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Daily FYI April 07, 2009 Long-distance health care Source: Omaha World Herald Instead of driving the 15 miles to a doctor's office in Norfolk, residents of this rural community can see a physician by simply stepping into a back room of the local drugstore.
Global Telemedicine Market to Exceed $18 Billion by 2015, According to New Report by Global Industry Analysts, Inc Source: PR Web Telemedicine, offering quality services with significant cost savings, has given a new dimension to the healthcare sector. Although telemedicine programs have been in vogue for nearly half a century, the recent health care reforms have been instrumental in promoting the increased usage of such applications. Telemedicine services are used in several medical areas including diabetes control, primary health care, psychiatry, genetics, radiology, pathology, cardiology, dermatology and pediatrics, among others. Telemedicine programs have proved cost effective, and with curtailment of health care expenditures becoming one of the major concerns, such programs are being increasingly implemented in several nations across the globe.
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. |
