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Cite this: Telemedicine for Epilepsy Care a Win-Win - Medscape - Oct 24, 2023. (medscape.com)
The report provides market estimation of telemedicine technologies and services in terms of revenue (US$ Mn) for all the segments and sub segments with CAGR % for period 2015 to 2023, considering 2014 as the base year. (disabled-world.com)

A telemedicine and virtual healthcare company based in the United States that facilitates virtual visits between patients and doctors. (wikipedia.org)
The idea of telemedicine isn't to replace clinic visits with a doctor. (healthline.com)
Additionally, many telemedicine apps are making strides to become primary care providers for folks rather than just acute visits. (healthline.com)
Telemedicine is growing in popularity and can provide benefits over traditional doctor visits. (healthline.com)
Subgroup analyses were conducted to better understand the drivers of attendance at telemedicine visits and to evaluate telemedicine utilization by underserved populations. (medscape.com)
Moreover, travelers can use telemedicine to maintain continuity of care for existing conditions, enabling them to travel farther and longer by extending the interval between in-person visits. (cdc.gov)
Though telemedicine can be beneficial for a number of reasons, it should not replace in-person doctor visits. (healthline.com)
At University of Utah Health - which conducted some 100,000 out-of-state telemedicine visits in 2020 - that reality has left doctors scrambling. (aamc.org)
Telemedicine is the use of technology that lets a patient have medical appointments (or visits) with their doctor or another member of their health care team. (cancer.org)
In addition, with some patients delaying in-person doctor visits because of COVID-19, the ability to perform the test via telemedicine could be a lifesaver, says Jennifer Thibodeau, M.D., interim section chief of Advanced Heart Failure, Transplant, and LVAD. (medindia.net)
The next step will be to see if similar results are possible using computer screens, which doctors often use in telemedicine visits, and whether the remote tests can be performed successfully without an on-site assistant, Dr. Drazner says, adding that he hopes there will be additional testing of this method in a multi-institutional study. (medindia.net)
Telemedicine visits at Seattle Children's require a MyChart account because it helps us protect your privacy. (seattlechildrens.org)
The Seattle Children's app makes it easier for you to access your telemedicine visits and keep track of your appointments by connecting to your MyChart account. (seattlechildrens.org)
Family physicians can benefit from using a standardized approach to evaluate and diagnose musculoskeletal issues via telemedicine visits. (aafp.org)
1 Given that musculoskeletal issues are a common reason for primary care visits, 2 , 3 a standardized examination to evaluate these issues via telemedicine is useful. (aafp.org)
Video telemedicine took off earlier this year as the coronavirus paused in-person doctor visits. (egyptindependent.com)
Veronica DeSimone, the school nurse at Ducketts Lane Elementary in Elkridge, Maryland, has conducted nearly 25 telemedicine visits with doctors this school year. (stateline.org)
According to the American Telemedicine Association, at least 18 states authorize Medicaid reimbursement for telemedicine services provided in schools and 28 states plus Washington, D.C., require private insurers to cover telemedicine appointments as they would face-to-face doctor visits. (stateline.org)
Before the pandemic, most states (36) required state-regulated individual and group health insurance to cover telemedicine visits. (commonwealthfund.org)
Only three states required coverage of audio-only telemedicine visits ( Appendix A ). (commonwealthfund.org)
To encourage greater use of telemedicine among providers and patients during the pandemic, federal regulators temporarily relaxed restrictions for Medicare-paid visits in March 2020. (commonwealthfund.org)
4 Guidance raised Medicare payment for telemedicine visits to the same level as in-person visits, waived or reduced cost sharing for patients, and allowed audio-only visits, among other changes. (commonwealthfund.org)
Although in-person visits have several advantages, telemedicine is a valuable alternative when in-person visits are unsafe or not feasible. (msdmanuals.com)
When arranging a telemedicine appointment, someone from the doctor's office should check that the patient has some or all of the following: a telephone, reliable internet service, and a smartphone or computer capable of supporting any applications the office uses to set up remote doctor visits. (msdmanuals.com)
Telemedicine technology was defined as the use of audio with video or web videoconference for patient visits. (cdc.gov)

