New Mexico Governor Susana Martinex has proposed several targeted investments to train more doctors, nurse practitioners, and connect more rural patients with specialists and other experts via telemedicine. She would like to establish a grant program for telemedicine in the state that would play a key role in managing chronic diseases like heart disease and diabetes. …Continue reading
Sharing First Response Data
To respond to day-to-day incidents and large-scale emergencies, it is critical for first responders to be able to easily exchange data in real-time. To meet the needs of first responders, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is involved in developing radios that can communicate across frequencies, developing requirements for public safety videos, and working to ensure that communications equipment works across manufacturers. …Continue reading
BCBS of Michigan to Award Grants
The Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS) of Michigan Foundation gives approximately $2.75 million a year in grants to support research and nonprofit community organizations. BCBS of Michigan Foundation focuses mainly on quality and cost of care, access to care, and community health. …Continue reading
Model to Assess EHR Value
On January 6, 2014, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) presented a discussion paper proposing a financial model to help hospitals and other healthcare providers assess the costs and benefits for implementing EHRs and related technologies. …Continue reading
FDA Approves Device for Children
FDA has approved the Affymetrix CytoScan Dx Assay manufactured by Affymetrix Inc. in Santa Clara, California, to detect chromosomal variations that may be responsible for a child’s developmental delay or intellectual disability. This can be determined by taking a blood sample where a test can then analyze the entire genome at one time and detect large and small chromosomal changes. …Continue reading
OSHA to Improve Workforce Safety
The Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has released a new educational web resource at http://www.osha.gov/hospitals with extensive materials to help hospitals prevent worker injuries, assess workplace safety needs, enhance safe patient handling programs, and implement safety and health management systems. …Continue reading
2014 MATRC Summit Almost Here
The 2014 Mid Atlantic Telehealth Resource Center Annual Summit will be held at the Fredericksburg Expo & Conference Center in Fredericksburg Virginia on March 30-April 1, 2014. …Continue reading