October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Each year October is used for Breast Cancer Awareness. Get involved and join the conversation. Follow #breastcancerawareness and #BreastCancerAwarenessMonth.
Hearst Health & Jefferson College of Population Health Introduce the Hearst Health Prize
This week tune in to PopHealth Week at 4:30pm ET weekdays. Hear David Nash, MD, MBA from Jefferson College of Population Health and Gregory Dorn, MD from Hearst Health discuss the Hearst Health Prize.
Follow and join the conversation with #NHITWeek, #IheartHIT
With partners across the U.S., National Health Information Technology Week is a virtual event with various activities in communities from Maine to California. Here are 10 ways you can celebrate NHIT Week in your hometown. Feel free to use one or more of our ideas, or come up with ideas your own.
New York Digital Health Accelerator Announces Selected Companies for 2015 Program
A select group of six innovative healthcare startups were chosen to participate in the third annual New York Digital Health Accelerator (NYDHA), a four-month program run by the Partnership Fund for New York City (Partnership Fund) and the New York eHealth Collaborative (NYeC).
Obesity Data Challenge Winners!
By Adnan Mahmud – Local health officials are responsible for promoting the health of the populations they serve. However, they don’t always have access to the most effective tools for communicating about priority health issues. Obesity is one of the most critical health epidemics of our time, and health officers are working hard to address it right in the communities where they live.
HIMSS President/CEO Stephen Lieber Honored
Leadership style varies among executives. For HIMSS President and CEO H. Stephen Lieber, CAE, change and innovation highlight his skillful approach, and he has now been tapped to as a judge for the inaugural Heart Health Prize of $100,000.
Another Milestone Marker in Favor of the ACO Model?
By Gregg Masters – Emerging ACO management companies enabling physician led participation in the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) aka Aledade (@AledadeACO). ‘Aledade Creating New Medicare Accountable Care Organizations in Seven States.‘ Meet Dr. Farzard Mostashari on PopHealth Week.
September 17th is Our Next Demo Day
By Malini Sekhar – In a few weeks, we’re hosting our next Demo Day at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), featuring an introduction into innovation with the HHS IDEA Lab and a series of rapid-fire presentations from the teams currently being supported by the Summer 2015 HHS Ignite Accelerator.
FDA Clears Next Generation Stethoscope
Eko Core is the only stethoscope on the market to wirelessly stream heart sounds to a HIPAA-compliant smartphone app and the first to integrate heart sounds directly into the patient’s electronic health record (EHR), paving the way for clinicians to better address a cardiovascular disease crisis that affects 1 in 4 people worldwide.
Why it’s time for the Government to be Part of the Public Conversation About Health and Health Care
By Susannah Fox – The public conversation about health and health care can be fast-paced and free-wheeling — words not often associated with the federal government. While we are not in control of the conversation, government workers can still listen and contribute to it.
Frances Oldham Kelsey, PhD, MD
By Stephen M. Ostroff MD – Last week our nation lost a true pioneer in public health and consumer protection. Frances Oldham Kelsey, Ph.D., M.D., who joined FDA in 1960 as a medical officer, was known worldwide as a leader in drug safety and the protection of patients.
2015 Million Hearts Hypertension Control Challenge
High blood pressure is out of control for too many Americans. The latest data show that nearly 1 in 3 American adults—approximately 70 million—has high blood pressure, and only about half have it safely controlled.
