The Rita & Alex Hillman Foundation’s (RAHF) goal is to improve the lives of patients and their families through nursing-driven innovation. Through their “Innovations in Care Program”, the foundation is scheduled to commit at least $3 million during the next five years. With this proposal announcement, the foundation is going to award two grants for up to $600,000 to support innovations to provide care to vulnerable populations. …Continue reading
State’s Primary Care Doctors
Allen Dobson Jr., MD, a family physician in North Carolina and President and CEO of Community Care of North Carolina (CCNC) appeared April 9th before the Senate Committee on Health Education, Labor and Pensions to describe how the state of North Carolina has built a strong, community-based primary care system but yet doctors are facing chaos in his state. …Continue reading
SAMHSA & USDA Partnering
Grappling with behavioral health problems, especially substance use, abuse, and mental health issues is a continual struggle for many local communities. It is important for community leaders to have access to accurate data on substance abuse in their specific geographic location. …Continue reading
Patients Gain Access to Notes
Nine prominent health systems and medical groups in the Northwest provide more than one million patients in Oregon and Southwest Washington electronic access to the notes that their providers include in medical records. …Continue reading
NSF’s Healthcare Projects
The National Science Foundation’s (NSF) “Smart and Connected Health” (SCH) program is developing innovative approaches to support the transformation of healthcare which is going from being reactive and hospital-centered to preventive, proactive, evidence-based, and person-centered. …Continue reading
Telerehabilitation Dream Team
At a recent session held at MATRC Summit 2014, panelists discussed how to put together the telehealth dream team that will use smartphones to coordinate assistance and activities for people needing or receiving rehabilitation. …Continue reading
Vermont Issues Several RFPs
The State of Vermont Health Access in their Blueprint for Health Division is seeking qualified bidders to respond to an RFP that is looking for “Full Time Quality Improvement Practice Facilitators for Primary Care and Practices Providing Substance Abuse Treatment”. The RFP was issued initially on March 25, 2014 but revised on April 4 2014. …Continue reading