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Daily FYI September 23, 2009 FCC to harm telemedicine? Source: mobihealthnews A PBS Nightly Business Report yesterday noted that the new FCC Chairman, Julius Genachowski’s plans for an open Internet could end up stunting growth in telemedicine or wireless health services. AT&T, Verizon and Comcast are worried that proposed FCC requirements to treat all web traffic equally will prevent them from effectively managing their networks: “For example, they might not be able to give priority to tele- medicine or smart-grid applications,” PBS reports. “Verizon’s David Young says new rules could stunt growth.”
California Project Taps Telemedicine To Boost Kids' Dental Care Access Source: iHealthBeat A four-year pilot project will aim to facilitate remote consultations to improve children's access to dental care at 15 community locations throughout California, the Sacramento Business Journal reports. The Verizon Foundation provided $100,000 to cover the cost of the first year of the program, which will provide dental care at no cost to more than 400 foster care students in Sacramento and additional foster care students at a second site in Southern California
GlobalMedia, NeuroCall, REACH Call Partner to Provide Fully Integrated Telemedicine Solution Source: Reuters GlobalMedia, NeuroCall and REACH Call today announced that they have partnered to create a telemedicine ecosystem designed to help expand the resources available for treating patients in underserved areas. This fully integrated solution provides neurologist call coverage, video-conferencing hardware and software, and web-based consultation modules to hospitals across the U.S. to speed the diagnosis and treatment of patients in time critical situations such as stroke.
Telehealth to Manage Depression Source: PsychCentral German researchers report positive result from a new means to monitor depression managed by a primary care practice. The method involves monthly phone calls to patients with depression by health care assistants.
Polycom Technology Helps Mexican Officials Manage Swine Flu Outbreak Source: TMCnet With the winter months not far away, health officials in Mexico expect to battle a new rise in the number of H1N1 flu, or the so-called “swine flu” cases. But like last time, officials plan to use interactive visual communication systems from a Pleasanton, Calif.-based company that provides telepresence, video and voice solutions to manage another potential outbreak.
NuPhysicia LLC Creates Brazil-Based Subsidiary to Serve Regional Offshore Medical Market Source: Business Wire NuPhysicia LLC, the parent group of InPlace Medical Solutions, the world’s first video-telemedicine offshore medical service, announces the formation of NUPHYSICIA SERVIÇOS MÉDICOS OFFSHORE LTDA, its Brazil-based subsidiary providing physician services to its Brazil-based customers. “The creation of our Brazil subsidiary is a milestone event for NuPhysicia and our InPlace Medical Solutions brand,” said Dr. Oscar Boultinghouse, senior vice president of NuPhysicia LLC. “This excellent in-country physician group has been organized to best serve our regional InPlace Medical Solutions customers.”
Ocean Medical International introduce Telemedicine device - The Safe Triage System Source: Synfo.com Ocean Medical International together with TheFirstCall medical emergency response service and Safe Patient Systems, are announcing the introduction of their new Telemedicine device – The Safe Triage System. The system has been developed by medical professionals for use in air ambulance helicopters, has been customised specifically to OMI specifications for use on superyachts; the device was simplified to be used by non medical professionals. |
