On January 30, 2014, the Defense Department released a draft Request for Proposals (RFP) to modernize the military health system. The draft is designed to involve private industry early in the government’s requirements for the Healthcare Management Systems Modernization project. (more…)
Healthcare Data Analytics Discussed
Data Innovation Day 2014” sponsored by the Center for Data Innovation, gathered expert speakers together recently to discuss many of the challenges and issues our society is facing to incorporate big data into our everyday lives. A panel held to specifically discuss healthcare analytics was monitored by Kendra Casey Plank, Senior Editor for Bloomberg BNA. (more…)
HHS & DOT Addressing EMS
The draft White Paper titled “Innovation Opportunities for Emergency Medical Services” (EMS) was prepared jointly by the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) within HHS and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration within DOT. (more…)
Proposals Needed for New Approaches
Saving Lives at Birth (SLB): A Grand Challenge for Development (Round IV) a joint initiative of the U.S. Agency for International Development, the government of Norway, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Grand Challenges Canada, and Britain’s Department for International Development, have issued a Request for Applications (RFA) seeking new proposals for their fourth round of funding. (more…)
Increased Need for Tele-ICU Beds
Advanced ICU Care®, a provider of tele-ICU services, has announced a 60 percent growth in the number of ICU beds monitored in 2013. The company’s continued growth demonstrates the increasing need for tele-ICU support as a result of a rapidly aging population, the shortage of ICU intensivists and staff, and the need to achieve strong clinical outcomes. (more…)
UMass Pioneering Wearable Sensors
Jim Watkins the Director of the National Science Foundation’s Center for Hierarchical Manufacturing (CHM) at the University of Massachusetts (UMass) Amherst, reports that the new Center for Personalized Health Monitoring (CPHM) will soon develop prototypes of wearable biosensors to monitor blood sugar or insulin levels remotely. (more…)
AdvaMed 2014: Call for Panel Proposals
“AdvaMed 2014: The MedTech Conference”, has just issued a call for panel proposals for the 2014 conference to be held at McCormick Place in Chicago Illinois from October 6-8. This Conference promises to bring together more than 1,000 companies for business development, capital formation, innovative technology, plus showcase world-class educational opportunities and present many networking opportunities. (more…)