Hoping to stem COVID-19, authorities dramatically expanded telemedicine access during the pandemic. (aamc.org)
During the pandemic, telemedicine allowed Michelle to connect often with her care providers at Johns Hopkins Medicine, according to her sister, Missy, without traveling two hours to Maryland from their hometown of Chambersburg. (aamc.org)
During the pandemic, patients and providers hailed the rapid expansion of telemedicine. (aamc.org)
Telemedicine has rapidly become a valuable tool during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. (aafp.org)
Like many people during the COVID-19 pandemic, I recently had my first telemedicine primary care visit. (ihi.org)
As the state begins to emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic, Hawaiʻi U Telehealth , a free health service tool developed by the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa John A. Burns School of Medicine ( JABSOM ), is reminding the public its behavioral health telemedicine program is still available for neighbor island residents. (hawaii.edu)
To encourage greater use of telemedicine during the COVID-19 pandemic, states took action to enhance private insurance coverage of telemedicine. (commonwealthfund.org)
As temporary orders and voluntary insurer efforts end, policymakers are considering how best to regulate telemedicine post-pandemic. (commonwealthfund.org)
Structured interviews with insurance regulators in 10 states that increased access to telemedicine during the pandemic. (commonwealthfund.org)
Twenty-two states changed laws or policies during the pandemic to require more robust insurance coverage of telemedicine. (commonwealthfund.org)

Looking for and attending a telemedicine appointment from the comfort of home is a far more tempting prospect. (healthline.com)
You will need to establish an account in MyChart in order to have a telemedicine appointment. (hopkinsmedicine.org)
Researchers collected social determinants of health for all adult epilepsy patients scheduled for either an in-person or telemedicine appointment at Kentucky Neurological Institute in Lexington between July 2021 and December 2022. (medscape.com)
In the past, telehealth and telemedicine were mostly used for patients who lived in rural areas, didn't have easy access to doctors, and would otherwise have to travel a long distance for a medical appointment. (cancer.org)
Once your appointment has been scheduled, your MyChart account or email will receive a link for your telemedicine appointment. (seattlechildrens.org)
In 2021, approximately one third (32.8%) of persons of all ages had a telemedicine appointment with a doctor, nurse, or other health professional during the past 12 months. (cdc.gov)
Many states still limit Medicaid reimbursement for telemedicine, and, according to the American Telemedicine Association, 24 states specify settings, such as a doctor's office, where a patient must be in order to participate in a telemedicine appointment. (stateline.org)

Telemedicine has made important strides, but 2022 marked a plateau in many respects. (forbes.com)

A review of state actions to expand individual and group health insurance coverage of telemedicine between March 2020 and March 15, 2021, and a scan of statutes existing prior to March 2020 in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. (commonwealthfund.org)
2 By one estimate, less than 1 percent of medical services and treatments were provided through telemedicine in January 2020. (commonwealthfund.org)
We performed a retrospective cohort study using medical records of 374 pediatric patients who visited a university dental clinic specializing in dysphagia rehabilitation in Japan between 2019 and 2020 to clarify the usefulness of telemedicine among disabled children receiving feeding therapy . (bvsalud.org)

As part of this study, the researchers found that over 95 percent of families selected to first participate in a telemedicine assessment when offered instead of an initial referral to the closest university-based diagnostic center, which was on average 144 miles from participating patients. (newswise.com)

Your insurance may not cover telemedicine appointments. (healthline.com)

