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Daily FYI April 06, 2009 Telemedicine answers health care challenges: Policy brief outlines recommendations for expanding telemedicine Source: California Telemedicine and eHealth Center California's unsettled economic situation is challenging the health care system to consider new initiatives that will improve access in a cost-effective way, and telemedicine is positioned to meet those challenges.
Intel, GE Team Up To Develop Health IT, Telehealth Products Source: iHealthBeat On Thursday, Intel and General Electric announced that they will spend $250 million over five years to develop new health care technology, such as health IT and home health care monitoring tools, the Wall Street Journal reports. In recent years, Intel has emphasized technology that monitors sick or aging people at home and then transfers their information to physicians over the Internet.
The Impact of the Stimulus Package on Broadband and Telehealth Expansion Source: California Healthcare Foundation California's leadership and investment in broadband and telehealth are critical assets that can be leveraged to access federal funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), according to a new issue brief from the California Center for Connected Health, a newly created strategy and planning body designed to promote telehealth adoption in California. ARRA, also known as the federal stimulus package, appropriates over $7 billion in outlays to improve broadband access and use, increase telehealth adoption for better quality care, and establish a framework that can be used to guide future investments in broadband and telehealth.
Hospital Adopts E-Records, Telemedicine Source: Health Data Management West Carroll Memorial Hospital in Oak Grove, La., has gone live with the inpatient electronic medical records software of Healthland (formerly Dairyland Healthcare Solutions), Glenwood, Minn. The 33-bed hospital received a grant to put in the system and join the telemedicine service of the Louisiana Rural Health Information Exchange. The HIE enables rural hospitals in the state to use telemedicine technologies to access specialists at Louisiana State University.
Telemedicine: Bringing Experts to Rural Hospitals Source: Injury Board Shop, email, read the news, and NOW... get medical attention! That's right, many hospitals are employing the internet to maximize the resources of specialist through telemedicine. According to the American Telemedicine Association, using monitoring devices and miniature cameras connected to the internet, many of the sickest patients are getting specialized attention from doctors hundreds and thousands of miles away.
Doctor-Patient Communication via Internet Helps Patients Reach Treatment Goals Source: WebMD Using the Internet to stay in touch with your doctor between checkups can help you control blood pressure, a study shows. "Internet-based telemedicine systems allow patients to report blood pressure readings to their doctors and receive feedback as to how close they are to reaching treatment goals," says study researcher Alfred Bove, MD. Bove is incoming president of the American College of Cardiology (ACC) and emeritus professor of medicine at Temple University in Philadelphia.
'Father of Telemedicine' Touts Benefits of Telehealth Adoption Source: iHealthBeat At the Online Care Symposium in Hawaii last week, Global Telemedicine Group CEO Jay Sanders said that telemedicine can offer significant benefits for rural hospitals and isolated patients, the Honolulu Star-Bulletin reports. Sanders, who has been called the "father of telemedicine," is credited with developing the first statewide telemedicine system in the U.S., the first correctional telemedicine program and the first tele-homecare technology.
Nebraska Telehealth Network Gets Federal Financial Boost Source: iHealthBeat The Nebraska Statewide Telehealth Network will receive $95,000 in federal stimulus funding, the AP/KCAU-TV reports. The telehealth network is designed to improve patients' access to care and provide patient, professional and community education. |
