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InHealth’s New Web Site Will be a “Portal" Into the Med Tech World
The Institute for Health Technology Studies, InHealth, is preparing for a September launch of a dynamic new Web site that will be a first-of-its-kind resource for those looking to keep up to date with the latest news, research and debate about medical technology innovation.
InHealth – a Washington, D.C.-based non-profit founded by AdvaMed in 2003 to fund objective, peer-review quality research and analysis on the impact and value of medical technology – is creating the visually engaging site at a time when the aging baby boom generation and skyrocketing health care costs fuel the debate over medical technology’s role in society.
The site, called Destination Evidence, is designed to foster an online community through numerous interactive capabilities and resources. For example, patients, regulators, industry leaders and others will be able to participate in online discussions on specific subjects or react to news stories on the site’s key feature: a portal providing news, research and information about medical technology.
“In our experience working across the medical technology field, we sensed that there was a need for, and interest in, a virtual destination where people with a stake in medical technology could engage in discussion about its role in advancing health care and quality of life for patients,” said InHealth Executive Director Martyn Howgill.
News, Reports, and More at Destination Evidence
The portal’s home page delivers the most current news related to medical technology in specific interest areas, including cardiovascular, orthopedics and neurological, among others; industry and government reports; research briefs from leading academic journals; and RSS feeds, that send the latest medical technology news straight to visitors’ inboxes.
“By offering a combination of social media and electronic information resources, InHealth can expand and accelerate its mission to contribute new information and perspectives to important health care discussions, and leverage the value of research it has funded,” Howgill said.
Since 2005, InHealth has awarded $2.8 million in research grants. Peer-reviewed journals have published nine studies focusing on the impact of devices and diagnostics, such as total hip and knee replacement, drug-eluting stents, implantable defibrillators, neonatal care and MRI and CT scans.
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