In the "ReMove-It" project, the Berlin researchers have collaborated with rehabilitation clinics, sports physicians and rehabilitation scientists to develop a telemedicine-based exercise therapy following hip or knee replacement. (fraunhofer.de)
As COVID-19 blazed across the country, nearly every state relaxed their licensing rules so outside physicians could provide telemedicine. (aamc.org)
He is Director of Telemedicine and Digital Health at APPS UK (Association of Pakistani Physicians and Surgeons UK). (com.pk)
Physicians who treat patients using telemedicine in multiple states must have a medical license from each state. (ama-assn.org)
Physicians can obtain a thorough history and perform a structured musculoskeletal examination via telemedicine. (aafp.org)
Telemedicine can also be an excellent way for physicians in isolated or rural areas to get help from a specialist for complex cases. (kevinmd.com)
Telehealth, also referred to as "telemedicine," is a system that allows physicians to meet with patients via remote methods such as phone or video conference. (ky3.com)
1 A 2018 survey of physicians found just 18 percent had used telemedicine to deliver care, and less than 10 percent of U.S. residents had experience with telemedicine. (commonwealthfund.org)
The awareness of health care providers, particularly physicians, towards telemedicine is pivotal to its development. (who.int)
In this study we distributed questionnaires among Libyan physicians attending a medical symposium on telemedicine, held in the period 28 February-1 March, 2005. (who.int)
In both 2019 and 2021, the use of telemedicine technology was higher among primary care physicians and medical specialty physicians than it was among surgical specialty physicians. (cdc.gov)
In 2021, 91.4% of primary care physicians, 87.2% of medical specialty physicians, and 74.8% of surgical specialty physicians used telemedicine technology. (cdc.gov)

In 2021, 37% of adults used telemedicine , according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). (forbes.com)

Watch to learn more about telemedicine at Planned Parenthood. (plannedparenthood.org)
Use the information on this page to learn more about Telemedicine (Telehealth) and prepare for your visit. (seattlechildrens.org)

Data on how longer-term expansion of telemedicine affects access, cost, and quality of care may help shape future policies. (commonwealthfund.org)

The study population included all individuals who had ≥ 1 physician consultation (telemedicine or face-to-face) during the first half of 2018. (lu.se)

Aspirus uses telemedicine, or telehealth, to give patients access to specialty services that aren't always found in rural areas. (aspirus.org)

Two words: Mobile Telemedicine. (prlog.org)
Mobile Telemedicine is telemedicine that is performed in the mobile wireless environment. (prlog.org)
The benefits of Mobile Telemedicine technology are apparent right from first medical contact by EMS. (prlog.org)
GD offers the most comprehensive and widely-used Mobile Telemedicine solutions for hospitals and EMS, that minimize risk, improve patient outcomes, and save money - while saving lives. (prlog.org)
Medweb offers what it calls the smallest mobile telemedicine kit on the market. (cio.com)

This report provides in-depth analysis of the global telemedicine technologies and services market. (disabled-world.com)
The global telemedicine services market has been segmented as interactive, store and transfer and chronic care. (disabled-world.com)
Based on end-user, the global telemedicine technologies and services market has been segmented into telehospital/teleclinic and telehomes. (disabled-world.com)

For providing a snapshot of this market to the stakeholders, executive summary section is included in this report, which summarizes the market size, trends and competition for different telemedicine component and services in five major regions. (disabled-world.com)
Researchers contacted 16 different telemedicine companies specifically about rashes. (kevinmd.com)

Telemedicine is a way to access healthcare appointments with doctors, psychiatrists, or nurses on the internet using your phone or computer. (healthline.com)
People who work full time may appreciate being able to schedule telemedicine appointments with doctors outside of traditional business hours, including evenings and weekends. (healthline.com)
Our telemedicine appointments take place through MyChart, our patient portal. (hopkinsmedicine.org)
Telemedicine improves attendance at epilepsy appointments and has the potential to overcome socioeconomic hurdles and widen access to epilepsy care, particularly among underserved populations, new research suggests. (medscape.com)

