Telehealth
"ePediatrics" could become more common, as parents are requesting more electronic communication with their children's doctor, according to a new poll.
The American Telemedicine Association's 15th Annual Meeting and Exposition kicked off Sunday with an expansive attitude, as ATA officials welcomed more than 3,000 registrants representing at least 35 countries to the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center in San Antonio, Texas.
Approximately one-third of all falls taken by seniors require medical treatment, and 10 percent eventually lead to death. Those statistics are spurring Robert Miller to develop a "smart shoe" that would help healthcare providers detect problems with balance and walking and alert seniors before they fall.
Kaiser Permanente is crediting healthcare information technology and care coordination as helping more than 40 percent of very high-risk patients reach national cholesterol guidelines - a feat that past studies indicate is difficult to achieve.
Two days of discussion about the influence of technology on healthcare have produced at least one hard truth: Having the latest and best toys doesn’t necessarily mean you’re going to be successful.
The American Telemedicine Association’s 15th Annual International Meeting and Exposition opens in San Antonio, Texas, May 16 with more than 3,000 attendees and 300 exhibitors expected.
The Psilos Group, a healthcare venture capital firm, has spotlighted information and medical technology as critical to healthcare reform, insisting that expanded adoption and investment activity in IT will produce big results.
Vidyo, Inc., is giving healthcare executives something to talk about as they head to San Antonio for next week’s American Telemedicine Association conference.
Vanderbilt University Hospital in Nashville, one of the leading academic medical centers of the mid-South and the flagship of Vanderbilt University Medical Center, has selected Allscripts Care Management's discharge planning solution to ensure continuity of care and improve the efficiency of the hospital patient discharge process.
Three U.S. hospitals are now depending on a new trend in health IT to help them overcome a clinician shortage in rural areas: electronic intensive care units.
