ONC, Federal Health IT Strategic Plan 2015-2020, information technology, healthcare

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC), in collaboration with over 35 federal partners, released the updated Federal Health IT Strategic Plan 2015–2020 (Plan) September 21.
Frost & Sullivan, top medical technologies, growth, healthcare

Frost & Sullivan released its list of top medical technologies for 2015, featuring an array of sophisticated inventions in medical devices, diagnostics and imaging. These innovations have given birth to less expensive and flexible healthcare solutions; playing a critical role in managing the increasing frequency of chronic diseases around the globe.

As healthcare converts to an entirely electronic health record (EHR)-based system, it opens up new opportunities to monitor trends in population health and even identify specific patients for follow-up in targeted populations. Population health has become a major buzzword in healthcare over the past couple years, especially as more hospitals and practices come online with regional health information exchanges (HIE) and EHRs with enterprise- or health system-wide access.

CSI Africa

This workshop offers you a comprehensive overview of the most important catheter therapies of congenital, structural and valvar heart disease in children and adults. CSI Africa addresses the needs of adult and pediatric interventional cardiologists, cardiothoracic surgeons, anesthesiologists, imaging specialists and colleagues of other disciplines who wish to know more about the field. The strength of CSI Africa lies in the close interaction between conference attendees and faculty and the program will include lectures from leading experts in the field.

PICS-CSI-Asia

PICS-CSI Asia will give a comprehensive overview of major topics in catheter therapy of congenital, structural and valvar heart disease and is designed for adult and pediatric interventional cardiologists, cardiothoracic surgeons, anesthesiologists, imaging specialists, nurses, technicians and any other medical specialty involved in these procedures. It will also provide opportunities for engineers, device design specialists and inventors to learn from and network with physicians. 

Catheter Interventions in Congenital, Structural and Valvular Heart Disease (CSI)

CSI (Catheter Interventions in Congenital, Structural and Valvular Heart Disease) 2016 in Frankfurt offers the unique experience of a comprehensive overview of major topics in the catheter therapy of congenital, structural and valvular heart disease in children and adults. CSI caters for adult and pediatric interventional cardiologists, cardiothoracic surgeons, anesthesiologists and imaging specialists.

With the world’s elderly population expected to double by 2050, understanding how aging affects the body is an important focus for researchers globally. Cardiovascular disease, the No. 1 cause of death worldwide, often is associated with aging arteries that restrict blood flow. Now, University of Missouri researchers have identified an age-related cause of arterial dysfunction, a finding that could lead to future treatments for some forms of vascular disease.

genomic testing, NGS, FDA, Precision Medicine Initiative, PMI, workshops

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will hold a pair of public workshops in November to explain ongoing efforts to develop regulations and standards for next-generation sequencing (NGS)-based clinical tests. The focus on NGS tests is part of President Obama’s Precision Medicine Initiative (PMI) to help customize healthcare for individuals based on genetic makeup.

University of Texas Southwestern cardiologist Benjamin Levine, M.D., will use NASA-honed technology to monitor swimmer Ben Lecomte in his record-setting goal to become the first person to swim across the Pacific Ocean. Lecomte will  plunge into the ocean off of a Tokyo beach this summer heading for San Francisco.

Zoll Medical Corp. announced that it has acquired Tel Aviv, Israel-based Kyma Medical Technologies Ltd., which develops technologies to measure early signs of congestive heart failure.

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