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KC Digital Drive one of four nonprofit recipients of Kansas Digital Equity and Inclusion Collaborative grant through Kansas Health Foundation
July 16, 2021 by Erin Melton
On July 13, 2021, the Kansas Health Foundation (KHF) announced the four nonprofit recipients of its Kansas Digital Equity and Inclusion Collaborative grant. KC Digital Drive (KCDD) is one of the four recipients, all receiving a 3-year, $250,000 award. The “initiative will support multi-sector community collaboratives to develop and advocate for policies, programs and services […]
Excelsior Springs Hospital, early receiver of a large FCC COVID-19 emergency grant for innovative telehealth response
April 1, 2021 by Erin Melton
In April 2020, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approved a $200 million plan to provide telehealth funding to hospitals, many of which were scrambling to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. As part of the CARES Act, the FCC set aside the funds for provider organizations who could apply for telehealth-related assistance. Excelsior Springs Hospital located […]
The Heartland Telehealth Resource Center increases public education and provides technical assistance to telehealth providers and patients in Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma
April 1, 2021 by Erin Melton
The Heartland Telehealth Resource Center (HTRC) is one of 12 regional and two national telehealth resource centers committed to implementing telehealth programs for rural and underserved communities. These centers are funded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the Health Resources and Services Administration. The HTRC provides assistance free of charge to […]
CyncHealth’s Unite Us platform is expanding into Kansas and Missouri
March 1, 2021 by Erin Melton
Unite Us is an information sharing, healthcare coordination platform that engages communities in order to better serve community members. Unite Us works with many community-based organizations (CBOs) at no cost, thanks to the sponsorship of regional health information exchange CyncHealth. Unite Us is expanding into Kansas and Missouri with Unite Kansas + Unite Missouri. Two […]
Heavy Technology Group’s On-Call Hub allows nurses to triage patient calls more efficiently
March 1, 2021 by Erin Melton
Heavy Technology Group is a software development and information technology solutions company founded in 2020 by people with significant experience in software development and architecture. For the past couple of years, the three-person company has been working on solutions to serve telehealth providers more with more cost and time effectiveness. They have been communicating with […]
Announcing Augmented Reality / Virtual Reality Developer Challenge
February 1, 2021 by Elaine Stolze
Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality Developer Challenge The Year-Long Series Kicks Off with the Discovery and Design Workshop March 30, 2021 KANSAS CITY – Press Release February 1, 2021 KC Digital Drive’s Solutions Lab, in collaboration with T-Mobile and US Ignite, is announcing an Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality (AR/VR) Heartland Developer Challenge. This year-long […]
Nonprofit uses KC region’s collaborative environment to improve health and healthcare value
August 2, 2020 by Erin Melton
KC Health Collaborative is a nonprofit organization working to use collaboration to improve health and healthcare value in the Kansas City region. The collaborative started in 2015 as a panel organized by Danette Wilson of BlueKC. The goal was to use collaboration to engage stakeholders involved in health and healthcare in the region in discussions […]
BioNexus KC’s collaborative forum builds new partnerships to facilitate greater healthcare progress in the region
August 1, 2020 by Erin Melton
BioNexus KC, formerly Kansas City Area Life Sciences Institute, has a collaborative initiative meant to bring together stakeholders from various disciplines— scientists, entrepreneurs, students, academics and more— to think about common life science issues. Collaborate2Cure is the unique platform that facilitates this life science collaboration. The ideas behind initiative came out of a 10-year plan […]
KC CARE Health Center awarded FCC grant for telehealth response to COVID-19
August 1, 2020 by Erin Melton
KC CARE Health Center is a federally qualified health center in Kansas City, Missouri. It is one of a handful of such medical clinics in the greater KC region. The center serves patients with limited access to healthcare. About 40% of their patients have no insurance, and about 30% have medicaid or medicare as their […]
Code for America program increases access to EITC through virtual tax assistance
July 2, 2020 by Erin Melton
Every year, households miss out on about $10.5 billion in Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) money. This cash is available to many low-income workers, but not all eligible workers claim this benefit due to the barrier of filing taxes. These benefits are crucial for the financial stability for these people. To help these households claim […]
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