iHealthBeat | May 7, 2015
A telehealth pilot program at a Phoenix health system significantly cut costs, reduced hospitalizations and shortened hospital stays, according to a hospital review of the program. Read More
Read MoreFierceHealthIT | May 6, 2015
Despite regulatory challenges and relatively small reimbursement for telehealth services, health leaders at the American Hospital Association’s annual meeting Monday say the cost savings are significant and urged hospital executives to leverage the power of the technology. Read More
Read MoreMedical Daily | May 5, 2015
Smartphones and tablets are used for just about everything, from monitoring your bank account to ordering a cab, so it would only make sense that health care become part of this technological advancement. Telemedicine is the union between technology and …
Read MoreMedCity News | May 4, 2015
CNN Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta, believes that much of the medical community’s reluctance to embrace telehealth technologies stems from a notion that hands-on care is better. Read More
Read MoreWired | May 1, 2015
Telemedicine – doctors talking to patients or other doctors via video—may yet find a place as a tool in mainstream health care. Physicians are already finding important uses for it. Read More
Read MoreNPR | April 30, 2015
Insurance company UnitedHealthcare will start covering visits to the doctor’s office — via video chat. Patients and physicians talk live online — on smartphones, tablets or home computer — to get to a clinical diagnosis. This move to cybermedicine could …
Read MoremHealth News | April 30, 2015
A new study looks to determine whether a doctor in one city can perform a complex ultrasound on a patient in another city via telemedicine. Read More
Read MoreFierceHealthIT | April 29, 2015
Technology is expanding healthcare in states such as Arizona at a time when a shortage of physicians threatens the reach of care. Read More
Read MoreHealth Canal | April 28, 2015
A two-year Telehealth training program – involving broadband enabled medical consultations – has exceeded all target expectations and is being touted as an effective model for expanding clinical learning opportunities for medical students. Read More
Read MoreCalifornia Healthline | April 27, 2015
During a Senate subcommittee hearing on Tuesday, stakeholders told lawmakers that telehealth is helping achieve financial and care-related benefits but that barriers remain to widespread use, AHA News reports. Read More
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