Telemedicine technology, enables the  intensivists to simultaneously monitor several [ICUs] from an off-site location, is increasingly common, but there is little evidence to support its use.  According to a study in the December 23/30 issue of JAMA, reveals that the remote monitoring of patients in intensive care units (ICUs) was not associated with an overall [...]

Having patient consultations conducted by geriatricians using telemedicine technology is an acceptable alternative to in-person consultations when hospitals are unable to employ a geriatrician to work on site, according to the authors of a study published in the Medical Journal of Australia. Prof Leonard Gray, Professor of Geriatric Medicine at the University of Queensland, and [...]