Search Tag: telemedicine
Telemedicine-for-type-1-diabetes-during-covid-19
2020 05 Sep
The current pandemic has led to increased use of telemedicine, allowing delivery of care with no person-to-person contact, in line with physical distancing measures to prevent further spread of coronavirus. You might also like: Bright Ideas A new survey study (Scott et al. 2020) zeroed in on telemedicine use among people living...Read more
Not-everyone-is-ready-for-telehealth
2020 14 Aug
With pandemic-induced lockdowns and travel curbs, telemedicine offers a safe and convenient way to meet the healthcare needs of patients without leaving their home. However, in the U.S., new research shows many older adults (65 years and above) – who are more vulnerable to COVID-19 infection – are not ready for video visits mainly due to inexperience...Read more
Covid-19-superheroes
2020 03 Aug
COVID-19 has affected 15 million people across the globe, and meanwhile, over 600,000 deaths are associated with it. Even my father, having some pre-conditions, passed away because of it. The healthcare systems and economies of more than 200 countries have been severely affected, also impacting healthcare workers both physically and psychologically....Read more
Telemedicine-in-time-of-covid-19
2020 03 Aug
The COVID-19 pandemic has boosted the demand for telemedicine services. Not all health systems, however, were ready to switch to this new format, so some corporate providers decided to offer their telehealth platforms for free. The CEO of one such company talks about the thinking behind the step and shares his vision of telemedicine’s role in the...Read more
Covid-19-challenges-of-it-team
2020 03 Aug
After a state of emergency was declared in Spain in mid-March, an IT team in a leading hospital had to develop a number of systems, upgrade the infrastructure and provide training, to ensure that the delivery of care continues smoothly. Two experts who led this massive effort share their experience and outline the new areas for work, which the pandemic...Read more
Digital-health-after-covid-19-medicosfrentealcovid-experience
2020 03 Aug
Supporting the efforts to ‘flatten the curve’ of COVID-19 infections, a company in Spain has encouraged health professionals to volunteer and offer teleconsultations to the population using its telemedicine platform free of charge. An expert who led the project explains why this was necessary from a business perspective and how telehealth is...Read more
Ecbt-vs-face-to-face
2020 16 Jul
Antidepressants have long been used as medications for depression, although now treatment plans often combine psychotherapy with pharmacotherapy. Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), in fact, has been shown in studies to be as effective as antidepressants in reducing symptoms of depression. However, traditional face-to-face CBT is not always...Read more
Your-covid-recovery-nhs-launches-online-rehabilitation-service
2020 06 Jul
A new on-demand recovery service being launched by the U.K. National Health System (NHS) will help those suffering post-coronavirus effects. The patients would be able to contact health professionals either online or by phone. You might also like: Providing Alternative Outpatient Delivery Channels Called ‘Your...Read more
Covid-19-from-the-perspective-of-telemedicine
2020 23 Jun
A retired physician offers insights into COVID-19 telemedicine following a stint volunteering for a telephone support service for patients with the disease. After years of serving as a primary healthcare services manager in Barcelona and promoting the use of ICT, in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, I decided to volunteer as a...Read more
Who-uses-telemedicine
2020 23 Jun
During the COVID-19 pandemic, when physical distancing is necessary to help curb virus spread, telemedicine use has risen. A recent JAMA study looks into factors key in directing a patient’s choice of telemedicine use (via video or telephone) versus office visit. You might also like : China Sees COVID-19 Telehealth Expansion ...Read more
Imperatives-for-rebuilding-european-healthcare-systems-post-covid-19
2020 11 May
How European healthcare systems can rebuild in the post-COVID-19 era. The COVID-19 crisis has laid bare the very foundation on which the European healthcare system is based. So many revelations, so many regrets. To bring this into perspective, let us look at some hard numbers. At the time of writing this article, the novel coronavirus had infected...Read more
Virtual-consultations-now-or-never
2020 11 May
Summary: The use of virtual consultation and telemedicine is expanding rapidly due to the coronavirus crisis. Patients want to avoid hospitals and the health system prefers to keep non-infected patients away from hospitals to reduce congestion. Oliver Wyman consulting ensures that more than 50% of medical appointments worldwide have been provided...Read more
