Batttelle with NxStage Medical, and Aethion Medical was awarded a contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to develop an innovative new medical device to treat sepsis. This contract which is funded in phases for up to $22.83 million and may last as long as four years. …Continue reading
Trade Mission Headed to Turkey 2014
The Department of Commerce through their International Trade Administration is organizing an U.S Turkey Healthcare Trade Mission to Ankara, Istanbul and Izmir on May 4-8, 2014. The Mission will focus on high potential healthcare sub-sectors and will include representatives from U.S medical equipment, device manufacturers, and healthcare services providers. …Continue reading
America’s Rural Health Reality
Tom Morris, Associate Administrator for HRSA’s Office of Rural Health Policy (ORHP) at HHS, described the health challenges existing in rural America at the Alliance for Health Care Reform Briefing held July 26th in Washington D.C. He reported that over 50 million people live in rural areas and make up nearly 20 percent of the total population spread across 80 percent of the country. Rural residents tend to be older, sicker, and more dependent on public payers. …Continue reading
Telemedicine-Based Eye Exams
Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHC) provide access to primary care for medically underserved populations including those that are uninsured or covered by Medicaid. One program was initiated to improve access to specialty care in FQHCs by using telemedicine for eye exams. …Continue reading
Michigan’s Health Technology Progress
The Southeast Michigan Beacon Community (SEMBC) Health Information Exchange referred to as BeaconLink2Health is an all new community resource for the entire healthcare delivery system in Southeast Michigan. BeaconLink2Health makes it possible for users to access, view, understand, and act on community-level patient information via a secure HIE. …Continue reading
TruClinic Expanding Telehealth Services
TruClinic™ located in Salt Lake City is vastly expanding their reach of their cloud-based telehealth portal by establishing a partnership with Bennett Group International. This collaboration will enable practitioners and patients to have video-based online visits and consultations with just a computing device, internet connection, and a webcam. …Continue reading
Medical Incubator Launched
Palomar Health located in Northern San Diego County and Qualcomm Life, Inc., a subsidiary of Qualcomm Inc. has launched Glassomics, an incubator to explore the application of a wearable computing medicine. The initial glassware prototypes will be led by Sparseware, a San Diego-based software engineering firm. …Continue reading