February 20, 2013 2:29 PM
Posted by: adelvecchio
Microsoft Kinect,
telemedicine,
telemedicine technologyMicrosoft Corp.'s Kinect gaming system allows people to jump, throw darts, slay droids with lightsabers and participate in real-time Zumba dance classes, but a new report points out the device might also be a cost-saving boon to the practice of telemedicine.
Telemedicine systems can cost tens of...
January 29, 2013 1:24 PM
Posted by: adelvecchio
telehealth,
telemedicine,
telemedicine technologyThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration cleared the “first autonomous navigation remote presence robot” for use in hospitals. The robot was jointly created by iRobot Corp. and InTouch Health. The robot, known as RP-VITA, will foster remote patient consultations and give doctors the ability to...
November 13, 2012 3:17 PM
Posted by: adelvecchio
telemedicine,
telemedicine services,
telemedicine technologyTelemedicine can be a tool for evaluating patients and providing subspecialty care to patients, as demonstrated in a recent study of a patient observed for post-concussion effects. Telemedicine care can deliver specialized...
August 21, 2012 10:46 AM
Posted by: adelvecchio
electronic health care,
medicare,
remote patient monitoring,
telehealth,
telemedicinePatients place higher importance on cost rather than in-person health care, according to a survey released last week. Some 98 percent of 1,723 surveyed Americans said they would prefer to receive health...
May 3, 2012 12:13 PM
Posted by: AnneSteciw
crowdsourcing,
telehealth services,
telemedicine,
telepathologyThere are many different telemedicine platforms making their way into the U.S. health care system: Telestroke services, remote patient monitoring and the
May 2, 2012 10:40 AM
Posted by: DonFluckinger
american telemedicine association,
telehealth,
telehealth services,
telemedicine,
telemedicine technologySAN JOSE, CA – Incoming American Telemedicine Association president and CIO of the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium Stewart Ferguson is a health IT stalwart. Previously, he oversaw the Alaska Federal Health Care Access Network (AFHCAN), Alaska’s largest telehealth project, which comprises...
February 9, 2012 2:25 PM
Posted by: AnneSteciw
Health care reform and federal initiatives,
Interoperability,
telehealth,
telemedicineOne of the major barriers to telemedicine is about to get thrown into the ring by Sen. Tom Udall (D-Utah), who is
May 18, 2011 11:42 AM
Posted by: DonFluckinger
accountable care organization,
ACO,
ATA,
CHIME,
CMS,
EHR implementation,
HIE,
medicaid,
medicare,
PQRI,
telemedicineWhether you agree with the health IT CIOs comprising the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) or not, you've got to give them props for not holding back in their comments to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) regarding the agency's proposed accountable...
May 4, 2011 2:04 PM
Posted by: DonFluckinger
ATA,
telehealth,
telemedicine,
telestrokeTAMPA, FL -- The moment was a bit corny, along the lines of one of those "reveals" at the end of a TV reality show, enough so that Fox News sent a video crew to the American Telemedicine Association's 2011 Annual meeting...
