Videoconsultations
SFGate
“In announcing the partnership Mark Barnett, Executive Director of ATN said “The partnership was established to provide Australian aged care providers and physicians with the world’s best and most economical video conferencing technology. Aged care providers across the country have enormous difficulties in accessing GP services in a timely manner, which sometimes has serious and adverse outcomes for residents.
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13 December 2011 | No Comments »
Categories: News | Country: Australia | Tag(s): Industry, Telemedicine, Videoconsultations
Barton C et al, Telemedicine and e-Health, 2011
Objective:
Telemedicine is increasingly being used to provide consultation for healthcare in rural areas. Little work has been done with dementia although preliminary research suggests that clinical diagnosis performed via telemedicine consultation is valid. We implemented a program to provide multidisciplinary, state-of-the-art diagnosis of cognitive impairment by video-telemedicine (VTM) integrated into a clinical setting.
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27 October 2011 | No Comments »
Categories: Science | Country: United States | Tag(s): Dementia, Rural, Telemedicine, Videoconsultations
Andrew Barbash, Health Management Technology
“Whether enjoying happy moments, as in the birth of a baby, or navigating serious health issues, such as a stroke, there’s a transformation now in how healthcare professionals collaborate in real time to track and share data, consult with one another and communicate with other care providers, patients and their families.
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5 October 2011 | No Comments »
Categories: News | Country: United States | Tag(s): Telemedicine, Videoconsultations, Virtual
Vim & Vigor
“A 2009 study by UMC teletrauma doctors describes 59 patients at a Douglas, Ariz., hospital. Their conditions were stabilized in part by UMC physicians in Tucson who provided realtime consultation by video.
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5 October 2011 | No Comments »
Categories: News | Country: United States | Tag(s): Hospitals, Telemedicine, Videoconsultations
The Telegraph
“Professor Sir Bruce Keogh said that IT will ”completely change the way we deliver medicine” making access to GPs at any time a reality and giving patients the ability to talk to specialists anywhere in the country.
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29 August 2011 | No Comments »
Categories: News | Country: UK | Tag(s): GP, Telemedicine, Videoconsultations
Matt Warman, Telegraph.co.uk
“Sir Bruce Keogh said that using emerging video internet technology he could envisage an NHS that was “available 24-7″.
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8 July 2011 | No Comments »
Categories: News | Country: UK | Tag(s): Telemedicine, Videoconsultations
Claire Lomax, Bradford Telegraph and Argus
“Patients with chronic illnesses such as diabetes, chest disease and heart failure will soon be able to see a hospital consultant in their local community, thanks to video technology.
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6 June 2011 | No Comments »
Categories: News | Country: UK | Tag(s): Chronic Diseases, Telemedicine, Videoconsultations
Michael, Mobile Marketing Watch
“Burgeoning advancements in mHealth may soon transform the waiting room into an antiquated aspect of the modern heathcare experience.
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18 May 2011 | No Comments »
Categories: News | Country: United States | Tag(s): Industry, mHealth, Videoconsultations
Jasmin Bütow, Weblog Medizin IT und Telemedizin
“HD Videotechnologie ist ein sich stetig weiterentwickelnder Bereich und bietet vielfältige Anwendungsmöglichkeiten auf hohem Niveau. Die wichtigsten Merkmale sind die direkte und persönliche Kommunikation zwischen zwei oder mehreren räumlich getrennten Menschen.
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29 April 2011 | No Comments »
Categories: News | Tag(s): Teleconsultation, Telemedicine, Videoconsultations
Amanda Chan, LiveScience.com
“In the winter, a mountainous region of California that the locals call the Grapevine is plagued by severe weather. The highway that winds through it is coated with snow and ice, making travel between central and southern parts of the state difficult and, sometimes, nearly impossible.
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3 January 2011 | No Comments »
Categories: News | Country: United States | Tag(s): Legal, Telemedicine, Videoconsultations
Ideaworks
“One of Turkey’s main mobile operators has joined forces with a leading mhealth provider to give smartphone customers video links to doctors.
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19 August 2010 | No Comments »
Categories: News | Country: Turkey | Tag(s): mHealth, Videoconsultations
Carolyn Bloch, Federal Telemedicine News
“The Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs on June 16th held a hearing to discuss current Department of Veterans Affairs healthcare services provided in rural areas. Robert Jesse, M.D., PhD, Acting Principal Deputy Under Secretary for Health at the Veterans Health Administration, appeared before the Committee to describe how telehealth is helping veterans in rural areas. According to the VA, between 30 and 50 percent of telehealth activity in the VA supports veterans in rural and highly rural areas with ongoing growth anticipated.
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21 June 2010 | No Comments »
Categories: News | Country: United States | Tag(s): Digital Homecare, Rural, Telemedicine, Videoconsultations
Gary Flood, PulbicTechnology.net
“A special videoconference-based aid for remote diagnosis of stroke patients is believed to have saved the lives of six patients in its first five weeks of live operation.
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22 March 2010 | No Comments »
Categories: News | Country: UK | Tag(s): Hospitals, Stroke, Telemedicine, Videoconsultations
Lindsay Melvin, Memphis Commercial Appeal
“In communities where barns outnumber buildings and grass prevails over pavement, finding a medical specialist can mean hundreds of miles of drive time to the nearest metropolitan area.
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3 August 2009 | No Comments »
Categories: News | Country: United States | Tag(s): Dermatology, Rural, Telehealth, Telemedicine, Videoconsultations
New Mexico Business Weekly
“UnitedHealth Group Inc. announced Wednesday it has partnered with Cisco Systems Inc. to launch a “telehealth” network, which will use video technology to facilitate remote doctor-patient visits.
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17 July 2009 | No Comments »
Categories: News | Country: United States | Tag(s): Industry, Telehealth, Telemedicine, Video, Videoconsultations
Joe Goldeen, RecordNet
“San Joaquin General Hospital has added highly trained physician specialists in nephrology (kidney disease) and neurology (nervous system) to its list of services without spending the time and expense to recruit and hire anyone.
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1 July 2009 | No Comments »
Categories: News | Country: United States | Tag(s): Hospitals, Telemedicine, Video, Videoconsultations
