The Defense Health Agency (DHA) has issued a Request for Information (RFI) seeking information from possible vendors capable of supplying a secure messaging solution to use in a private cloud computing environment. (more…)
Several States Debate Joining NLC
The National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) created the Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) to expand nursing job opportunities across all state lines especially in rural, over populated nursing homes, and other areas limited in healthcare access. (more…)
Draft Innovation Plan Released
The state of Rhode Island on November 6th released the state’s draft “State Healthcare Innovation Plan”. When the plan is finalized, it will be submitted to the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation’s State Innovation Model Design Program and will be known as “Healthy Rhode Island”. (more…)
Grants Recently Awarded
The University of California Davis Institute for Population Health Improvement (IPHI) through their Health eQuality (CHeQ) program, has awarded grants for $775,000. CHeQ funded by the California Health and Human Services Agency, promotes coordinated and integrated care through HIE, promotes improved public health capacity for electronic reporting, and HIE acceleration funding opportunities. (more…)
Small Grant Opportunity Posted
The National Cancer Institute posted their Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) on November 21, 2013 seeking small cancer research projects that can be carried out in a short period of time with limited resources. (more…)
Mobile Revolution in Kenya
A World Health Organization report concludes that the world is short 72 million health workers. In just over 20 years, this number is set to double if the situation is not addressed, therefore, it is vitally important to train more healthcare workers at the community level especially in parts of the world like Africa. (more…)
Maine’s Health Technology Progress
The State of Maine in partnership with HealthInfoNet, the statewide HIE recently received a three year grant from HRSA to improve care coordination the for the state’s veterans. The funding will be used to connect the VA Maine Healthcare System comprised of the medical center located in Augusta and eleven outpatient clinics in the state to the HIE. The state will receive $300,000 for the first year and expects a similar award amount for years two and three. (more…)