The Defense Department is in talks with Premier Biomedical Inc. over a potential treatment for head trauma. Ft. Bliss, Texas-based William Beaumont Army Medical Center will work with Premier Biomedical to launch clinical trials to identify a possible cure for depression-causing head trauma, Premier Biomedical said Thursday. “We are excited …
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The U.S. government shutdown could interrupt some of the country’s services such as disease detection and prevention, healthcare, food safety, emergency response and compliance activities, according to a report by the University of Minnesota’s Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy. Lisa Schnirring and Robert Roos write public health and food …
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The Center for Effective Government has published a document on the potential effects of sequestration on the Mine Safety and Health Administration, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health and Occupational Safety and Health Administration. House Republicans have suggested lower budget allocations in an appropriations bill for the agencies’ fiscal year …
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The Defense Department‘s top doctor is concerned about sequestration’s effects on patients, staff and facilities in the military healthcare system. Dr. Jonathan Woodson, assistant secretary for health affairs, told the House Armed Services Committee will take away funding used to maintain, restore and update military medical facilities, American Forces Press …
Read More »The Department of Veterans Affairs is proposing a new regulation in the Federal Register that would increase the number of illnesses connected to traumatic brain injury suffered while in service. The VA said the proposed regulation would add Parkinson’s disease, unprovoked seizures, some dementias, depression and hormone deficiency diseases related …
Read More »Paula Friedman serves as acting program executive officer for joint medical information systems at the TRICARE Management Activity, where she provides acquisition oversight and guidance to staff responsible for automated clinical capabilities for the Military Health System. Before joining TMA, the 20-year information technology veteran served as program manager for …
Read More »Aneesh Chopra is a senior adviser of healthcare technology strategy at The Advisory Board Company, having rejoined the company in February after previously serving as federal chief technology officer for three years. Before accepting the U.S. CTO position, Chopra served as managing director of the Advisory Board from April 1997 …
Read More »Former D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty has joined a Silicon Valley-based venture fund as a special adviser as the firm pursues investments in online education and city-level software services, the Washington Post reports. According to Cecelia King‘s report, Fenty’s work could help entrepreneurs create apps for finding local health clinics and …
Read More »The Veterans Health Administration said it hopes to have emergency room triage software up and running by August, Fierce Mobile Healthcare reports. Orlando, Fla.-based DSHI Systems has provided the VHA with a call-center based triage service for 12 years. The VHA selected DHSI to develop triage software ER nurses can …
Read More »Looking back at 2011, besides government gridlock, government-wide budget cuts have been a recurring theme. From the Pentagon to NASA, government agencies and entities have felt the constraints and have had to rethink their strategies in order to adapt for the future. A looming question for some is how budget …
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