by KC Digital Drive | Feb 6, 2023 | Health Innovation Team, Healthcare Technology
John Fitzpatrick has been involved with KC Digital Drive since its founding in 2012, and has been instrumental in leading the long-standing convenings of the Kansas City region’s Health Innovation Team. He will be expanding and leading the organization’s projects at...
by William Crumpler | Jan 20, 2023 | Health Innovation Team, Healthcare Technology
One in three Americans has a chronic condition where food is part of the standard of care. For low-income households, meeting these needs is often difficult not only from an affordability standpoint, but also due to the fact that specialized foods may not always be...
by William Crumpler | Jan 20, 2023 | Health Innovation Team, Healthcare Technology
The School of Pharmacy at the University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC) is offering small businesses in the health sciences field the opportunity to rent lab space at the University to support their work. Businesses will be able to rent sections of the lab, which was...
by William Crumpler | Nov 1, 2022 | Healthcare Technology
The COVID-19 pandemic helped prove the value of telehealth services in helping expand access to health services. Unfortunately, many cannot access telehealth due the lack of high quality broadband. This may be because broadband is unavailable in their area, or because...
by KC Digital Drive | Sep 27, 2022 | Telehealth Pilot, Healthcare Technology
Philadelphia, PA — On Wednesday, September 21st, at the SCTE Cable-Tec Expo, CableLabs announced its 10G Innovation Challenge winners including two local Kansas City area projects, both with ties to KC Digital Drive and KU, totalling $150,000 in prize funds. KC...
by William Crumpler | Sep 6, 2022 | Telehealth Pilot, Healthcare Technology
Despite fast-growing demand for new nurses, more than 80,000 qualified students are turned away from nursing schools every year due to insufficient faculty, clinical sites, classroom space, clinical preceptors, and budget. This has contributed to an unprecedented...