MedStar Newsletter - April 2009

IN THIS ISSUE:

• Cybernet Medical at ATA 2009
• NIH "Revision Applications" For Expansion of Approved Projects
• Support, Feedback, and Newsletter Subscription Info

CYBERNET MEDICAL AT ATA 2009

Cybernet Medical Sales is attending the American Telemedicine Association's 2000 Meeting and Exposition , from April 16th-28th in Las Vegas, NV. If you're in the area and interested in talking with us in person about what Cybernet Medical can do for you and your patients, this is an ideal opportunity!

The American Telemedicine Association is the leading resource and advocate promoting access to medical care for consumers and health professionals via telecommunications technology. ATA seeks to bring together diverse groups from traditional medicine, academic medical centers, technology and telecommunications companies, e-health, medical societies, government and others to overcome barriers to the advancement of telemedicine through the professional, ethical and equitable improvement in health care delivery.

If you are going to be attending and would like to meet with Cybernet Medical Sales, just contact us before the show at:

1-800-CYBERNET or e-mail sales 'at' cybernetmedical.com

NIH "REVISION APPLICATIONS" FOR EXPANSION OF APPROVED PROJECTS

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) recently announced an opportunity for investigators and U.S. institutions/organizations with active NIH-supported research project grants (including SBIR and STTR) to submit revision applications (formerly termed competitive supplements) for support of significant expansion of the scope or research protocol of approved and funded projects. Support for these revision applications will come from funds provided to NIH through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 ("Recovery Act" or "ARRA"), Public Law 111-5.

In addition, the Recovery Act funds allocated to NIH specifically for comparative effectiveness research (CER) may be available to support supplements. Projects receiving these funds will need to meet the following definition of CER:

"A rigorous evaluation of the impact of different options that are available for treating a given medical condition for a particular set of patients. Such a study may compare similar treatments, such as competing drugs, or it may analyze very different approaches, such as surgery and drug therapy."

Such research may include the development and use of clinical registries, clinical data networks, and other forms of electronic health data that can be used to generate or obtain outcomes data as applied to CER. Applications for these grants must be received by April 21st, 2009.

If you are interested in discussing how Cybernet Medical can help you take advantage of this opportunity, please contact us at:

1-800-CYBERNET or e-mail sales 'at' cybernetmedical.com

SUPPORT, FEEDBACK, AND SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION

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For Support:
1-800-CYBERNET (1-800-292-3763)
support 'at' cybernetmedical.com

For Sales:
1-800-CYBERNET (1-800-292-3763)
sales 'at' cybernetmedical.com

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www.cybernetmedical.com/maillist.html

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