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Daily FYI November 03, 2009 'Teletrauma' Tools Help Boost Emergency Care in Rural Areas of Maine Source: iHealthBeat New videoconferencing technologies are helping rural health centers in Maine connect with trauma specialists at the Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor, the Bangor Daily News reports. The "teletrauma" system uses high-resolution cameras and monitors to help remote medical centers communicate with EMMC in real time.
HEALTH CARE AND TELEMEDICINE Source: The Cypress Times Telemedicine is the practice of health care delivery, diagnosis, consultation, treatment and the transfer of medical data through interactive audio, video or data communications that occur in the physical presence of the patient, including audio or video communications sent to a health care provider for diagnostic or treatment consultation, according to Telemed.org. Thanks to factors including a looming physician shortage, the health care reform debate and the increasing willingness of insurance companies to pay for the practice, telehealth is on the verge of becoming routine, according to the Baltimore Sun. Remote consultation and diagnosis are ways for medicine to become more efficient even as physicians and other health professionals are increasingly in short supply.
AET's Telemedicine Solution Offers Real-Time Echocardiogram Consult Source: TMCnet Healthcare Technology Telemedicine solution provider American Educational Telecommunications, or AET, is making waves in the medical field with telepresence technology. The company recently completed a real-time remote diagnosis of a newborn baby's heart murmur between Faith Regional Health Services in Norfolk, Neb. and Children's Hospital & Medical Center in Omaha, Neb.
A virtual world for amputees Source: Nextgov Three virtual reality companies have started to develop an online world for amputees with funding from the Army's Telemedicine and Advanced Technology Research Center. The Amputee Virtual Environment Support Space (AVESS) project will research the needs of soldiers who suffered wounds that resulted in amputation and establish protocols and prototypes for addressing those needs in a virtual environment.
From Hawaii to New York, online consultation slowly takes off Hawaii Medical Service Association has been offering $10 online consultations with doctors for its members since early this year. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota is piloting a similar program now, with plans to take it statewide in 2010. American Well and UnitedHealth Group subsidiary OptumHealth are teaming up to offer nationwide online consults. In Brooklyn, N.Y., Hello Health, an innovative practice made up of young physicians serving young adults, encourages patients to contact their doctors via email, instant message, text message, or a Facebook-like networking site.
PDS Health, Inc. Announces New Applications for Telemedicine Source: PR Web PDS Health, Inc. is announcing the launch of a wireless proprietary hardware that works seamlessly with MDMonitor.com online software to monitor Diabetes, Congestive Heart Failure and Hypertension. “The name of the new wireless device is Celemonitor™ and it can submit the readings from patients’ glucose meters, Blood pressure monitors and scales from anywhere. When the Celemontor is placed with a patient’s the patient can use the Celemonitor from anywhere, as well as a computer. The system does not require a computer, so its very convenient and cost effective Read more...
Programs Offering Online Consultations With Doctors Pick Up Steam Source: iHealthBeat An increasing number of programs are offering online physician visits, U.S. News & World Report reports. Current Offerings The Hawaii Medical Service Association uses technology from American Well to offer patients 10-minute, online physician visits. The virtual visits cost $10 for members and $45 for nonmembers. |
