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Daily FYI April 21, 2009 Rural Telehealth Projects to Receive $46 Million in FCC Funding Source: Center for Telehealth and e-Health Law With the recent allocation of increased federal dollars, rural telehealth projects will soon be getting a significant boost. Last week, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced that it had earmarked $46 million through its Rural Health Care Pilot Program for the further development of broadband telehealth networks.
WV Rural Patients Get Increased Access to Specialists Via Telemedicine Source: Center for Telehealth and e-Health Law For young rural patients who suffer from disorders, like epilepsy or diabetes, that require constant specialist monitoring, receiving necessary care often means long, tiring, and frequently costly trips to providers in larger cities. However, one established West Virginia telehealth program is making it far easier for patients to connect with specialists in distant areas.
REACH Call Expands Telestroke Network, Executive Team Source: Business Wire REACH Call, Inc., the leading provider of 100 percent Web-based solutions for remote treatment of medical conditions such as stroke, continues to expand both its network and its executive team. Nirav Desai has joined REACH Call as Vice President of Business Development and Marketing. Based in Chicago, Desai is responsible for the design, development and implementation of marketing, public relations, and product strategies. He also will lead business development initiatives and manage strategic partnerships.
ExpressMD(TM) Solutions' Remote Patient Health Monitoring Device Receives 510(K) Market Clearance Approval From FDA Source: Trading Markets ExpressMD(TM) Solutions, a joint venture formed by Authentidate Holding Corp. and EncounterCare Solutions, Inc. to provide remote patient monitoring telehealth systems and services that improve care for patients with chronic conditions announced today that its remote patient health monitoring system has received 510(k) market clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). ExpressMD(TM) plans to initiate manufacturing and sales of its Electronic House Call(TM) monitoring devices and services immediately.
Telemedicine device may help docs save lives Source: Phoenix Business Journal A small Scottsdale company hopes to revolutionize emergency medicine with a product it will unveil later this month at the American Telemedicine Conference in Las Vegas. GlobalMedia, which began as a teleconferencing firm for general business and has attracted Jerry Colangelo as an investor, is turning its attention to medical applications — specifically, the Transport AV.
FCC Earmarks $46 mil for Rural Telehealth Source: The Wrap The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday announced the approval of funding under its Rural Health Care Pilot Program for five broadband telehealth networks that will link hundreds of hospitals in Iowa, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Carolina, South Dakota, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.
Telemedicine Doctor Visits Source: KFYR-TV North Dakota NBC News City dwellers have a short ride to the hospital.
ExpressMD(TM) Solutions' Remote Patient Health Monitoring Device Receives 510(K) Market Clearance Approval From FDA Source: PRNewswire ExpressMD(TM) Solutions, a joint venture formed by Authentidate Holding Corp. (Nasdaq: ADAT) and EncounterCare Solutions, Inc. (Pink Sheets: ECSL) to provide remote patient monitoring telehealth systems and services that improve care for patients with chronic conditions announced today that its remote patient health monitoring system has received 510(k) market clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). ExpressMD(TM) plans to initiate manufacturing and sales of its Electronic House Call(TM) monitoring devices and services immediately. |