Covid-19-telemedicine-and-mental-health
2020 17 Apr
Locked-down America has been converted to a country gravely in need of virtual therapy amidst the recent Coronavirus crisis. During these trying times, telemedicine has emerged as a viable solution to help connect people with health professionals. While the healthcare industry works to mark the issues that put a stop to comprehensive and widespread...Read more
Sfs-priority-investment-in-digital-transformation
2019 25 Nov
Digitalisation of healthcare helps to improve patient outcomes in a cost-efficient way. Therefore, healthcare providers widely view it as a way to cope with the increasing demand for healthcare services, caused by aging populations, rising levels of chronic diseases and general changes in lifestyles. New research from Siemens Financial...Read more
How-to-evaluate-telehealth-roi
2019 17 Sep
Telehealth is one technological innovation that allows more access to healthcare for people in remote locations and underserved areas. For some provider organisations, telehealth is a means to further optimise delivery of care and improve patient satisfaction. But, as noted in a new study, telehealth entails upfront investments in technology, programme...Read more
Mind-the-gap-tackling-staff-shortages
2019 23 Jul
A shortage of health workers is not just a problem of the developed, wealthy countries which often have to stretch their healthcare resources to meet the demands of growing elderly populations. The problem is prevalent in most countries of the world. In India, for example, there is a shortage of over 3.9 million doctors and nurses. In addition...Read more
Etelemed-2020-the-twelfth-international-conference-on-ehealth-telemedicine-and-social-medicine
2020 22 Mar
eTELEMED 2020 is colocated with the following events as part of DigitalWorld 2020 . ICDS 2020 , The Fourteenth International Conference on Digital Society ACHI 2020 , The Thirteenth International Conference on Advances in Computer-Human Interactions GEOProcessing 2020 , The Twelfth International Conference on Advanced Geographic Information...Read more
Ict4awe-2020-6th-international-conference-on-ict-for-ageing-well-e-health
2020 03 May
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Google-exec-on-cloud-potential-in-2019
2019 08 Jan
While the New Year is upon us, there are certain things that will continue to play an increasing role in healthcare such as artificial intelligence (AI), telemedicine, and cloud computing. Healthcare is witnessing an explosion in the amount of data generated from patient records (EHRs), mHealth devices, and research studies, among...Read more
Icu-telemedicine-why-qualitative-research-matters
2018 27 Nov
ICU telemedicine traces its beginnings to the 1970s, when an intensivist at a university hospital connected to a single small ICU using audio-visual technology to remotely conduct daily patient rounds and weekly teaching rounds with the local staff. This technology-based strategy is intended to improve patient care and outcomes, by extending the reach...Read more
How-effective-are-icu-telemedicine-programmes
2018 07 Nov
Critical care is both resource intensive and costly, consuming nearly 15 percent of all hospital costs in the United States. With the demand for critical care outpacing the supply of intensivists in the setting of the ageing U.S. population, ICU telemedicine has been proposed as an intervention that may help alleviate this workforce crisis....Read more
Healthcare-c-suite-on-top-sector-disruptors
2018 19 Sep
In a new survey by Reaction Data, telemedicine and artificial intelligence (AI) are seen as the top tech innovations that will have the most disruptive impact on healthcare. Twenty-nine percent of healthcare executives who participated in the survey said that telemedicine will be the biggest disruptor, followed by AI (selected by 20 percent...Read more
International-telemedicine-and-ehealth-event-2018
2018 15 Mar
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Future-medicine-today-s-healthcare-1
2018 25 Jan
Is the “Smart Hospital” a chance for change? Prof. Heinemann explains how futuristic and smart technologies that are used in preventive and diagnostic healthcare, are embedded in a new digital professionalism and quality. Artificial intelligence (AI) in diagnostic radiology, robots in nursing and operating theatres, augmented and virtual reality...Read more
Telemedicine-a-new-model-for-pre-hospital-ultrasound
2017 28 Nov
FUJIFILM SonoSite’s M-Turbo point-of-care (POC) ultrasound systems will soon be providing pre-hospital diagnostics across the Scottish Highlands as part of the innovative SatCare trial. This study aims to combine POC ultrasound and advanced communications to enable remote image interpretation and decision making for a range of time-critical conditions....Read more