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Upcoming Digital Health Opportunities: Codeathons And The SXSW Accelerator
For the past three years, through the Health Data Initiative, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has focused on the liberation of health data... Read More »
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US And UK Share Health Data Via Cloud
About half a century after epidemiology studies in Massachusetts and the United Kingdom helped build the world’s understanding of cardiovascular disease and health risks, public health and population data is being opened up by the U.S. and joining international datasets. Read More »
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US Armed Forces Retirement Home (AFRH) Selects DrCloudEMR™, Next-Generation Open Source EHR
EnSoftek’s wholly owned subsidiary, DrCloud Healthcare Solutions’ electronic health record system (EHRS), DrCloudEMR™ is selected by AFRH to implement at their Gulfport, Mississippi and Washington D.C. facilities. AFRH is procuring DrCloudEMR™ system, in support of the wellness center/independent-living-plus/assisted living/memory support/long-term care health services, to maintain the AFRH residents’ health information and records for all aspects of their care. Read More »
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US Employers Slashing Worker Hours To Avoid Obamacare Insurance Mandate
Trend sparks fears among low-paid workers that they will be hit twice: by having earnings cut and paying more for healthcare Read More »
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US Hospitals Send Hundreds Of Immigrant Patients Back To Home Countries To Curb Cost Of Care
Days after they were badly hurt in a car accident, Jacinto Cruz and Jose Rodriguez-Saldana lay unconscious in an Iowa hospital while the American health care system weighed what to do with the two immigrants from Mexico. Read More »
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US Lags Behind Wealthy Nations On Improving Health Outcomes
Raising questions about whether higher healthcare spending means better health outcomes, a new study shows the United States has high expenditures and mediocre population health at the national level. Read More »
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US Provides $40 Million To Tackle Infectious Diseases
Developing countries will receive extra support to prevent, detect and respond to health threats as the US government announced plans last month (13 February) to boost funding for nations at high risk from infectious disease. Read More »
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Usability Of EHRs Remains A Priority For ONC
The New Year is a time of reflection and anticipation. We reflect on what went well in the past (and perhaps what didn’t go so well); we anticipate future challenges and accomplishments. Read More »
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USAID Chief Lauds Blum Center As Model In Search For Global Solutions
The head of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) got a close up look Wednesday (Oct. 10) at a handful of student innovations to help fight global poverty, illness and strife during a visit to UC Berkeley’s Blum Center for Developing Economies. Read More »
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USDA Announces Investments To Expand Distance Learning And Telemedicine Opportunities In Rural Areas
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that the Obama Administration is investing in rural telecommunications equipment to help expand access to education, create jobs and improve health care in 25 states. Read More »
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Using Crowdfunding To Start A Company With A Cause
Two sisters, Kara Gorski and Kristin Gembala, have developed a bra designed to help breast cancer survivors who have had mastectomies and reconstructive surgery. So far, the sisters, who invested $25,000 from their savings, have designed and patented two styles and built a Web site. Currently, they are trying to raise money to begin manufacturing through a new crowdfunding platform. Read More »
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Using Open-Source Mapping To Help Stop Ebola
Last week, 5 June, aid organisation Médecins Sans Frontières reported new cases in the Ebola outbreak in Guinea and Sierra Leone. The priority for NGOs and health workers is to deliver appropriate aid in the fastest and most effective way. To do so, it is vital to have a clear picture of the area affected by Ebola and relevant trends. Read More »
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Using the Military to Provide Health Services
The men and women of the U.S. Armed Forces are called upon to perform some pretty extraordinary tasks, including heroic health care services for injured troops in the field at in V.A. hospitals. Read More »
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V.A. Helps Millions Of Veterans
Did you know that a V.A. patient receives prescriptions and services that are either free or have a small co-pay ($15 or $50, $8 or $9 for 30-day prescriptions)? Some examples include x-rays, blood work, EKGs, flu shot or other shots, readjustment counseling, hospice care, every type of prosthetic, eyeglasses and hearing aids if needed, and many others including every major type of operation.
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VA & SAMHSA test Exchange of Tagged Substance Abuse Data
The Veterans Affairs Department and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration have demonstrated how to securely share sensitive health information while following confidentiality laws and patient disclosure wishes among providers using certified electronic health records (EHRs). Read More »
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