HRSA’s Federal Office of Rural Health Policy https://hrsa.gov/rural-health funds the Rural Telehealth Research Center (RTRC) https://www.ruralhealthresearch.org/centers.telehealth to study the evidence base for telehealth especially in rural settings. RTRC is a collaboration of the University of Iowa, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, and the University of Southern Maine. …Continue reading
Bridging the Gap in Healthcare
Integration of Community Health Workers into Primary Care Health Systems is discussed in a Case Study by the NYU-CUNY Prevention Research Center City University of N.Y. and the NYU School of Medicine. The Case Study points out that it is important to bridge clinical systems with communities and neighborhoods. …Continue reading
Healthcare Distributors 2021 Outlook
Credit Suisse https://www.credit-suisse.com published their note Healthcare Distribution: 2021 Outlook: Can it be a Breakout Year? discussing trends and topics that analysts believe are likely to affect drug/medical distributors in 2021. …Continue reading
ONC to Increase Data Sharing
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) https://healthit.gov within HHS has announced that ONC will award nearly $20 million in funds available from the CARES Act for projects.
Technology to Treat Tendon Injuries
Very often promising therapeutic drug candidates developed as a result of expensive animal studies prove to be ineffective or even dangerous when tested in humans. Although lab animals may have similar anatomical features as humans, their physiology, metabolism, and genetic diversity can be quite different. …Continue reading
Studying COVID Healthcare Delivery
AHRQ https://www.ahrq.gov within HHS has announced 26 research grants designed to explore essential questions concerning the delivery of healthcare during the COVID-19 pandemic. …Continue reading
Physical Therapists Using Telerehab
Scientists at the VTC Smart Rehab Lab https://samrtrehab.vtc.vt.edu are developing breakthrough, affordable technologies, and methods to connect stroke survivors to physical therapy at home through tele-rehabilitation. …Continue reading