December 9, 2024
The PBTRC team was invited to attend the 23rd Pacific Basin Medical Association (PBMA) Conference 2024 hosted in Koror, Republic of Palau. The event theme was focused on embracing “One Health”…
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October 12, 2023
A Successful Trip To Palau The PBTRC Team composed of Christina Higa (Co-Director), Ginger Porter, and Umerang Imetengel visited Palau in June 2023. They were able to meet with…
February 6, 2023
A joint team from the University of Hawai’i (UH) Pacific Basin Telehealth Resource Center (PBTRC), Indiana University (IU) and Maurer Dermatology Associates (MDA) were in American Samoa from the…
August 29, 2022
The Pacific Basin Telehealth Resource Center (PBTRC) hosted the 2022 U.S. Affiliated Pacific Island Countries & Territories (USAPICT) Telehealth Workshop from August 15 – 17 at the University of…
April 25, 2022
Many changes have occurred since the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE) was declared on January 31st, 2020 including the many updates that CMS provided at the beginning of March…
March 15, 2022
The Pacific Basin Telehealth Resource Center (PBTRC) is partnering with Aloha Independent Living Hawaiʻi (AILH), bringing together the perspective of both the providers and the patients. AILH brings over…
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April 25, 2022
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- Chinese hospitals join NUS Medicine's big health data projectby Adam Ang (News from healthcareitnews.com) on December 20, 2024 at 4:35 am
The project aims to uncover markers of cardiovascular diseases specific to the Asian population.
- Project to launch Vietnam's first AI virtual hospital announcedby Adam Ang (News from healthcareitnews.com) on December 20, 2024 at 4:30 am
The hospital, primarily based on virtual care, will be built by an Australian company.
- Smart rooms are not common, but their benefits could soon make them soby Bill Siwicki (News from healthcareitnews.com) on December 19, 2024 at 5:20 pm
One CEO offers a closer look into the various technologies at work, including RTLS and artificial intelligence, and he offers some stats on smart room implementations.
- Another House bill aims to protect against hospital cyberattacksby mike.miliard@medtechmedia.com; Twitter: @MikeMiliardHITN (Mike Miliard) (News from healthcareitnews.com) on December 19, 2024 at 3:50 pm
The Healthcare Cybersecurity Improvement Act, introduced by Rep. Robin Kelly, offers statutory protections for HC3 and funds a grant program to help small and medium-sized hospitals bolster their defenses, among other provisions.
- Three for 2025: What you need to know about agentic AI, cancer informatics and data security imperativesby Bill Siwicki (News from healthcareitnews.com) on December 18, 2024 at 3:51 pm
Vijayashree Natarajan, SVP and head of technology at Omega Healthcare, predicts these three areas of health IT will be key next year – and explains why.