Tag: telemedicine
A Digital Revolution in Health Care is Speeding Up
Telemedicine, predictive diagnostics, wearable sensors and a host of new apps will transform how people manage their health. In the longer term, the biggest upheaval may come from the large technology firms. Amazon and Google... read more
The Digital Capital of the World, Where Patients OWN Their Medical Data
E-ambulance is keyed onto X-Road, and allows paramedics to access patients' medical records, meaning that the team that arrives for your chest pains will have access to your latest cardiology report and E.C.G. Since 2011,... read more
ICU Telemedicine Program Financial Outcomes
The ability of properly modified ICU telemedicine programs to increase case volume and access to high-quality critical care with improved annual direct contribution margins suggests that there is a financial argument to encourage... read more
Telehealth more popular for scheduled and patient-focused visits
New report from CHIME and KLAS virtual care platforms are finding favor for scheduled and patient-focused visits, on-demand and consumer-focused meetings and telespecialty consults. Despite ongoing questions about reimbursement... read more
Virtual Hospital Monitors Patients at Eight Facilities
In a bunker-like former bank office near Tacoma' Hilltop neighborhood, 200 nurses, physicians and other health care staff spend their days treating scores of hospital patients they never meet using webcams, two-way speakers... read more
Impact of Telemedicine Monitoring of Community ICUs on Interhospital Transfers
In a regional healthcare system, implementation of a tele-ICU program is associated with an increase in interhospital transfers from less resourced ICUs to the referral center, a trend that is not readily explained by increased... read more
New Telestroke Guidelines by American Telemedicine Association
These new telestroke guidelines were developed to assist practitioners in providing assessment, diagnosis, management, and/or remote consultative support to patients exhibiting symptoms and signs consistent with an acute... read more
Use of Patient-Generated Wound Data to Improve Postdischarge SSI Monitoring
The use of mobile health (mHealth) to convey patient-generated health data (PGHD) offers new enhancements and challenges to the provision of surgical care. The Mobile Post-Operative Wound Evaluator (mPOWEr) is a patient-centered... read more
Emory Healthcare leverages Philips eICU platform to save $4.6 million
Emory Healthcare used Philips' technology for an eICU program, resulting in massive savings, lowered readmission rates and more. Emory's story began in 2010 and 2011, when team members saw tele-ICUs based on platforms... read more
Telemedicine and e-Health
Telemedicine-Assisted Intubation in Rural Emergency Departments: A National Emergency Airway Registry Study. Intubation in rural emergency departments (EDs) is a high-risk procedure, often with little or no specialty support.... read more
CHS using virtual critical care for heart patients
It just might be the future of medicine. Using cameras, microphones and medical sensors, heart surgeons and cardiologists inside the Sanger Heart & Vascular Institute at Carolinas HealthCare System are treating patients... read more
Study: Integration of eICU Telemedicine Program Improves Patient Outcomes
New CHEST study reveals greater integration of eICU telemedicine teams with bedside care achieved shorter lengths of ICU and hospital stays.... read more
Doctors fight to bring hospital ICUs into the modern era
Many ICU physicians say that ICUs are woefully — and often dangerously — out of date.... read more