There's remote patient monitoring (RPM), there are decentralized clinical trials (DCT) and there's telemedicine. (forbes.com)
Build trusting relationships - Just as we should during face-to-face clinical encounters, clinicians can listen fully, demonstrate respect, focus on what matters, share our thinking, and work together on a mutually agreed upon plan during telemedicine interactions. (ihi.org)
Reston, VA (PRWEB) September 06, 2016 -- Specialists On Call Inc. (SOC), a leading provider of telemedicine technology and clinical services to acute care hospitals, today announced that it has developed and launched an innovative new telemedicine cart for use in healthcare facilities throughout the United States. (prweb.com)
With rapid evolution in the telemedicine industry, and as hardware has become a commodity, SOC has leveraged a decade of telemedicine expertise to build a seamless and feature-rich offering of hardware, software and clinical services. (prweb.com)
SOC was the first private provider of acute clinical telemedicine services to earn The Joint Commission's Gold Seal of Approval and has maintained that accreditation every year since inception. (prweb.com)
Telemedicine is defined as "the use of electronic communication and information technologies to provide or support clinical care at a distance" [1]. (who.int)

Medical practices should provide patients with a resource that outlines the expectations and outcomes of telemedicine before they schedule a consultation, including the limitations of a remote consultation. (cdc.gov)
The American Heart Association (AHA)/American Stroke Association (ASA) has released a new scientific statement on quality measures and outcomes for use of telemedicine in stroke. (medscape.com)
We identified controlled assessment studies of telemedicine that reported patient outcomes, administrative changes or economic assessments and assessed the quality of that literature. (cmaj.ca)
School telehealth will be a game changer in terms of children's health, keeping them in school and improving educational outcomes," said Democratic state Rep. Kip Kendrick, who helped pass a new Missouri law that allows Medicaid payments for telemedicine in the schools. (stateline.org)
Our results show that telemedicine can achieve the same therapeutic outcomes as in- person therapy to improve feeding function in children with disabilities when receiving feeding therapy . (bvsalud.org)

Telemedicine is just one part of telehealth services. (cancer.org)

Telemedicine can speed diagnoses, increase access to care for remote populations, reduce health care costs and even relieve physician shortages. (ama-assn.org)
From a policy perspective, it is therefore important to further investigate for which diagnoses and treatments DTC telemedicine is suitable so that its use can be encouraged when it is most cost-efficient and limited when it is not. (lu.se)

