A number of faculty researchers at Northern Arizona University (NAU) https://nau.edu have invented new technologies that have been granted patents. In 2020, NAU inventors were issued 19 patents, filed 41 new patient applications, and submitted 43 new invention disclosures. (more…)
Public Health: Ideas on data
AFCEA Bethesda’s Acquisition & Public Health Day March 30, 2021 https://bethesda.afceachapters.org, presented a panel discussion focused on how the role of information technology has changed within the public health sector. (more…)
MedPAC’s Report to Congress
As Credit Suisse https://www.credit-suisse.com reports, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) http://www.medpac.gov weighed in on telehealth in their March 2021 Report to Congress. MedPAC’s report on Medicare payment policy, includes recommendations for telehealth policy beyond the COVID-19 public health emergency. (more…)
Helping Children Prevent Illnesses
Children have been less impacted by COVID-19 caused by the severe acute respiratory SARS-CoV-2 than adults. However, some children diagnosed with SARS-CoV-2 have experienced severe illnesses including MIS-C and respiratory failure as nearly 80% of children with MIS-C have become critically ill with a 2 to 4% mortality rate. (more…)
Providing Telehealth to SVHs
The VA’s Office of Connected Care https://connectedcare.va.gov provided funding to Dr. Leah Haverhals, Dr. Cari Levy, and several other researchers to assess changes in the delivery and utilization of telehealth due to the pandemic. (more…)
Cleveland Clinic & IBM Partnering
Cleveland Clinic https://my.clevelandclinic.org and IBM https://www.ibm.com have announced a planned 10 year partnership to establish the Discovery Accelerator https://cleveland.com, which will be a joint Cleveland Clinic & IBM Center. (more…)
TelemedInsights Released
Wolters Kluwer Health https://www.wolterskluwer.com recently released Lippincott® TelemedInsights, to help healthcare providers incorporate telehealth as part of their operations moving forward. (more…)