Two of South Florida’s largest hospital chains have significantly changed how they practice medicine during the pandemic via telehealth. Doctors and nurses at Baptist Health South Florida and Memorial Health System, like many other hospital groups and doctors’ offices, pivoted to the real-time platforms, freeing up hospital beds and giving patients an alternative to going to a doctor’s office … [Read more...]
Moving Health Care To Virtual Models Creates Legal Issues
The COVID-19 pandemic has transformed the global health care system, highlighting both gaps in allocation and shortcomings in the delivery of care. Domestically, health care is more highly regulated at every level of government than any other industry, including the famed military-industrial complex that is primarily regulated at the federal level. However, the public health emergency has … [Read more...]
Telemedicine will remain vital after the pandemic. We’re helping seniors access it.
With an aging population, Maine seniors have borne the brunt of the COVID-19 pandemic. Our seniors often have many medical diagnoses and issues, and go to doctor’s visits frequently. Since March last year, they’ve had to put themselves at risk for COVID-19 infection or miss vital appointments. In a typical year, many Maine seniors are forced to drive several hours across the state for specialized … [Read more...]
Amazon jumps into health care with telemedicine initiative
Amazon is making its first foray into providing health care services FALLS CHURCH, Va. -- Amazon is making its first foray into providing health care services, announcing Wednesday that it will be offering its Amazon Care telemedicine program to employers nationwide. Currently available to the company's employees in Washington state, Amazon Care is an app that connects … [Read more...]
CES 2021: Enter the brave new world of digital healthcare boom
Digital health care is in the spotlight at the tech industry's big event this week amid a pandemic that has highlighted the importance of remote services, with a potentially lasting impact on medical delivery. The Consumer Electronics Show (CES), which is being held online from 11-14 January, will showcase technology for remote patient visits, biosensors and a range of other gadgetry that can … [Read more...]
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