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ATA Summit 2010: Join the top leaders in telemedicine and healthcare policy American Telemedicine Association Share     The ATA Summit 2010 will be held as part of the ATA Mid-Year Meeting, Sept. 27 and 28 in Baltimore, Md. This unique event will feature the top movers and shakers who are changing healthcare in the US. Top administrators from CMS, FDA, FCC and NIH will discuss the government adoption, promotion, payment and regulation of telemedicine services. Industry pioneers will explore the opportunities and barriers to improved telemedicine systems. For 16 hours, over two days, you will hear about the future of health care and where telemedicine fits in. Get the inside information from the top leaders at the very beginning and start planning your future now! More
Physician smartphone popularity shifts health IT focus to mobile use American Medical News Share
With physician smartphone use nearing a saturation point, doctors are in an unfamiliar position when it comes to health information technology — demanding that others adapt to their needs, rather than the other way around. Physicians' rapid embrace of mobile devices — well beyond the rate the general population uses them, as measured by several surveys — has caught many involved in health information technology off-guard. That's particularly true of hospitals, which report being besieged by physician demands that electronic clinical information systems be available through their BlackBerrys or iPhones. More California Telehealth Network connects doctors to patients eWeek Share
The California Telehealth Network is an effort to create the nation's largest health care IT wireless infrastructure so doctors can monitor patients remotely, particularly patients in rural areas. California has formed what it says is the United States' largest telehealth network to deliver medical care to patients in rural and underserved areas. More
Grants for insurance monitoring NextGov Share
The Health and Human Services Department announced $46 million in grants to 45 states and the District of Columbia to apply a check on the increase in health insurance premiums. Part of the money, which came from the 2010 Affordable Care Act, will pay for upgrades to systems or for tools states "need to hold insurance companies accountable and put a halt to unreasonable premium increases," the White House Blog stated. More Telemedicine burgeoning in BRIC countries Health Care News Share
A new research report from MarketsandMarkets, a U.S. based global market research and consulting firm, shows that the telemedicine market in Brazil, Russia, India and China can be expected grow to nearly half a billion dollars in the coming years. The study, "Telemedicine Market in Brazil, Russia, India, China (BRIC) — Advanced Technologies, Global Forecast," shows that the telemedicine sector in those fast-emerging economies is expected to reach a market size of $418.4 million by the year 2014, at a compound annual growth rate of 15.8 percent from 2009 to 2014. More
Maine aims to lead on telehealth front Health Care News Share
Maine healthcare providers launched their first official telehealth summit recently with a message to the rest of the country: The first state to see the sun rise each day also aims to be one of the leaders in this rapidly growing healthcare delivery philosophy. "Telemedicine really does promise to improve and enhance the health of all of us," said Charles Dwyer, director of the Maine Center for Disease Control's Office of Rural Health and Primary Care, which organized the one-day gathering of roughly 150 healthcare providers at the University of Maine's Orono campus. More Health care takes digital leap forward The Sacramento Bee Share
Imagine a doctor listening to the heartbeat of a patient half a world away. Or a young child opening wide into the peering lens of a high-definition camera. And doctors collaborating online, exchanging digital X-rays, MRIs and potential diagnoses. Telemedicine's future took another leap forward recently with the launch of the California Telehealth Network, the most ambitious foray yet into the rapidly developing field that links doctors and patients via high-tech tools. More
Electronic health-record systems fragmented, but spreading Lexington Herald Leader Share
Walk into any doctor's office and there's a 50-50 chance it still uses paper rather than some form of electronic health record system. To Silicon Valley technologists, that's as out of date as playing LPs on a turntable. But change is coming, in part because of a startup called Practice Fusion, whose leaders include a Hayward, Calif., family physician who also studied computer science. When Dr. Robert Rowley decided to shift from paper to electronic records, he coded his own system. More UAMS: $102 million to expand broadband, telemedicine New Orleans Net Share
People living in the most remote corners of Arkansas will be able to receive care from medical specialists through online video chats thanks to a $102 million federal grant that will vastly expand broadband access across the state, officials announced recently. "People wonder how we're going to reform health care in the future. This is it," said Dr. Curtis Lowrey, chairman of the Obstetrics and Gynecology Department at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, where he's also director of distance health. "Where you live should not determine whether you live or die." More
Rural health grants include telemedicine Health Data Management Share
The Department of Health and Human Services has awarded $32 million in grants for 82 projects to increase health care access in rural communities, including two grant programs totaling more than $3 million for telemedicine programs. The grants, paid out of fiscal year 2010 funds, come from the Office of Rural Health Policy in HHS' Health Resources and Services Administration. More Telemedicine and the future of healthcare Asia Pacific Future Gov Share
Thousands of children have benefited from the telepediatric service carried out by the University of Queensland's Center for Online Health in Brisbane. Dr Anthony Smith, Deputy Director of the Center, talked to FutureGov about the expanding scope of telemedicine and what it means to the future of health care. 37 pediatric sub-specialties are offered through the service, including burns care, cardiology, dermatology, diabetes, ENT, general pediatrics, neurology, orthopedics, psychiatry and surgery. More
Medicare awards $200 million IT services contract to HP Government Health IT Share
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services awarded a $200 million contract to HP Enterprise Services for software applications related to Medicare Part B claims processing and the delivery of services to beneficiaries. The Medicare Part B Shared System Maintainer contract is for one base year with seven one-year renewal options. CMS carriers and Medicare administrative contractors use Medicare's Multi-Carrier System to process approximately 750 million Medicare Part B claims annually. More SMS reminders don't work for birth control MobiHealthNews Share
That is, at least, according to a new study published in Obstetrics & Gynecology: Daily text message reminders did not help the 82 women in the study become more adherent to their birth control pill regimen. Both the text-receiving participants and the control group missed about 5 pills per month. (Worth noting perhaps that, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal about the study, none of the women got pregnant during the three-month study.) More
Hospital starts texting service for ER wait times Boston Globe Share
A suburban Boston hospital has introduced a new way for patients to avoid long emergency room waits — texting. MetroWest Medical Center has launched the state's first texting program that allows potential patients to find out ER wait times before making the trip to the hospital. The hospital began the service last week in hopes of building its market share and improving ER performance — and by extension, patient satisfaction. More |
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