Academic Research

$20 Million Grant Will Help Johns Hopkins Develop Technologies for Healthy Aging

Academic Research
Johns Hopkins has received a $20 million grant from the National Institute on Aging that will spur the development of artificial intelligence devices (AI) to improve the health of older adults and help them live independently for longer — a relatively untapped use of this technology.
New Treatment Approach for Advanced Coronary Artery Disease Leads to Improved Outcomes
Academic Research, Hospital Systems
Use of a novel technique called the quantitative flow ratio (QFR) to precisely identify and measure the severity of artery blockages can lead to significantly improved outcomes after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), according to a new study done in collaboration with Mount Sinai faculty.
PCORI Adopts National Priorities for Health
Academic Research
The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) Board of Governors adopted five National Priorities for Health, which serve as ambitious long-term goals to guide PCORI’s funding of patient-centered comparative clinical effectiveness research (CER) and other engagement, dissemination and implementation, and research infrastructure initiatives.
OCR guidance should shape your risk management program
Controls-based “checklists” and dubious certifications will not adequately protect a healthcare organization’s sensitive digital assets. What will work is a formal Information Risk Management (IRM) program designed to grow more effective and mature over time.
Chasing certifications won’t prevent data breaches
In the electronics industry, the UL stamp of approval means that a product has been deemed safe. But in the healthcare field, there isn’t a single certification that ensures that Protected Health Information is safe – or that risks are being properly managed.
American Heart Association and the Amerigroup Foundation unveil hands-only CPR training kiosk at BWI airport to help millions of travelers learn a lifesaving skill
Travelers who have time to spare before their flight departs can learn Hands-Only CPR in about five minutes at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI), where a new interactive kiosk at Gate B7 will teach this effective bystander CPR skill. BWI Airport is one of five U.S. locations where a Hands-Only CPR training kiosk will reside, courtesy of the American Heart Association (AHA) and the Amerigroup Foundation.
A conversation with Brian Wells, Penn Medicine
Penn Medicine by any standard is a behemoth. With total revenues last year of over $5 billion, Penn Medicine is inclusive of the University of Pennsylvania Health System and the Raymond and Ruth Perelman School of Medicine, the nation’s oldest medical school established in 1765. In addition to the over 2000 medical school faculty and 3000 students at Perelman,  the chart below shows Penn Medicine by the numbers for 2015.
Harvard Health Publications announces agreement for new patient education video series
Harvard Health Publications, the consumer health education division of Harvard Medical School, today announced a licensing relationship that will deliver a new series of Q&A videos to clinicians and patients at the point of care. This relationship will put the medical knowledge and expertise of Harvard Medical School faculty into brief videos that clinicians using […]
Countdown to 2nd Annual Pennsylvania HIMSS Health IT Workforce Conference
On April 20, 2016 the Central PA Chapter of HIMSS will host its second Student Workforce Development and Training Conference at the Harrisburg University of Science and Technology, featuring local and national leaders with discussions on variety of topics related to health IT Workforce Development, including challenges and opportunities for healthcare systems, engagement of veterans […]
Patient education extends value-based care to 9 million in TeleHealth Services/UbiCare partnership
Hospitals have long been defined by their number of beds. As healthcare shifts its focus to value-based care, hospitals must now take a patient-centered care approach, effectively counting “heads not beds.” The recent partnership between TeleHealth Services and UbiCare (announced in December) impacts 9 million of those heads with the new Tigr@Home patient engagement solution […]
Bisk Education partners with USF Health to conduct health IT survey, research to assist professionals considering career in this field
Bisk Education, a worldwide leader in online education, today released a groundbreaking survey about health IT professionals—an evolving field that links information technology, communications and healthcare to improve the quality and safety of patient care—addressing new data correlating education and experience with salary and job satisfaction in the field.  Bisk Education and USF Health Morsani College […]
Harvard Health Publications announces collaboration with Quizzify
Harvard Health Publications (HHP), the consumer publishing division of Harvard Medical School, announced today that it will collaborate with Quizzify, a New York-based start-up that provides employers with educational health information for their employees. HHP will review Quizzify’s content for medical appropriateness as well as advise Quizzify on developments in peer-reviewed medical literature and medical […]
Walnut Hill Medical Center hosts live streamed cases for the Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) conference for the second year
On October 13, Dr. Tony Das, a nationally recognized cardiologist in peripheral vascular disease therapy with expertise in (CTO) recanalization and new devices, performed streamed live cases for the second year in a row from Walnut Hill Medical Center (WHMC). The complex cases were streamed to the Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) conference in San Francisco, […]
Purdue makes major new investments in the life sciences
Purdue University announced Tuesday (Oct. 13) plans to establish a new Pillars of Excellence in the Life Sciences Initiative aimed at enhancing Purdue’s life sciences research and graduate education. The initiative comes as part of Purdue’s recently announced $2 billion “Ever True” capital campaign. The investment will result in cohesive efforts across several colleges and is […]
Career Step to introduce education enrichment tool at AHIMA’15
Career Step, an online provider of career-focused education and corporate training, will be attending and exhibiting at the 87th Annual Convention and Exhibit of the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) in New Orleans, Louisiana. The convention is being held September 26-30, and Career Step, an AHIMA Diamond Partner, will be exhibiting in booth 1123 […]
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