This list of telemedicine services providers is for notable telemedicine, telehealth, and mobile health providers and services. (wikipedia.org)
With telemedicine apps, you can receive remote healthcare services from a doctor - without stepping foot in their office. (healthline.com)
Telemedicine means "practicing medicine at a distance," but in common usage it refers to providing diagnostic and therapeutic services via electronic transfer of medical information. (cdc.gov)
While deployment and adoption of telemedicine in the Asia-Pacific region is still in the early stages, the lack of skilled health workers and improving network infrastructure are increasing demand for such services, said one researcher. (zdnet.com)
Guan pointed out that within Asia-Pacific, commercially available telemedicine services include teleconsultation, telediagnosis, telemonitoring and chronic disease management such as cardiovascular symptom monitoring through electrocardiography (ECG). (zdnet.com)
Singapore Health Services (SingHealth), the city-state's largest healthcare group, has also invested in telemedicine projects. (zdnet.com)
To better serve you, we now offer expanded telemedicine services at Planned Parenthood. (plannedparenthood.org)
Telemedicine often provides lower pricing for services and can be a cost-effective way for people who do not have insurance or people with insurance that does not cover certain costs to get care. (healthline.com)
Although telemedicine is focused on medical care (often provided by a doctor or nurse practitioner), telehealth uses the same technology to provide a wider range of health services from a wider range of providers. (cancer.org)
These 12 healthcare products and services caught our attention at the annual meeting of the American Telemedicine Association. (cio.com)
The Georgia Partnership for Telehealth , for example, has set up 13 school-based health clinics that use telemedicine technology to give children access to basic primary care services. (cio.com)
The stakeholders for this report include companies involved in the manufacture of telemedicine component, provide telemedicine services to the hospitals and homes, suppliers and new entrants planning to invest in this market. (disabled-world.com)
The market overview section of this report analyzes market dynamics such as drivers, restraints and opportunities that influence the telemedicine technologies and services market in the current and future scenario. (disabled-world.com)
The telemedicine technologies and services market by component has been segmented as hardware, software and services. (disabled-world.com)
Integrated and stand alone are the type of software in the telemedicine technologies and services market. (disabled-world.com)
Geographically, the telemedicine technologies and services market has been differentiated into five major regions: North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, Latin America and the Middle East & Africa. (disabled-world.com)
This report also includes recommendations section that will assist new companies in establishing their presence and market players in expanding their market share in the telemedicine technologies and services market. (disabled-world.com)
Telemedicine is the use of information and communications technology to provide health care services to individuals who are some distance from the health care provider. (cmaj.ca)
Telemedicine is also expected to increase the fairness and equality of the distribution of services, because the accessibility of health services, especially in remote areas, can be improved. (cmaj.ca)
In 2015, the county chose Ducketts Lane and five other elementary schools to be the first to offer telemedicine services. (stateline.org)
Newswise - Researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) have found that autism spectrum disorder (ASD) can be accurately diagnosed in young children via remote, telemedicine assessments, a method that could significantly increase access and reduce wait times for autism services. (newswise.com)
Our alternative is to go into those communities, provide rapid telemedicine evaluations and get these families access to services much more quickly. (newswise.com)
While some lawmakers favor permanently expanding Medicare payment for a broad range of telemedicine services, others are concerned about the technology's cost and potential for fraud. (hklaw.com)
States focused on three key areas: requiring coverage of audio-only services, waiving cost sharing or requiring cost sharing no higher than identical in-person services, and requiring reimbursement parity between telemedicine and in-person services. (commonwealthfund.org)
Although telemedicine has long been used to deliver health care services, take-up has historically been limited. (commonwealthfund.org)
With telemedicine, patients can stay close to home and access specialty services through high-definition video technology and a secure connection. (aspirus.org)
97.6% supported the implementation of telemedicine in the country and appreciated the importance of establishing remote health services. (who.int)
97,6 % soutenaient sa mise en place dans le pays et estimaient important de créer des services de santé à distance. (who.int)
Telehealth is the term used to describe a wider range of nonclinical services used to support telemedicine. (msdmanuals.com)
People need to have the equipment, services, and software necessary to use telemedicine. (msdmanuals.com)

