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Telemedicine in British Prisons
The BBC reports that one of Britain's high-security prisons is using
telemedicine to diagnose suspected heart attacks
among prisoners.
Managers at Wakefield Prison, which houses some of England's most
notorious criminals, say the move has improved public safety and cut costs.
A hand-held electrocardiogram (ECG) device sends a signal by landline to a
monitoring centre, where it is shown on a screen and interpreted by
clinicians.
The results are given verbally over the phone and followed up with an email.
People experiencing heart problems would normally receive an ECG at
hospital.
But the hand-held ECG can be used by people who are not health
professionals, according to the makers, Broomwell HealthWatch.
May 23rd, 2007
Telemedicine Is Really Taking Off - But Not in the US
Digital HealthCare & Productivity.com
interviews Bill Crounse, worldwide health director for Microsoft:
Other markets — South Korea, Thailand, Singapore — are looking at
healthcare as an exportable commodity. Telemedicine is really taking off in
other parts of the world where healthcare access is an issue. Not in the
U.S. We’re also behind in the way mobile devices are used. In fact, all
around the world in healthcare, I’m seeing faster adoption of information
technology than here in the U.S. We lag behind much of the industrialized
world in healthcare IT and that gap will widen if we are not careful.
May 17th, 2007
Med-e-Tel 2007
The
Med-e-Tel 2007
conference on eHealth and telemedicine opens today, with sessions on such
topics as "Homecare Applications and Maintaining Quality of Life for
Elderly, Disabled and People with Special Needs", "User Experience
Guidelines for eHealth Telecare Services', "International Telemedicine &
eHealth Initiatives and Developments" and "eHealth for Developing Countries:
Lessons Learned".
Also, check out the
conference blog.
April 18th, 2007
Teleradiology Takeover
Teleradiology leader NightHawk Radiology Holdings has
announced the acquisition of The Radlinx Group.
According to a
company statement:
The acquisition of The Radlinx Group and its 303 hospitals
increases NightHawk's customer base to over 1,300 hospitals nationwide
representing 24% of all U.S. hospitals. With the addition of The Radlinx
Group, NightHawk significantly expands its presence in key areas of the
United States, including Texas, the second largest market in the U.S.
Combined with the recent acquisition of Teleradiology Diagnostic Service in
California, this acquisition further solidifies NightHawk's position as the
industry leader for providing high quality, cost effective radiology
solutions to radiology groups across the U.S.
"The strategic acquisition of The Radlinx Group, with their doctors located
across the U.S., should help alleviate concerns the industry may have about
Medicare interpretations being performed outside the U.S.," said Tim
Mayleben, NightHawk Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer.
"While we continue to capitalize on the efficiencies of our centralized
approach to interpreting radiological procedures, we are also able to
utilize our proprietary workflow to seamlessly distribute images to our
U.S.-based doctors."
April 10th,
2007
Telemedicine is Hot - It Just Needs a Good Branding Campaign
OMMA (the magazine of
online media, marketing and advertising) reports:
Think user-created video and music are hot? Meet telemedicine.
Sometimes called digital medicine or remote monitoring, the process of
providing health care remotely via the Web is a massive market that is
finally beginning to organize.
...“The technology behind the industry has been in place for 15 years,” says
[research analyst Harry] Wang. “What holds it back is the lack of
understanding of the business between doctors, insurers and patients.”
In other words, a few good branding campaigns could help this nascent
industry grow into a real market.
April 4th, 2007
Teledermatology
According to
Dermatology Times:
When the concept of telemedicine was introduced several years ago with
the intent of broadening patient access to a decreasing number of
specialists, dermatology was considered possibly the best specialty to use
the new system because it is such a visual field.
Dermatology Times talked to several dermatologists around the country who
have used, or are familiar with, teledermatology. The doctors discussed
development of the program and the problems and advances made within
teledermatology. Some of them are in tertiary care centers, others in
private practice. Some are finding it extremely useful, others are still
waiting for bugs to be worked out, not the least of which is reimbursement.
It's a lengthy and fascinating report.
March 30th, 2007
Telemedicine - ECG Results to Your Doctor's Mobile Phone
Engadget reports on a new telemedicine device:
There's a growing number of devices that not only monitor one's health,
but can also transmit pertinent information back to remote caregivers, but
SHL Telemedicine's latest gizmo takes things a step further by beaming your
ECG results directly to your physician's mobile phone. The oddly-named
CardioSen'C is a portable heart-monitoring system that gathers information
from twelve electrodes strapped to one's chest and upper body, and once
activated, transmits the results of the electrocardiograph instantly to a
user-selected handset.
March 28th, 2007
Remote Heart Monitors - Telemedicine in the
News
The Food and Drug
Administration's rejection of Medtronic's remote heart monitor has been big
news - probably because it was reported in the "newspaper of record", the
New York Times.
According to the report:
Medicine's march toward
remote monitoring of patients hit at least a temporary roadblock yesterday.
Continue reading "Remote Heart
Monitors - Telemedicine in the News"
March 5th, 2007
Telemedicine from Garmin and the Mayo Clinic
Garmin
subsidiary
Digital Cyclone
has
partnered with the famed Mayo Clinic to launch a promising new telemedicine
venture, offering medical advice by cell phone.
According to a
Mayo press release:
Using Mayo Clinic InTouch, wireless phone subscribers have a rich health
resource directly on their phone. A few keystrokes give consumers immediate
access to:
- Step-by-step first aid tips
Continue
reading "Telemedicine from Garmin and the Mayo Clinic"
March 1st, 2007
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