Industry News
New study explains why US health care spending increased $1 trillion
A new study finds that the cost of health care in the United States increased nearly $1 trillion from 1996 to 2013 and measures the causes behind this immense growth. The study, published today in JAMA, reveals that price and ... Read More
Fitbit chosen for long-term US health study
Fitbit has been tussling with Apple and Xiaomi when it comes to market share in the wearables field and quarter to quarter, each has held the top spot at one point or another over the past year. But it turns out Fitbit is the favorite ... Read More
NIH awards to test ways to store, access, share, and compute on biomedical data in the cloud
Twelve awards totaling $9 million in Fiscal Year 2017 will launch a National Institutes of Health Data Commons Pilot Phase. A data commons is a shared virtual space where scientists can work with the digital objects of biomedical ... Read More
VA looks to Congress to improve cost management
The Department of Veterans Affairs is working with Congress to improve its financial management. The agency also plans to roll out a series of initiative to improve its veterans’ benefits services. SOURCE – READ THE FULL ARTICLE ... Read More
Congress is trying to ensure interoperability between VA, DoD
The House Committee on Veterans Affairs introduced legislation today that would strengthen congressional oversight of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ transition from its legacy VistA EHR to the Cerner platform. Introduced by ... Read More
BIC contracts, regulatory freeze and the impact on the federal market
Anniversaries are a time of reflection, evaluation and motivation. These moments provide an opportunity for us to look back upon our successes, as well as our shortcomings, and make commitments to better ourselves as we progress ... Read More
GAO: Email Delivery Receipt Didn’t Confirm Proposal Submission
You might think that if you send an email with the delivery receipt option and the delivery receipt comes back, the email was delivered. But when an offeror submits a proposal by email, does a delivery receipt mean that the agency ... Read More
House passes bill supporting national VA telehealth program
Introduced earlier this fall by the VA Secretary, the bill would override state licensing restrictions for telemedicine for the agency’s providers. The House Veterans Affairs Committee passed a bill Thursday that supports a program ... Read More
Madigan leads the way: Madigan Army Medical Center proves to be a medical industry leader
Since 1992, more than 100,000 patients have walked through the doors of Madigan Army Medical Center (MAMC) on Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM). Some have received emergency medical assistance while others have utilized counseling, ... Read More
HHS activates aid for uninsured U.S. Virgin Islands residents needing medicine
As part of the Trump Administration’s government-wide response to Hurricane Maria, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) activated its Emergency ... Read More