only disadvantaged rural areas but also developing communities that need healthcare. (more…)
Community Paramedicine: New Model
The California Emergency Medical Services Authority, reports that “Community Paramedicine” (CP) is a new and evolving model of community-based healthcare where paramedics function outside of their customary emergency response and transport roles. This makes it possible for paramedics to provide better emergency care and to enhance access to primary care for medically underserved populations. (more…)
Reducing Readmissions Using IT
Supported by mobile technology, trained health coaches at the Elder Services of Merrimack Valley in Northeastern Massachusetts (www.esmv.org) recently visited discharged Medicare patients in their homes as part of a new innovative trial involving 561 frail senior adult patients ages 65 to 79. (more…)
Managing Patients with Chronic Pain
Managing chronic pain is very important since unrelieved pain can have negative effects on the immune, cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, and renal systems. It also can lead to anxiety disorders, including panic, generalized anxiety, and PTSD. (more…)
VHA Healthcare in New Mexico
Lisa Freeman, Interim Network Director for the Veterans Administration’s VISN 18 (www.va.gov/directory/guide/region.asp?ID=18) appeared before the House Committee on Veterans Affairs on August 8th to discuss the New Mexico VA Health Care System’s (NMVAHCS) (www.albuquerque.va.gov) accomplishments. She emphasized how veterans are receiving healthcare in rural areas but also how veterans are able to access mental healthcare in the state. (more…)
CCI Stressing Innovation
Cleveland Clinic Innovations (CCI) http://innovations.clevelandclinic.org) is the commercialization arm of the Cleveland Clinic and helps companies navigate the patenting and commercialization process. CCI tries to turns inventions into medical products that will benefit patients and create new business opportunities for many companies. (more…)