Telemedicine, or seeing and speaking directly with your doctor or other medical provider remotely through a secure video conference, is a simple and efficient way for patients of all ages to receive some types of care from their specialists at Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital, when appropriate. (hopkinsmedicine.org)
Many analyses of telemedicine programs focus on cost savings for medical organizations or on the benefits provided to distinct population subsets such as underserved urban populations or populations for whom transportation is difficult (e.g., patients in nursing homes, correctional facilities, remote areas). (cdc.gov)
Notably, travelers who develop acute illnesses or injuries, have exacerbations of existing conditions, experience high-risk exposures, or need to seek medical advice while abroad can use telemedicine platforms to discuss issues with a trusted provider. (cdc.gov)
When a traveler seeks medical care in the country they are visiting, the local provider can use telemedicine to obtain additional information from the patient's regular providers or health records. (cdc.gov)
However, adoption of telemedicine is starting to accelerate, particularly in countries with remote rural areas that are short of trained medical personnel, he noted. (zdnet.com)
Michael Y. Shen, M.D., FACC, CMO is the Chief Medical Officer of Duxlink Health, a multi-specialty telemedicine service in Sunrise FL. (nova.edu)
Telemedicine allows you to discuss medical issues with a doctor by phone or online at a time that's convenient for you. (healthline.com)
It's important to keep in mind that telemedicine healthcare professionals are unable to take your blood or urine samples, heart rate, blood pressure, or other important medical tests. (healthline.com)
In the statement, the authors note that although evidence supporting the equivalence of telestroke to in-person care is accumulating, the limits of medical care provided remotely by telemedicine remain to be defined. (medscape.com)
Telemedicine uses technology to help the doctor "see" you when you have a medical problem that needs to be managed. (cancer.org)
The Handheld Telemedicine Kit includes the medical devices needed to conduct first-line patient exams, integrated with a tablet computer. (cio.com)
Dr Suhail Chughtai told The News in an interview that he designed "telemedicine-based corona helpline" to give opportunity to people to take free medical advice on corona-like symptoms to minimise the need to go out where they can either catch a virus or spread it. (com.pk)
Dr Chughtai said: "At present, we have a growing list of medical universities of Punjab joining the telemedicine corona helpline with 170 doctors trained and included in the 24/7 schedule in shift pattern which can be four to eight hours long. (com.pk)
The basis of Telemedicine Cloud is the Comarch e-Care platform, which receives and processes medical data. (comarch.com)
Comarch Healthcare offers a comprehensive ecosystem of products, consisting of EHR, Telemedicine, Hospital and Medical AI Clouds. (comarch.com)
Telemedicine is the use of telecommunication for medical diagnosis, treatment, health education and research. (scirp.org)
The study was done in Telemedicine Center of S. C. B. Medical College, Cuttack over a period of 9 years. (scirp.org)
In Texas, the state Medical Board is involved in a legal dispute over its insistence that "a doctor-patient relationship" be established before telemedicine can be used. (stateline.org)
It is often easily implemented via telemedicine and helps avoid medical overuse. (ihi.org)
One of the great virtues of telemedicine is that it transfers knowledge live and online among medical professionals. (cisco.com)
Not all doctors are set up to provide telemedicine, and not all medical conditions can or should be treated remotely. (msdmanuals.com)
Some medical conditions are more suitable for telemedicine management than others. (msdmanuals.com)

A virtual care center that operates solely through the use of telemedicine. (wikipedia.org)
Telemedicine also improves access to care for people in isolated areas, older individuals, and individuals living with disabilities. (healthline.com)
Telemedicine isn't suitable for emergency care or more serious mental health or physical conditions requiring a healthcare professional's in-person assessment. (healthline.com)
Telemedicine, or the remote diagnosis and treatment of patients via telecommunications technology, has become an indispensable tool for rural hospitals to improve patient care and their bottom line. (informationweek.com)
This study highlights that telemedicine is effective at improving attendance, overcoming racial and socioeconomic hurdles, and widening access to epilepsy care. (medscape.com)
Benefits of telemedicine include expanding access to specialty care, expediting delivery of care (minimizing wait times), and providing opportunities to confirm or obviate the need for someone to see a provider in person-an advantage for individuals or populations for whom an in-person visit is impractical, inconvenient, arduous, or costly. (cdc.gov)
As the only organization completely focused on advancing telehealth, the American Telemedicine Association is committed to ensuring that everyone has access to safe, affordable, and appropriate care when and where they need it, enabling the system to do more good for more people. (americantelemed.org)
If you need access to internet or need a device to do your Telemedicine visit, please contact your care team for eligibility requirements. (seattlechildrens.org)
Telemedicine is the union of health care and telecommunication/information technology aimed at providing assistance to individuals in remote areas, inaccessible to health care centers in times of need. (disabled-world.com)
Critical care and emergency situations are the primary areas for which telemedicine evolved in practice. (disabled-world.com)
Telemedicine can provide patients with cost-effective, quality care. (aafp.org)
Rather than being a single technology, telemedicine is part of a wider process or chain of care. (cmaj.ca)
It has been assumed that telemedicine can improve this chain and thus enhance the quality and efficiency of health care. (cmaj.ca)
Aetna's payout to the telemedicine company is far less than what they'd pay for an urgent care or emergency room visit. (kevinmd.com)
Are we doing telemedicine a disservice if we automatically assume it represents putting quality care "on hold" until physical distancing restrictions are lifted? (ihi.org)
I needed a second opinion, so I reached out to my primary care provider and scheduled a telemedicine visit by phone. (ihi.org)
I agree that we must do the best we can with what we have, but is telemedicine necessarily "substandard" care? (ihi.org)
During this period of transition, let's take time to learn more about using telemedicine as a tool to redesign care for the better. (ihi.org)
The technology provides communication between the staffs of the intensive care unit and emergency room at Moyses Deutsch - M'Boi Mirim Municipal Hospital and the Telemedicine Center at Albert Einstein, both in São Paulo, to assist seriously ill patients if no specialists are available at the public unit or if a second opinion is required to provide a more extensive assessment. (cisco.com)
Telemedicine is health care provided at a distance, usually over the telephone or internet. (msdmanuals.com)
Telemedicine gives the health care team enough advance warning to prepare to safely meet the needs of individual patients while adhering to protocols that protect the health care practitioners themselves as well as others. (msdmanuals.com)

