[Reprinted: PAHO, 8-4-2020] Routine vaccination, care for diabetes, hypertension and HIV, and maternal health have all been impacted. Countries must adapt and ensure continuation of primary health services alongside pandemic response. Health services are being disrupted in countries of the Americas as health workers are redirected to care for COVID-19 patients, people hesitate to seek routine … [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...]
Jamaica: Garth Rattray | Fast-Track Support Systems For Telemedicine – Pt 2
[Reprinted: The Gleaner, 7/13/2020] Under the current Pharmacy Act, if an asthmatic patient travels to Trelawny but does not have the usual rescue inhaler that is urgently needed to abort an oncoming asthma attack; and if his/her physician is in St Andrew, the physician is prevented from calling in or otherwise sending in a prescription for the life-saving medication unless there is a certainty … [Read more...]
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