Search Tag: medical facilities
Volunteers provide teleradiology services to besieged areas in Syria
2018 06 Jun
Syria's healthcare system is also a victim of the ongoing conflict in this Western Asian country. Amidst reports of selective targeting of medical facilities and personnel, the World Health Organization issued alarming statements regarding such attacks on healthcare facilities and providers throughout the country reaching a critical level of emergency.... Read more
Rise in Cost? Telehealth Study's Findings Questioned
2017 21 Mar
Telehealth makes care easily accessible to more patients, especially those in remote or rural areas where medical facilities are not available. Aside from increasing patients' access to care, new research suggests however that use of direct-to-consumer telehealth services also may increase overall healthcare spending – contrary to the widespread expectation... Read more