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One of the most interesting sessions I attended at ATA 2013 in Austin was moderated by Frost & Sullivan’s Daniel Ruppar. Daniel talked about the varying adoption and growth rates of telehealth categories such as remote patient monitoring, mHealth, and telemedicine; here are some takeaways from the panel.[read more]

Telemedicine: the doctor is always in?

Have you noticed the recent wave of TV commercials for one-to-one video calling or multiple participation video collaboration, or one-to-many webcasting? The mainstream adoption in business will be driving more medical provider and hospital applications…eventually.[read more]

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Last week, the results of Oregon’s Health Insurance Experiment were published in the prestigious New England Journal of Medicine. Not surprisingly, the summary conclusion was quickly heralded by some who are anxious to restart the central debate heading into the 2014 election cycle: healthcare reform.[read more]

Modern medicine has brought some amazing technological advances. But at the end of the day, the most powerful medical tool remains the old-fashioned one: expert clinicians with the knowledge to evaluate, monitor and care for patients. The problem: how do you get medical expertise to all of the places it’s needed? One growing answer: Telemedicine.[read more]

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The 7-month study at patients' homes and outpatient clinics at two academic medical centers sought to examine the feasibility, effectiveness and economic benefits of using web-based videoconferencing (telemedicine) to provide specialty care to patients with Parkinson disease at their homes.[read more]

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The fact that telemedicine can lead to the overuse of antibiotics has been studied[1]. I was unable to find any studies evaluating overprescribing in Urgent Care Centers so I can only relate my own experience. The ERs and the NP staffed Walgreen clinics in my area do a much better job than the Kroger "Little Clinics" where antibiotic prescribing seems to be more ubiquitous than high fructose corn syrup.[read more]

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The only thing slower than widespread adoption of telemedicine has been the statutory changes necessary to make the ground more fertile for it. But in just the past six or seven weeks there has been a definite change in attitude among lawmakers and regulators.[read more]

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According to a new study released in the Journal of Medical Internet Research, there was a big cost savings when low-risk newborn infants are tracked through a website instead of going through usual care, which included a return visit to the hospital within 48 hours of discharge.[read more]

After more than 40,000 cases, we report an average $88 lower cost per episode compared with care received in traditional settings, strong indicators of clinical effectiveness, and a 98 percent “would recommend” rating from customers.[read more]

When hospitals and health systems are starting, growing, or reviving telehealth (or telemedicine or mHealth) programs, one issue eventually comes up – should telehealth be a separate department or should it be integrated into various clinical departments?[read more]

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Since legacy rules hamper rather than facilitate the emergence of a useful new technology, perhaps it’s reasonable to look to other mechanisms to nurture telehealth’s growth with financial incentives.[read more]

Because there are legal pitfalls doctors should be aware of in telemedicine, Alexis Slagle Gilroy and Kristi V. Kung with the law firm of Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP in Washington, D.C., have written an excellent article that describes some of the lesser known challenges.[read more]