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Daily FYI October 14, 2009 Is There a Doctor on the Line? Source: Texas Weekly Emergency medical technicians and entry-level nurses could be cut out of the telemedicine equation under a proposal the Texas Medical Board is considering. The change would prohibit anyone but doctors, physicians' assistants and advanced practice nurses from presenting patients for care via long-distance videoconferencing – a move rural hospitals and prison doctors adamantly oppose.
Mobile Telemedicine Helps Patients In Transit Source: Information Week Healthcare IP-enabled cameras and other telemedicine gear lets doctors remotely examine sick patients in ambulances. Telemedicine gear often helps patients and clinicians connect with remote physicians, but for the most part, those interactions typically take place from "fixed" locations, such as a home or office within another medical facility. However, a new telemedicine configuration developed with clinicians from Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center is linking patients in ambulances with remote medical specialists.
Telemedicine May Help Rural Trauma Surgeons Avoid Medical Errors And Unnecessary Patient Transfers Source: Medical News Today Telemedicine can help health care providers in rural areas stabilize and treat trauma victims when long distances or inclement weather prevents immediate transfer to an accredited trauma center. Trauma surgeons in a telemedicine program in Maine reported on their experience at the 95th annual Clinical Congress of the American College of Surgeons through a scientific exhibit presentation.
Telemedicine Sites to Help Children Source: Federal Telemedicine News Many people living in rural or remote Texas communities know that one of the biggest challenges is to access pediatric health services. More than half of the counties in Texas do not have a general pediatrician and in many cases, gaining access to pediatric care involves lengthy travel to locations where pediatric healthcare specialists are available.
In-home checkups provided Source: Mankato Free Press Through the use of new in-home telemonitoring technology, patients served by Good Samaritan Society Home Care throughout Blue Earth, Brown, Le Sueur, Nicollet and Sibley counties are getting a checkup every day in the comfort of their homes. The Honeywell HomMed Health Telehealth Monitoring System allows staff to provide daily, real-time clinical information, according to Nancy Vogel, director of home care.
Using Telemedicine to Cope with Possible Flu Outbreak Source: 13wham.com The Golisano Children’s Hospital is preparing to use technology as a way to help cope with a possible swine flu outbreak. The hospital already uses telemedicine to allow doctors to see patients in other parts of town using a webcam, but administrators say that the system would be ideal for dealing with the swine flu.
Telemedicine Market to Hit $3.6 Billion Source: Health Data Management The market for telemedicine devices and services will generate $3.6 billion in annual revenue within five years, a new study claims. The study by the Silver Spring, Md.-based research firm Pike & Fischer, says mobile-services companies, such as AT&T, Verizon, Sprint and Nextel, will take a sizeable chunk of the business. It predicts that smaller software and device manufacturers likely will be targets for acquisition. |
