Reda Chouffani, SearchHealthIT
“As health care organizations update their computing capabilities in order to support electronic health record (EHR) systems, interoperability and standardization, many are considering whether to replace their existing phone system. As with any product purchase, IT executives are looking for real ROI in order to justify the cost.
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Miller DJ et al, Medicine Meets Virtual Reality 18 - NextMed, 2011
Though dedicated videoteleconference (VTC) systems deliver high quality, low-latency audio and video for telemedical applications, they require expensive hardware and extensive infrastructure. The purpose of this study was to investigate free commercially available Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) software as a low cost alternative for telemedicine.
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John Cox, Networld World
“Wireless VoIP and unified communications promise better patient care at homes and hospitals, yet the deployment of these technologies is being hamstrung by a piecemeal approach that often ignores or even interferes with that care, according to a new study by Spyglass Consulting Group, a consulting group focused on healthcare IT.
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Software Advice
“Healthcare is one of the biggest market opportunities for combined voice and data technologies. We think the integration is obvious: combine VoIP with electronic health records (EHRs).
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