Search Tag: telemedicine
Trends in Telemedicine
2023 28 Feb
Telemedicine Clinic (TMC), part of the Unilabs Group, is one of the largest providers of elective subspecialist teleradiology reporting ser vices and night-time emergency teleradiology services in Europe, with more than 330 radiologists servicing around 140 hospitals in Sweden, Denmark and the U.K. HealthManagement.org spoke to Henrik about the vision... Read more
Telemedicine: Effectiveness and Impact on Health Systems
2023 10 Feb
Evidence showed that prior to the pandemic, telemedicine when used, was an effective, safe, patient-centred and cost-effective service. As the body of evidence certainly grew since the pandemic, it has emerged that when telemedicine is used inappropriately, it is not anymore deemed effective or cost-effective. The key is to identify what the... Read more
Study Reveals Telemedicine Was Effective for Consulting on Surgeries
2023 27 Jan
According to a study in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons, telemedicine may be as effective as face-to-face visits with regards to shared decision-making and communication for patients expecting first-time surgery. There were previous concerns regarding whether physicians would be able to effectively communicate with patients remotely,... Read more
New Study Shows Telemedicine Has Clear Benefits for Patients
2022 18 Nov
Telemedicine was the most cost-effective and safest solution to offering accessible and high-quality care during the COVID-19 pandemic. Authors working on a new study by WHO/Europe and the Faculty of Health Sciences at the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, provided a general review of the status of telemedicine in Europe and Central Asia. They... Read more
Telemedicine Reduces Likelihood of No-Show Visits Among Surgical Patients
2022 04 Nov
A recent study shows that telemedicine helped to lower the rates of no-shows among surgical patients. The study revealed that surgical patients who used telemedicine were more likely to present themselves to their initial clinic appointment or follow-up visit during the post-surgery period, compared to those who did not use telemedicine at... Read more
Telemedicine-Driven Programme Fast-Tracks Fertility Treatment
2022 03 Nov
Penn Medicine recently launched a telemedicine driven programme which allows patients to start their treatment faster. The programme, known as Fast Track to Fertility, reduces the time between when patients initially seek support to when they actually receive their first treatment by 50%. This allows them to fast-track the process, drawing them closer... Read more
Nurses Skills in The Digital Health Era
2022 18 Oct
A scoping review was recently undertaken to evaluate the skills that nurses need mastering to help them cope better with the exponential use of digital technologies in healthcare. Within this scoping review, the researchers included literature published within a 10-year span, outlining the emerging skills and attitudes nurses are required to... Read more
ICT4AWE 2023 - 9th International Conference on ICT for Ageing Well & e-Health
2023 22 Apr
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