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Daily FYI March 09, 2009 Diagnosis by telemedicine Source: USA Today Demaerschalk was enjoying Thanksgiving dessert at home when he got a message: A woman in an emergency room 200 miles away in Kingman had developed slurred speech and drooping facial muscles during her own holiday dinner. Within minutes, Demaerschalk was looking at the patient, asking her questions, going over her brain scan and confirming a diagnosis: stroke. Experiences like those are why the Mayo Clinic physician and others see telemedicine as one solution to a vexing problem: Few stroke patients are getting emergency treatments that sometimes prevent the most devastating effects of strokes.
House call from afar Source: Houston Chronicle On a recent Monday, Dr. Oscar Boultinghouse listened to a patient’s heartbeat, checking his vital signs before moving on to examine a rash on his arm that had cropped up a couple of days earlier. But doctor and patient were not in the same room. They weren’t even on the same side of the planet. From a computer console near The Galleria, Boultinghouse was observing and talking to Don McKinney, an employee of Scorpion Offshore stationed on an oil rig in waters 23 miles off Borneo. Read more...
More Companies Offering 'Telehealth' Consultations Source: Kaiser Network Various "telehealth" services -- allowing consumers access to health care via telephone, Internet or other telecommunications devices -- have cropped up in recent months, the Wall Street Journal reports.
AMD Global Telemedicine Inc. Continues Expansion into its 74th Country Source: PR Web AMD Global Telemedicine Inc. is proud to announce that with its recent shipment to France, AMD equipment is now installed in 74 countries. With the addition of the new site in France, AMD customer sites now total more than 5,200 worldwide. AMD Global Telemedicine Inc. is the leading worldwide supplier of equipment and technology devices used in telemedicine. AMD is honored to play such an important role in the development and acceptance of telemedicine in the health care industry.
Twin Cities’ Video Guidance Reports 21% Growth in 2008 Source: Business Wire Visual communication systems benefit from declining economy Eden Prairie-based Video Guidance, the leading video, voice, streaming and web conferencing services providers in the Upper Midwest, reports strong revenues for 2008. Benefiting from a steadily growing industry and capitalizing on corporate cutbacks from a struggling economy, Video Guidance’s year-end results grew an impressive 21 percent over 2007. “During these difficult times, businesses are desperately reducing expenses,” said Michael Werch, president and CEO of Video Guidance. “Companies are recognizing that one way to save sizable costs is through comprehensive video conferencing programs that serve as an essential alternative to flying and driving. The savings can be so significant that many of these organizations are seeing a return on their investments almost immediately.”
Telemedicine helps prosecute sexual assault cases Source: Times-Standard A little Eureka facility and a group of doctors a couple of hundred miles away are making a big difference in caring for Humboldt County's sexual assault victims and locking away their assailants. A telemedicine facility set up at St. Joseph Hospital has been operating for about six years now, letting nationally recognized experts from the University of California at Davis sit in on local sexual assault exams. A study released in the medical journal “Pediatrics” last month found that telemedicine facilities, like Eureka's, greatly improve the quality of sexual assault examinations.
Telemedicine reimbursement for Medicare, Medicaid to change Source: The Daily Toreador Proposed changes in April 2009 to telemedicine Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement polices will allow the Texas Tech Telemedicine Center to offer increased medical services to 105 West Texas counties. ... Debbie Voyles, director of the Tech Center for Telemedicine, said the Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement policy changes will expand the number of health care service providers that can present patients to physicians using telemedicine and will allow physicians to offer services in diverse locations like community centers.
Stimulus bill aims for 'National Broadband Plan' Source: Network World The U.S. economic stimulus package is law - all $787 billion of it - and of that, $7.2 billion has been set aside for improvements to the nation's broadband infrastructure. The final, passed version sets aside $2.5 billion of the total $7.2 billion for the "Distance Learning, Telemedicine and Broadband Program." Right off the bat, it's interesting, because you can see that we're not just talking about broadband per se - the government has two applications (distance learning and telemedicine) in mind. |
