KCRG.com | October 9, 2015
Elderly, disabled and rural veterans would have more access to health care if Congress approves legislation proposed by Sen. Joni Ernst to remove barriers to the expansion of telehealth services by the Department of Veterans Affairs. Read More
Read MoreArizona Telemedicine Program Blog | October 8, 2015
When dealing with the challenges of bringing quality medical care to rural communities, the obstacles are twofold: lack of available resources and the high cost to administer care in rural environments. Combined with cuts to Medicare funding, the obstacles rural …
Read MoreHarvard Business Review | October 7, 2015
In the 21st century, the widely held goal of improving health care outcomes while lowering costs is accelerating the shift from a one-to-one to a one-to-many model of care delivery, which telemedicine makes possible. Read More
Read MoreUS News & World Report | October 6, 2015
Ochsner Health System in New Orleans, one of the world’s most successful group practices, has a storied past, from its founder’s momentous observation linking smoking with lung cancer to pioneering surgeries, including an operation to separate conjoined twins. Today, the …
Read MoremHealth Intelligence | October 5, 2015
The telemedicine field is now growing across the country due to its benefits for the patient community. Along with offering more convenience for those unable to take time off work and drive long distances to see their healthcare provider, the …
Read MoreJacksonville.com | October 2, 2015
The Federal Communication Commission brought its Connect2HealthFCC task force to the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville on Wednesday for a Broadband Health Summit. Read More
Read MoreNPR | September 30, 2015
Say you’re a Midwestern farmer in a hospital bed, recovering from surgery or a major illness. It’s time for the nurse’s check-in, but there’s no knock on the door. At Mercy Hospital in St. Louis, a camera attached to the wall …
Read MoreHealthcare IT News | September 29, 2015
Researchers at Vanderbilt University and the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Nashville evaluated data collected between May 2014 and June 2014 from 23 veterans seen three times after a simple operation that would require only a night or …
Read MoreKAKE.com | September 28, 2015
The University of Kansas Medical Center Research Institute is one of four entities that will get part of a $3.9 million grant over three years for providing telemedicine to underserved rural areas. Read More
Read MoreiHealthBeat | September 25, 2015
A majority of veterans preferred telehealth post-surgery visits to in-person follow- ups, according to a study published in JAMA Surgery, Reuters reports. Read More
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