Companion diagnostic tests are used to help physicians select appropriate therapies for individual patients and commonly used to detect certain types of gene-based cancers. FDA announced on July 31, that FDA is issuing a final companion diagnostic guidance for the development, review, and approval or clearance of companion diagnostics tests. …Continue reading
NIBIB’s Small Grant Program
The National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) housed within NIH is interested in receiving applications for small grants where the science is focused on the development and clinical translation of new existing technologies. …Continue reading
Legislation Introduced on Capitol Hill
Representatives Mike Thompson (D-CA) and Gregg Harper (R-MS) last week introduced bipartisan legislation to expand telehealth services under Medicare. The bill, titled the “Medicare Telehealth Parity Act of 2014” puts telehealth services under Medicare on the path toward parity with in-person healthcare visits. …Continue reading
ACOs in Rural Areas: Policy Brief
The RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis policy brief “Facilitating the Formation of ACOs in Rural Areas” (www.ruralhealthresearch.or/publications/931) discusses how little is known about rural sites included in ACOs and how to attract more rural providers. Authors include Jure Baloh, MHA: Xi Zhu, PhD: Tom Vaughn, PhD; A. Clinton MacKinney, MD, Keith J. Mueller PhD: Fred Ullrich, BA: and Matthew Nattinger, MS. …Continue reading
Register Today: ATA’s Fall Telehealth Forum
Be sure to register by August 8 for the early-bird deadline for the American Telemedicine Association (ATA) Annual Fall Forum to be held very shortly in Palm Desert California on September 6-9, 2014. …Continue reading
Update from FSMB
The Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB), www.fsmb.org a national nonprofit representing 70 medical and osteopathic boards of the U.S and territories recently unveiled an updated draft interstate compact for physician licensure. …Continue reading
MHA Partnering with ArborMetrix
The Michigan Health & Hospital Association (MHA) Keystone Center has selected ArborMetrix’s cloud-based analytics platform EpisodeMetrix to identify care improvement and cost reduction opportunities in hospitals across the state. ArborMetrix’s cloud-based solution is able to provide analytics and reporting based on state-wide hospital discharge data. …Continue reading