Search Tag: telemedicine
Telemedicine: Popularity, Demand and Satisfaction Hits All-Time High
2021 27 Jul
Telehealth usage in the last year has increased by around 6,000%. While the change was due to the Covid-19 pandemic, as healthcare providers and patients shifted to virtual from traditional office visits to reduce infection rates, patients quickly recognised other benefits to telemedicine. According to the latest research, the market for... Read more
Empowering Communities to Support Telemedicine and its Business Model
2021 01 Jun
The Telemedicine Community Readiness Tool proves its worth in supporting communities internationally on their journey towards expanded telemedicine use. Key Points Empowering communities, while preparing for long-term telemedicine implementation and use, is vital. It can encourage telemedicine deployment during ongoing waves of the... Read more
Focal Points of Mastering Telemedicine
2021 29 Mar
With telehealth seeing a boost due to the COVID-19 pandemic and expected to continue to grow in the future, what do healthcare professionals need to know to successfully work with this format? You might also like: A new report shows the growing adoption levels for certain categories of digital health tools and populations, and... Read more
COVID-19 and Telehealth
2021 27 Mar
A massive cohort study of over 36 million U.S. patients looks into how ambulatory care patterns changed considering the rise in virtual care in the first months since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. You might also like: The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated growth in the use of telemedicine but there are differences... Read more
Pandemic and Digital Health: Growth, Gaps and Challenges
2021 05 Mar
A new report shows the growing adoption levels for certain categories of digital health tools and populations, and looks into the matters of patient data sharing, including the COVID-19 data. You might also like: The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated growth in the use of telemedicine, but not in all populations. Learn more... Read more
Twenty Lessons from 2020: With a Focus on the ICU Perspective
2021 22 Feb
2020 has been an unusual year. As we begin 2021, it is important for intensivists to look back over what has happened and see whether lessons can be learned from our combined experiences . T he year 2020 has been unusual in so many ways and as we start a new year, it is interesting and important as intensivists to look back and reflect on what... Read more
How the Pandemic Changed Telemedicine
2021 22 Feb
An overview of the large-scale transition to telemedicine at Mayo Clinic during the COVID-19 pandemic and how it happened in a matter of days and represented one of the most rapid transformations of healthcare in history. Impact of the Pandemic on Society The 2019 Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) pandemic has affected nearly all aspects... Read more
20 Lessons from 2020
2021 22 Feb
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on ICUs and critical care healthcare providers all across the globe. As of this week, 110 million people have been infected with the virus worldwide, and 2.4 million have died. Many of the infected patients need hospitalisation and admission to the ICU. A high percentage of severely ill patients with... Read more