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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...]

MD Link brings telemedicine to the Caribbean

[Reprinted: Loop T&T News, 6/13/2020] In 2018, the Trinidadian doctor created a telemedicine platform that connected doctors with people who didn’t want to or could not leave home for medical services. Today, with the COVID-19 pandemic fast-tracking the development of digital solutions in the Caribbean, Dr Bowen’s platform, MD Link, is in demand. “When coronavirus came around we saw a … [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...]

In pandemic, many seeing upsides to telemedicine

[Reprinted: CIDRAP, 5-21-2020] The COVID-19 pandemic shifted telemedicine from an outlier to a necessity almost overnight, and doctors say they can't see ever going back to their old model of care. "It's hard to imagine us going back to doing everything in the office," said Joe Kvedar, MD, president-elect of the American Telemedicine Association in Arlington, Virginia, "It's more convenient, … [Read more...]

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