The newly improved Robotic Cane or also called the White Cane equipped with a color 3D camera, an inertial measurement sensor, and on-board computer, can offer blind and visually impaired users a new way to navigate indoors. (more…)
AMA’s Mini Bootcamp Talk
The American Telemedicine Association https://americantelemed.org held a series of virtual events for the Inaugural Telehealth Awareness Week during September 19-25, 2021.
DOE Collaborating With NIH
The Department of Energy (DOE) https://www.energy.gov, announced a $1 million one year collaborative research project to develop Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) algorithms for biomedical, personal healthcare, or for other privacy-sensitive datasets. (more…)
Conversation with Cleveland Clinic CIO
Credit Suisse https://www.credit-suisse.com, as part of their CIO Series, hosted Matt Kull, CIO, Cleveland Clinic https://my.clevelandclinic.org, for a virtual meeting with a small group of investors. (more…)
VHA’s Rural Centers Serves as Hubs
VHA’s Veterans Rural Health Resource Centers https://www.ruralhealth.va/aboutus/vhrc.asp operate as the Office of Rural Health’s (ORH) field-based satellite offices, serving as hubs for rural healthcare research, innovation, and dissemination. (more…)
CMS Awards Funds to States
More than 57 million living in rural communities across the U.S. may be older, have complicated heath needs, challenges with access to care, may have limited access to high speed internet, plus Blacks, Latinos and other communities of color can experience barriers and disparities in health outcomes. (more…)
Medical Device Center Launched
The University of Minnesota just launched their new Center for Medical Device Cybersecurity (CMDC) https://cmdc.umn.ed. The Center will foster university-industry-government collaborations so that medical devices are safe and secure from cybersecurity threats.