Partners HealthCare’s Joe Kvedar, M.D., to Serve as American Telemedicine Association President »
Change is coming to the American Telemedicine Association (ATA). The organization yesterday announced Joseph Kvedar, M.D., of Boston-based Partners HealthCare, as president-elect. His year-long term will begin in April 2020. Kvedar served as president of ATA from 2004 to 2005 and was on the board of directors from 2002 to 2006. Kvedar will succeed…
Overcome the Technical Challenges of Telehealth for Nephrology »
Sponsored by the Renal Physicians Association. Not long ago, reimbursement rules severely limited how nephrology practitioners could treat patients via telemedicine. If they wanted to receive payment for their services, physicians could use the technology to treat only those dialysis patients who were at an “originating site,” such as a hospital or similar clinical…
Allegheny Health Network Announces A New Challenge »
13 Mar, 2017
UncategorizedThe AHN “Design the Chip Challenge” to offer $10,000 prize for best design of a portable, secure technology allowing immediate access to patients’ medical histories.
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Sloan Healthcare & Bioinnovations Conference [Discount Code] »
19 Jan, 2017
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Top 5 Reads of the Week »
In this week’s MTB Roundup: the honesty problem in Silicon Valley, a damning teledermatology study, the Theranos recall and more…
Study Finds Google Glass a Viable Teletoxicology Consult Tool »
“There are very few toxicologists across the United States—I think there are about 500 of us,” says Dr. Chai, who along with his colleagues found that Google Glass could provide a better alternative to the traditional toxicology phone consultation.
Real-Time Patient Engagement: A Solution for Diabetics Suffering from Foot Ulcers »
Orthomonitor is a wearable device that can be embedded in orthotics and prosthetics to assess the patient treatment experience. Photo provided by Kinematix. You may not know that diabetic patients commonly express concern about foot ulcers. According to WebMD, this is because these patients have an increased risk of complication with wound healing. Decreased blood flow and a…
Hale Health Launches Relationship-Based Remote Care Platform »
7 Oct, 2014
News
Hooked on HealthTap »
HealthTap brings medical expertise into your pocket - or onto your tablet - with the click of a button. In the world of constantly changing online medicine, HealthTap has doctors and patients hooked. It's Reddit, Ask Jeeves, Yelp and the Mayo Clinic all rolled into one platform, giving patients direct access to doctors…
Primary Care Via Telemedicine: A New Form of Ongoing Delivery »
5 Sep, 2014
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