[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...]
Jamaica: Garth Rattray | Fast-Track Support Systems For Telemedicine – Pt 1
[Reprinted: The Gleaner, 7/6/2020] Until vaccines (hopefully) offer safe, effective and long-term immunity to the SARS-CoV2 virus, we will be forced to avoid congregating, intimate greetings, unprotected outings, and we must reduce our exposure time to public spaces. We need to maintain social distancing, along with high personal and environmental hygiene, if we are to beat this thing. Now … [Read more...]
Jamaica: Telemedicine transforms doctor-patient consultation at Heart Institute
[Reprinted: Jamaica Observer, 6-28-2020] Patients at the Heart Institute of the Caribbean (HIC) have been getting used to the practice of consulting with their doctors online. The use of information technology software and electronic communication to provide remote clinical services to patients, or what is called telemedicine, has rapidly increased since the novel coronavirus pandemic with … [Read more...]
Virtual visits: Spurred on by the pandemic, telemedicine has gone mainstream
[Reprinted: Las Vegas Sun, 6-10-2020] As cities across the country began shutting down when the COVID-19 pandemic hit the United States, people still needed to receive advice and treatment from doctors for symptoms non-COVID-related. Physicians had to figure out another way to reach patients. Dr. Thomas Hunt, chair of family medicine at Henderson’s Roseman University of Health Sciences and … [Read more...]
COVID-19 sparks unprecedented increase in telemedicine
[Reprinted: Insurance Business America, 6-1-2020] The global coronavirus pandemic has led to an unprecedented increase in the use of telemedicine. With stay at home orders in place to prevent further spread of COVID-19, more and more healthcare providers are connecting with patients over virtual platforms like Skype, WebEx and Zoom. While telemedicine is convenient and beneficial for public … [Read more...]
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