irishhealth.com
“A new ‘telemedicine’ clinic at Roscommon County Hospital allows patients to see their consultant without the doctor actually having to be there.
The first rheumatology telemedicine outpatient clinic was held in Roscommon last week.
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Hay Canal
“Polycom, uno de los líderes globales en comunicaciones unificadas, CU, e International Virtual e‐Hospital, IVeH, se han asociado para desarrollar un nuevo modelo que permite a los profesionales médicos trabajar en equipo mediante vídeo y compartir su experiencia con 35 instituciones sanitarias y académicas internacionales, gracias al innovador programa de trabajo en equipo mediante vídeo de Polycom, que ha contribuido a renovar el sistema sanitario en Kosovo.
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A home telemedicine system for patients with stable HIV infection has proved popular among patients and has reduced consultation times by half, say doctors in Barcelona and Madrid.
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Vitacca M et al, Expert Review of Respiratory Medicine, 4(6)
The demographic profile and, as a consequence, the health profile of the population are changing [1]. The greatest challenge that we will face over the next 20 years is the management of chronic diseases in aged populations [1], especially in rural areas [2]. The fast epidemiological transition from acute to chronic health problems – from inpatient to outpatient care – presents an urgent need to apply new skills in the healthcare system, together with an increased interest in improving delivery of effective care at home. The patient affected by a chronic disease is a complex subject, characterized by progressive functional decline, difficult individualized prognoses, serious episodes of relapse with, consequently, a high risk of hospitalizations and multiple comorbidities. He or she is also likely to be a heavy burden on the family and/or carer.
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Lucas Mearian, Computerworld
“Results of a five-year study on telemedicine showed that patients can be treated virtually by physicians as effectively as if the patients made physical visits to the doctor’s office. In another finding, the remote treatment also improved doctor-patient communications.
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David Zax, Fast Company
“Several recent studies reveal progress and greater interest in telehealth, according to reports. With patients suffering from HIV and depression, virtual assistance or remote monitoring shows promise as an element of a treatment strategy.
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Rebecca Greenfield, The Atlantic
“It’s up for debate whether Internet helps or hurts doctors’ ability to treat patients. While sites like WebMD bring out the hypochondriac in us all, researchers out of a hospital clinic in Barcelona may have found a way that the Web and medicine can mesh. This week, they presented results of their telemedicine program “Hospital VIHrtual,” which successfully treated HIV patients using an Internet-based home care system.
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ScienceDaily
“The Hospital Clínic of Barcelona recently presented the results of the telemedicine program “Hospital VIHrtual,” coordinated by Dr. Felipe Garcia and Dr. Agata León, from the Hospital Clínic Service of Infectious Diseases directed by Dr. Josep M ª Gatell. The tool has been created by a team from the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, led by Prof. Enrique J. Gómez and César Cáceres.
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León A. et al, PloS One, 6(1)
Background
Antiretroviral therapy has changed the natural history of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection in developed countries, where it has become a chronic disease. This clinical scenario requires a new approach to simplify follow-up appointments and facilitate access to healthcare professionals.
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Sam Collins, Healthcare IT News EU
“A computer system enabling medical students to practice diagnosing and managing patients in simulations
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“In the midst of a frantic week in September filled with auditions and deadlines, New York casting agent Michael Cassara had zero down time. So one day, when he felt a sore throat coming on, Cassara had his doctor beamed into his office.
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“The future of NHS care does not lie in bricks-and-mortar hospitals, according to policy expert Nick Bosanquet.
In this week’s Scrubbing Up Professor Bosanquet, a director of the centre-right think-tank Reform – predicts we could one day be texting in test results day and night to doctors who could give an instant verdict.”
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Nick Bosanquet, BBC News, 26 November 2008
“Palomar Pomerado Health of San Diego, Calif. , plans to open a new, high-tech hospital in 2011, but according to Palomar’s chief technology officer, an IT-driven community outreach effort has already begun.”
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Richard Pizzi, Healthcare IT News, 18 July 2008
“The Ann Myers Medical Center is a hospital in Second Life, the virtual world where we organize medical exercises and simulations. John Norris is more than interested in medical informatics and the opportunities provided by Second Life in medical education. That’s all you should know before reading the next interview with John Norris about his recent experiments to implement electronic medical records into the virtual hospital.”
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Bertalan Meskó, ScienceRoll, 8 March 2008
