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Daily FYI September 28, 2009 Polycom Boosts Telehealth, Telemedicine Programs for Healthcare Groups Source: TMCnet With the growing demand of mobile solutions, healthcare companies are turning to telepresence solutions to offer patient care from miles away. Polycom, a provider of telepresence, video and voice communication solutions, is using its telehealth and telemedicine networks to help hospitals and other healthcare organizationsextend visual communication capabilities outside of their private networks.
Advancement in telemedicine Source: Telecommagazine Digital wireless services provider KORE Telematics, specializing in machine-to-machine (M2M) communications, announced today that MedApps telehealth products are now certified for use on the KORE network. The MedApps Mobile Wireless Health Monitoring System relies on the KORE cellular M2M network to remotely collect, store and report timely and accurate health information from any location.
County works on indigent care options Source: The Facts A patient sits down on a chair in an examination room, giving Dr. Byron Brooks the chance to look him over. Brooks finds the image amazing, given that his patient is sitting in a room at the Brazoria County Health Department in Angleton and he is in an office at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston. The scope gives him a view of the indigent Brazoria County resident during a telemedicine visit.
Telemedicine to Help PTSD Source: Federal Telemedicine News The Department of Veterans Affairs is sponsoring a clinical trial to study how to improve outcomes for veterans with PTSD being treated in small VA Community Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOC) with patients that have newly emerging or chronic PTSD. Although psychotherapy and pharmacotherapy treatments for PTSD have been proven to help in controlled trials, geographic barriers often prevent veterans from accessing these evidence-based treatments so telemedicine may very well be the answer.
Denmark Prepares To Expand Two Telehealth Projects Nationwide Source: iHealthBeat Denmark has announced plans to expand two telemedicine pilots into nationwide projects over the next three years, E-Health Europe reports. Translation The first project leverages videoconferencing tools to help non-Danish-speaking patients communicate with hospital personnel.
IBM Pilots Telemedicine Project In Italy Source: Information Week IBM says it launching a telehealth project aimed at improving the independence and quality of life of elderly patients living in Bolzano, Italy, while reducing health costs. The one-year project, dubbed "Secure Living" will involve 30 patients who are in their 80s, and who will be remotely monitored with in-home sensoring gear. They will be provided tele-assistance as needed during daily activities, as well as guidance on exercises for mental agility and tutored physical training, said an IBM spokeswoman.
MedApps Telehealth Solutions Now Certified on the KORE Telematics Network Source: Business Wire KORE Wireless Data Network Powers MedApps System for Remote Health Monitoring; Companies to Demonstrate the Power of Telehealth Solutions at ATA Mid-Year Meeting KORE Telematics, the world’s largest digital wireless services provider specializing in machine-to-machine (M2M) communications, today announced that MedApps telehealth solutions are now certified for use on the KORE network. The MedApps Mobile Wireless Health Monitoring System relies on the KORE cellular M2M network to remotely collect, store and report timely and accurate health information from any location. |
