Internet connectivity Archives - ECS International https://ecsii.com/category/internet-connectivity/ ECS International, ECSII, Healthcare Mon, 04 Nov 2024 19:57:18 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://ecsii.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/cropped-1-e14442028662682-32x32.png Internet connectivity Archives - ECS International https://ecsii.com/category/internet-connectivity/ 32 32 From Science Fiction To Telemedicine: the surprising 150-year history of long-range medical treatment https://ecsii.com/from-science-fiction-to-telemedicine-the-surprising-150-year-history-of-long-range-medical-treatment/ Mon, 04 Nov 2024 19:57:18 +0000 https://ecsii.com/?p=5706 Reprinted: The Conversation, 8-10-2024 In 1874, a surgeon in South Australia telegraphed wound care instructions for a patient 2,000 kilometres away. A few years later, in 1879, a letter in The Lancet medical journal suggested physicians use the telephone to cut down on unnecessary patient visits. As the telephone and telegraph spread, the idea of telemedicine – literally “healing Read More

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]]> Many people on Medicare lack internet access and digital literacy, and it’s harming their health. https://ecsii.com/many-people-on-medicare-lack-internet-access-and-digital-literacy-and-its-harming-their-health/ Mon, 05 Jun 2023 20:42:58 +0000 https://ecsii.com/?p=4775 Reprinted: Fortune Well, 6/2/2023 The world of health care has gone digital in many ways, from having telehealth appointments to receiving bloodwork results to messaging your doctor to comparing Medicare plans. But many people on Medicare lack digital health literacy and digital health access. The result for these Americans aged 65 and older due to this Read More

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