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CMS administrators endorse telemedicine at ATA Summit Business Wire Share    
Sept. 30: Dr. Don Berwick, current administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, and Mark McClellan, past administrator of CMS, jointly spoke at the ATA Summit 2010, delivering impassioned arguments for the increased adoption and reimbursement for telemedicine services. Both leaders urged the need for greater collaboration between CMS and the telemedicine community to improve the quality of medical services, expand access to underserved populations and reduce health care costs. McClellan's comments focused on telemedicine's huge potential cost savings. Given an impending budget crunch, telemedicine will become an essential element of the U.S. health care system. More
10 innovations that will transform medicine Harvard Business Review Share
March 18: If ever a field needed a makeover, it's medicine. Chaotic, expensive, inefficient and often ineffective, health care is dying for innovation. There's no shortage of clever ideas, but barriers to innovation are just as abundant. Here are 10 innovations that we think will have a big impact. You can also view a slideshow version of the 10 innovations. More FCC awards $145M for telehealth networks Federal Computer Week Share
March 11: The Federal Communications Commission is giving $145 million to 16 telehealth projects that will link hundreds of hospitals with broadband networks in 17 states. The FCC is expanding its Rural Health Care Pilot Program, started in 2007. Telemedicine and telehealth represent the use of telecommunications technologies and computers to enable delivery of health care to remote locations. The pilot program also intends for the telehealth networks to support data transmission for electronic health records. More
iPhone set to replace the stethoscope HealthLeaders Media Share
Sept. 2: The stethoscope — medical icon, lifesaver and doctor's best friend — is disappearing from hospitals across the world as physicians increasingly use their smartphones to monitor patients' heartbeats. More than 3 million doctors have downloaded a 59p application — invented by Peter Bentley, a researcher from University College London — which turns an Apple iPhone into a stethoscope. More Technologies help adult children monitor aging parents The New York Times Share
Aug. 5: In the wee hours of July 14, Elizabeth Roach, a 70-year-old widow, got out of bed and went to the living room of her Virginia ranch home. She sat in her favorite chair for 15 minutes, then returned to bed. She rose again shortly after 6, went to the kitchen, plugged in the coffee pot, showered and took her weight and blood pressure. All this information — including her exact weight (126 pounds) and blood pressure reading (139/98) — was transmitted via the Internet to her 44-year-old son, Michael Murdock, who reviewed it from his home office in suburban Denver. More
The doctor will see you now — Please log on The New York Times Share
 June 3: One day last summer, Charlie Martin felt a sharp pain in his lower back. But he couldn't jump into his car and rush to the doctor's office or the emergency room: Martin, a crane operator, was working on an oil rig in the South China Sea off Malaysia. He could, though, get in touch with a doctor thousands of
miles away, via two-way video. Using an electronic stethoscope that a paramedic on the rig held in place, Dr. Oscar W. Boultinghouse, an emergency medicine physician in Houston, listened to Martin's heart.
MoreObama administration to award nearly $1B in health IT grants iHealthBeat Share
Feb. 18: The Obama administration announced Feb. 12 plans to award nearly $1 billion in grants to help states and health care providers implement health IT systems, Healthcare IT News reports. Funding for the awards comes from last year's federal economic stimulus package. The grants aim to extend health IT access to more than 100,000 hospitals and primary care physicians by 2014, administration officials said. More
Technology chief Chopra calls for innovation Healthcare IT News Share
May 20: ATA closed out its three-day international meeting and exposition May 18 with a rallying cry from the White House. That message was delivered by Aneesh Chopra, President Barack Obama's federal chief technology officer, who urged the attendees to embrace innovation — especially in health care. "Washington does not have a monopoly on great ideas," he said. More Doctor-patient relationship is moving online, but challenges remain Los Angeles Times Share
June 17: With 68 percent of American adults now using the Internet to search for health care information, it's no surprise that many also want digital access to their doctor. Whether they have that option will depend heavily on doctors' ability to get paid for the service. Online physician consultations already are being used to treat patients for non-emergency conditions and to answer questions about minor ailments, symptoms or medications. More
Telemedicine comes into its own International Business Times Share
July 15: Telemedicine may be coming into its own with a little help from Uncle Sam. The Obama administration recently awarded $795 million in grants and loans for 66 new broadband projects. Most of these projects will involve using videoconferencing equipment to allow doctors to consult on medical procedures or examinations remotely. An Obama administration memo said the grants will "trigger the creation of innovative new businesses, provide cost-effective connections in rural areas, increase productivity, improve public safety and allow for the development of mobile telemedicine, telework, distance learning, and other new applications that will transform Americans' lives." More Apple iPad holds promise as new tool for health care professionals MobiHealthNews Share
Feb. 4: Apple confirmed the rumors Jan. 27 and unveiled a tablet device, which looks like a giant iPhone, called iPad. While Apple CEO Steve Jobs and his team of presenters at Apple's iPad launch event did not mention the health care vertical as a key market for the iPad, it looks to be just that. The iPad holds promise as a new point-of-care tool for health care workers and as a personal health device for patients. More |
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