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In a first, surgery streamed live over the internet

Ash — Sun, 20 Mar 2011 10:10:29 +0000

For the first time in Pakistan, an interactive surgery was broadcast over the internet to help educate surgeons and surgical students from various medical colleges and hospitals across the country.

The workshop on “Advanced Upper GI Laparoscopic Surgery” was broadcast live on Saturday from Holy Family Hospital through videoconferencing facilities provided by the Higher . . . → Read More: In a first, surgery streamed live over the internet

Videoconferencing can treat individuals with OCD

ameilia — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 12:47:10 +0000

The National Institute of Mental Health estimates that one in four Americans suffer from an anxiety disorder, and of those more than 2.2 million people with anxiety disorders have obsessive compulsive disorder. OCD, an extremely debilitating anxiety disorder, is responsible for roughly 8.4 billion dollars per year in social and economic losses in the . . . → Read More: Videoconferencing can treat individuals with OCD

Smart phones could help bridge treatment gap

Nadia — Sat, 12 Mar 2011 18:57:22 +0000

Soldiers who lack access to mental health care providers because they are too far away from each other could one day speak to a doctor on a screen in the palm of the hand or inside a converted shipping container.

Researchers with the National Center for Telemedicine and Telehealth are exploring how smart phones . . . → Read More: Smart phones could help bridge treatment gap

Electronic Healthcare At The Click Of A Mouse

sara — Sat, 12 Mar 2011 12:55:50 +0000

Health literacy is a prerequisite for well being in the developed world with five out of five ailments being treatable by patients themselves given access to appropriate information. However, when symptoms appear, it is often difficult for a patient to make the right decision even given access to suitable health information and deciding whether . . . → Read More: Electronic Healthcare At The Click Of A Mouse

New South Lyon Medical Administrator hopes to add telemedicine services

Nadia — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 12:04:36 +0000

In his role as a consultant to physicians practices, health care plans and small hospitals, Kim Crandell has become familiar with many of the rural hospitals in Nevada.

He considers the South Lyon Medical Center one of the best, and said it is one of the few he would consider working for.

Crandell has . . . → Read More: New South Lyon Medical Administrator hopes to add telemedicine services

Number of doctors in state is rising

Ash — Sun, 27 Feb 2011 08:16:22 +0000

The number of doctors in Oklahoma is increasing, despite claims that lawsuit reform is needed because many are leaving the state.

The Senate last week passed Senate Bill 863, which would cap noneconomic pain and suffering damages in lawsuits at $250,000, with some exceptions. The measure does not cap economic damages for lost wages . . . → Read More: Number of doctors in state is rising

New Mexico Software Launches Company’s First International Telemedicine Service

Ash — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 18:00:40 +0000

New Mexico Software, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: NMXC), a developer of medical IT services and solutions that enable improved and faster communication within the healthcare community, announced today that it has signed an agreement to provide diagnostic imaging services for the Heart Institute of the Caribbean (HIC) in Kingston, Mandeville and Ocho Rios in . . . → Read More: New Mexico Software Launches Company’s First International Telemedicine Service

Marion General Hospital telemedicine makes stroke care quicker

Ash — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 17:35:27 +0000

Every minute lost in treating a stroke could negatively impact the outcome for a patient. Time lost is brain lost.

That is why the medical and nursing staff at Marion General Hospital is partnering with the OhioHealth Stroke Network, the first of its kind in Ohio.

Officially launched last fall, the network connects Marion . . . → Read More: Marion General Hospital telemedicine makes stroke care quicker

3G Remote-Health-Monitoring facilitated by Sprint and BL Healthcare

Ash — Sat, 19 Feb 2011 06:16:38 +0000

According to a report on eweek, Sprint has formed a partnership with remote-health-management provider BL Healthcare to power 3G connectivity for its telemedicine platform.

The collaboration aims to bring a new standard for health care management with improved quality and lower costs, according to Michael Mathur, president and CEO of BL Healthcare.

Using BL . . . → Read More: 3G Remote-Health-Monitoring facilitated by Sprint and BL Healthcare

AMD Global Telemedicine’s General Exam Camera Rated Top Patient Exam Camera

Ash — Sat, 19 Feb 2011 05:29:55 +0000

An independent assessment of telemedicine exam cameras has recently ranked AMD Global Telemedicine, Inc.’s General Exam Camera as a top performer, assigning it top marks during its review of several categories of performance.

The study, conducted by the Telehealth Technology Assessment Center (TTAC), compared AMD’s General Exam camera with another patient exam camera . . . → Read More: AMD Global Telemedicine’s General Exam Camera Rated Top Patient Exam Camera

North Central hospitals win telemedicine grant

ameilia — Sat, 12 Feb 2011 04:16:57 +0000

CHELAN — Six hospitals in Central Washington will receive a $487,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to expand their telemedicine network and improve rural healthcare, the Lake Chelan Community Hospital announced.

The grant was awarded to the North Central Washington Health Collaborative, which includes hospitals in Chelan, Leavenworth, Brewster, Omak, Quincy and . . . → Read More: North Central hospitals win telemedicine grant

Aspirus receives $500,000 grant to improve service for rural patients

Ash — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 13:55:20 +0000

Aspirus officials announced Thursday they will use a nearly $500,000 grant to install video cameras and monitors at its medical facilities so elderly and rural patients can meet with doctors who are hundreds of miles away.

The Aspirus Health Foundation received $486,707 for its telemedicine program, one of 106 projects that received funding as . . . → Read More: Aspirus receives $500,000 grant to improve service for rural patients

UNH gets grant to fund telemedicine programs

Ash — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 10:32:33 +0000

The University of New Hampshire recently received a grant to help fund innovative telemedicine programs to ensure rural communities receive proper medical services.

The United States Department of Agriculture announced on Monday that 106 projects were selected to receive more than $34.7 million in grants. The money will fund educational projects and expand health . . . → Read More: UNH gets grant to fund telemedicine programs

Bringing eye care at your doorsteps

Ash — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 09:41:36 +0000

In what could prove to be a significant leap towards serving patients suffering with eye ailments in the state, the tele-ophthalmology section of Sanjay Gandhi Post-Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPGIMS) is all set to get connected with the primary health centres in some of the rural and urban areas.

The tertiary care . . . → Read More: Bringing eye care at your doorsteps

Tucson shuts down ambulance-based telemedicine network

ameilia — Thu, 27 Jan 2011 14:41:43 +0000

One of the first attempts at a citywide ambulance-based telemedicine network is offline, a casualty of funding shortfalls.

The city of Tucson, Ariz., has taken ER-Link offline after about $3.8 million federal grant money ran out. “[There is] no operational funding available to maintain the system,” Tucson Fire Department Assistant Chief Dave Ridings, who . . . → Read More: Tucson shuts down ambulance-based telemedicine network