FDA Offers Guidance on 3D-Printed Products
Responding to the rapid evolution of 3D printing technology, the FDA announced the first-ever technical guidance to manufacturers of 3D medical products, including devices, medications, and human tissue. SOURCE – READ THE FULL ARTICLE AT:...
Optum Ventures is looking for startups that will make fundamental changes to healthcare system
Optum Ventures officially launched this week to fund startups on the cutting edge of healthcare innovation. It’s starting with $250 million to invest in four startups that have the capability of changing the way healthcare is delivered at the core, foundational level....
VA awards $44 million contract to CNSI for claims processing technology
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ Financial Services Center has tapped CNSI to help overhaul its claims processing technology. This five-year, $44 million contract calls for CNSI to implement a modern and efficient processing tool for VA-FSC that can...
Military-Civilian Integrated Health Care Delivery Systems: A New Era in Health Care Delivery for Military Dependents …
The National Defense Authorization Act (“NDAA”) – passed in late 2016 – provides numerous changes to military health care. One of the changes, NDAA Sec. 706, establishes the Military-Civilian Integrated Health Care Delivery Systems – a sweeping new change for the...
Leaders to discuss Defense Health Agency in AMSUS panel session this week
Federal and military health care professionals are gathering this week for AMSUS’s 126th Annual Continuing Education Meeting. The conference runs Monday, Nov. 27 through Friday, Dec. 1 at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in Oxon Hill, Maryland....
White House VA Hotline Now Fully Staffed and Operational Around the Clock to Serve Nation’s Veterans
Today the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced that the White House VA Hotline, first launched in June as part of President Donald J. Trump’s commitment to reforming VA, is now fully staffed with live agents working to serve Veterans 24-hours a day, 365...
VA secretary on a mission to improve care for America’s veterans
Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin reached out to state and local leaders Wednesday in a conference that follows President Donald Trump’s proclamation to make November “National Veterans and Military Families Month.” Shulkin made it clear that he is not afraid...
USAMRMC Makes Vital Connections at European Biotech Meeting
Dr. Kenneth Bertram, Principal Assistant for Acquisition for the U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command, led the USAMRMC’s presence at the 2017 BioEurope meeting in Berlin, Germany, Nov. 5-8. This year’s meeting hosted more than 4,000 attendees...
Zeriscope Awarded Army Contract to Support Treatment Research in Traumatic Brain Injury
Zeriscope, a provider of mobile telemedicine examination systems, announced its selection by the Army Advanced Medical Technology Initiative (AAMTI) to assist in a study to mitigate the effects of Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI). Zeriscope’s real-time streaming...
UCLA, VA launch first-of-its-kind family wellness center, new legal clinic for veterans
For veterans at risk of homelessness, the tipping point can be as trivial as a jaywalking ticket. Too often, a veteran can’t afford to pay the fee for that ticket, and then can’t get to court to explain the circumstances — perhaps because of a lack of access to public...