[Reprinted: International League Against Epilepsy, 8-11-2020] Will the COVID-19 pandemic give a permanent boost to telemedicine for epilepsy care? The pandemic pushed many aspects of life online – including health care. Telemedicine has taken hold in many countries as clinics shut down, with non-emergency visits prohibited for weeks. But telemedicine for epilepsy is far from new. Clinicians … [Read more...]
Telemedicine Is Here: Experts Offer Tips for Seniors
[Reprinted: US News & World Report, 8-10-2020] Virtual medical visits have been invaluable for many during the COVID-19 pandemic, but older adults may still need help managing them -- especially if they are hard of hearing. That's according to doctors at Johns Hopkins University, in Baltimore. Writing in the Aug. 11 Annals of Internal Medicine, they offer some practical advice on … [Read more...]
Nearly 40% of older Americans aren’t ready for telehealth visits
[Reprinted Becker's Hospital Review, 8-4-2020] More than one-third of adults aged 65 and older are experiencing challenges seeing providers via telemedicine visits, according to an Aug. 3 study published in JAMA Internal Medicine. UC San Francisco researchers analyzed data on 4,525 patients from the National Health and Aging Trends 2018 study of Medicare beneficiaries aged 65 or older. Using … [Read more...]
Telemedicine in a pandemic: the best tools for elder home care
[Reprinted: Inside Aging, 7-24-2020] The COVID-19 pandemic has increased the risks for seniors who receive in-home elder care. Caregivers use masks, handwashing, and social distancing to increase the safety of home visits, but for many, reducing the frequency of visits can be a valuable piece in the puzzle of pandemic safety protocol. Telemedicine can meet a percentage of service needs while … [Read more...]
Banner Health’s New Telemedicine Platform Enables In-Patient Monitoring
[Reprinted: mHealth Intelligence, 7-20-2020] Caught in the throes of one of the current coronavirus hotspots, Arizona’s Banner Health is using telemedicine technology to transform televisions into remote monitoring platforms to care for patients infected with COVID-19. Using technology from Intel and VeeMed, nearly 1,000 TVs have been modified to allow hospital staff to check on patients … [Read more...]
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