Category: eHealth
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Telehealth helps Arkansas meets healthcare challenges
With 73 of 75 counties in Arkansas designated as medically underserved, access to health services remains one of the major challenges in the state, according to David Miller, vice chancellor and CIO… read more …read more
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Pew: Online resources a ‘significant supplement’ for chronic condition patients
A new survey from the Pew Research Center and the California HealthCare Foundation finds that while people with chronic conditions are now more likely than ever before to seek health information online, seeking information from a physician remains the most preferred mode for such patients. read more …read more
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How IT changes the medical thought process
Healthcare is a fun and rewarding field, says Steven Steinhubl, M.D., director of the Digital Medicine program at the Scripps Translational Science Institute (STSI). But with pressure to see more and more patients in a fee-for service world and an abundance of new technologies that can improve care but also disrupt workflow, doctors don’t always…
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UCLA Health’s Operation Mend Gets Telehealth Boost
UCLA Health’s Operation Mend, a program that provides military personnel returning with severe facial and other medical injuries access to plastic and reconstructive surgeons, will now have use of a telehealth system, thanks to a gift from Lockheed Martin. UCLA Health’s Operation Mend, a program that provides military personnel returning with severe facial and other…
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Thanksgiving: a time for family, a time for health and an IT tool that can help
Thanksgiving is a great time to learn more about our family’s health. That’s why I designated Thanksgiving as “Family Health History Day.” The more you understand about your family health history, the more you and your health care provider can predict your risk for health problems and identify screening and treatment options that are best…
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Med device connectivity market expected to reach $33.5 billion by 2019
The global medical device connectivity market is expected to be worth $33.5 billion by 2019, according to a newly published market report. read more …read more
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Tracking technology a boon for hospital bed management
In a six-week pilot of tracking technology conducted at Mount Sinai Medical Center earlier this year, the New York hospital cut wait times by more than an hour for roughly half of all incoming emergency room patients. read more …read more
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Telehealth And Its Applications
Telehealth, sometimes called telemedicine, offers patients and physicians a way to communicate that bypasses the traditional office visit yet provides excellent care through the magic of webcam and smartphones. Telehealth began as a way to reach those in very remote areas who didn’t have ready access to a doctor. Today, telehealth has crept into everyday…
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Lockheed Martin donates funds to new telehealth suite dedicated for wounded warriors
Thanks to a $4 million gift from Lockheed Martin, UCLA Health System’s Operation Mend now has a state-of-the-art telehealth suite, which will enable improved communication between the program’s personnel, patients and partners, and a renovated recovery area for the wounded warriors who undergo surgery at the Westwood facility. …read more
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Article: App flawed, should be removed from iTunes
The popular new Epocrates Bugs + Drugs app used by physicians as an antimicrobial susceptibility reference is flawed and should be removed from Apple’s iTunes store, so argues an iMedicalApps… read more …read more