Leading health providers united to form Truveta, https://Truveta.com, a new company to improve and save lives through the use of data. Through structuring, normalizing, and de-identifying data from health providers, a new data platform will be built with careful protection of patient privacy and security. (more…)
AFCEA’s Panel Discussion at Event
The Armed Forces Communications Electronics Association (AFCEA) Bethesda Chapter https://Bethesda.afceachapters.org held the first of a series of panel discussions at their 13th Annual Health IT March Forward Event on March 2, 2021. (more…)
Hill Hearing: Future of Telehealth
Credit Suisse’s https://www.credit-credit.com reported on the House Committee on Energy and Commerce’s Subcommittee on Health https://energycommerce.house.gov hearing held to discuss The Future of Telehealth: How COVID-19 is Changing the Delivery of Virtual Care. (more…)
MaineHealth Awarded $12.8 M Grant
MaineHealth https://mainehealth.org has been awarded a five year $12.8 million grant from the Centers of Biomedical Research Excellence (COBRE) within the National Institute of General Medical Sciences https://nigms.nih.gov. (more…)
AI Finds Drugs for COVID
In order to find a drug that can stop the SARS-COV-2 virus which causes COVID-19, scientists have to screen billions of molecules for the right combination of properties. The process is usually risky, slow and often takes several years. (more…)
UCLA Receives $29 M for Center
UCLA https://www.uclahealth.org received $29 Million to establish the Dr. Allen and Charlotte Ginsburg Center for Precision Genomic Medicine to use to advance research and enhance patient care for genetic conditions. Physicians will work together to examine the role of genetics in disease and then develop therapies to improve patients’ lives. (more…)
Virtually Training Hearing Technicians
According to the National Institutes on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, approximately 37.5 million Americans aged 18 and over report some trouble hearing. (more…)