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Daily FYI April 29, 2009 America Service Group Clarifies Telemedicine Initiatives Source: Business Wire America Service Group Inc. (NASDAQ:ASGR), through its operating subsidiaries, has more than 15 years of experience in utilizing telemedicine to provide healthcare services in correctional settings. However, as its current subsidiaries provide services only to the correctional healthcare market, the Company does not currently provide telemedicine services to any other segment of the population. While the Company continues to enhance its telemedicine services for the correctional markets, it also believes telemedicine can be an effective, cost-efficient tool to provide certain medical services to underserved consumer populations. The Company believes that the experience of its operating subsidiaries makes it uniquely suited to bring these services to such populations. Therefore, the Company is currently exploring the possibility of expanding its provision of telemedicine services beyond correctional healthcare under the operating name of ASGR Clinical e-Health Solutions.
Polycom Telepresence Brings Healthcare to Underserved Patients Source: TMCNet As with education, IP communications’ use in healthcare generally falls into one of two categories: streamlining operations or providing direct services. In education, that amounts to the difference, say, between saving money by allowing school officials to collaborate more efficiently on an IP-based network, and creating a hands-on “virtual classroom” that allows students from different schools to share a science lesson.
A Doctor-Miles Away-Will See You Now Source: Napsnet While some communities have hospital stroke centers with teams trained to treat stroke around the clock, many areas of the country do not. This is why some hospitals are using telemedicine, a system that allows physicians at two different locations to share live medical information via Internet video. The use of telemedicine may help patients receive prompt diagnosis and treatment of stroke, the leading cause of disability in the United States.
Telemedicine To Transform European Healthcare Source: Medical News Today European healthcare is threatened by soaring costs and limited resources. Market tests demonstrating that telemedical services can cut costs and improve treatment are now being implemented across the continent. If you are injured in a car crash or suspect you are having a stroke, quick diagnosis and treatment by top specialists could be critical to the outcome. Wouldn't it be great if you could get that state-of-the-art care wherever you are, without having to be rushed to a clinic able to handle the case.
New Wireless Telehealth Solution for Diabetics Connects Patients, Physicians and Caregivers With Real-Time Testing Data Source: Market Watch Entra Health Systems, an international applied healthcare technology company today demonstrated the MyGlucoHealth integrated wireless telehealth platform at the American Telemedicine Association Conference in Las Vegas. MyGlucoHealth is the first FDA cleared and CE certified Bluetooth(r)-enabled blood glucose meter of its kind in the world. The Bluetooth communication built-in to every MyGlucoHealth meter securely connects patients to a real-time online network to upload and evaluate their blood sugar readings using a mobile phone or PC.
Bipartisan bill would increase access to telemedicine Source: Time-standard.com North Coast congressmen Mike Thompson, D-St. Helena, and others from both sides of the political aisle introduced bipartisan legislation that would significantly increase the availability of telemedicine for all Americans. Currently, about 80 percent of Americans do not have access to telemedicine facilities because of restrictions that limit funding for these types of facilities to rural areas, according to a press release from Thompson's office.
Healthy Growth for Wireless Patient Monitoring - Telehealth opportunities for monitoring patient information gaining momentum Source: Mobile Tech News The impact of the economic downturn and the ever-growing cost burdens the healthcare industry have taken on, has had somewhat of a positive effect on driving opportunities for the use of wireless technologies within the healthcare industry forward. By investing in telehealth opportunities, a new positive pro-active approach, offers potential cost and time saving benefits when monitoring patients who are suffering from chronic diseases and/or ageing independently.
Telemedicine could also play role in prison, public clinic care Source: Modern Healthcare In response to reader commentary on the Health IT Strategist reader poll: "Should the secretary of HHS use the authority granted to her/him under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to use public funds to develop an electronic health-record system appropriate for public health clinic providers?":I agree with Rebecca Kush that public health clinics should be federally funded, as should county jail electronic health records.But let's not forget telemedicine as a method of quality care. Telemedical capabilities in prisons and other settings offer the prospect of expanding access to healthcare providers. Information about persons who need treatment and/or diagnostic services can be transmitted rapidly to physicians or other healthcare providers located in other parts of the world. |