A Swedish telemedicine platform that enables healthcare providers to offer a digital front door for their patients. (wikipedia.org)
Formerly known as American Well, a telemedicine company that connects patients with doctors over a secure video platform. (wikipedia.org)
In the ReMove-It project, Fraunhofer and its partners have developed telemedicine-based exercise therapy that allows patients to organ-ize their rehabilitation more flexibly. (fraunhofer.de)
Telemedicine encounters can be as simple as patients asking providers health-related questions via the telephone or secure email or as complex as real-time monitoring of the health of astronauts at the International Space Station. (cdc.gov)
Encourage patients to set up and test their connections to the telemedicine software or equipment before the encounter. (cdc.gov)
Planned Parenthood Direct , Planned Parenthood's telemedicine app, is available 24/7 for patients 18 and up for Birth control (birth control pills, patch, and ring) and Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) treatment. (plannedparenthood.org)
Being able to check jugular venous pressure using telemedicine, virtually, will help doctors assess heart failure patients remotely by just using the camera on a smartphone. (medindia.net)
The ability to perform this test using telemedicine could mean fewer trips to the physician for sometimes frail heart failure patients, Dr. Drazner says, and could allow doctors to perform more frequent checks. (medindia.net)
Comarch Telemedicine Cloud is an open cloud platform that enables remote monitoring of patients. (comarch.com)
UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital has partnered with the UPMC Stroke Institute to implement a stroke telemedicine system to help assess potential stroke patients and deliver timely treatment. (upmc.com)
Dr. Milton Steinman, one of the project leaders at HIAE, said that one of the advantages of telemedicine is the ability to cut time and costs, as real time, remote assessment reduces the need to transfer patients to other hospitals. (cisco.com)
Propensity score matching was performed between individuals in two treatment groups (in- person and telemedicine ) before the final analysis using patients ' age, sex , primary disease , gross motor function, and feeding developmental stage as covariates. (bvsalud.org)
A total of 36 patients were enrolled in each of the in- person and telemedicine groups. (bvsalud.org)

Telemedicine, just like every aspect of healthcare technology, is a business, and the financial benefits can't be ignored. (informationweek.com)
In South Korea, he noted, the Korea Correctional Facilities have deployed a telemedicine network across four prisons in Daegu, Jinju, Gongju and Cheongju using its telepresence technology. (zdnet.com)
The overall telemedicine technology has already created a positive impact in the developed regions. (disabled-world.com)
Furthermore, assessment of telemedicine applications is needed to assist purchasing and planning decisions and also to monitor and modify the use of the technology when it is in place. (cmaj.ca)
And telemedicine technology is already being used successfully to allow expert-level interpretation of objective tests, like pediatric EKGs and echocardiograms. (kevinmd.com)
The county picked up the tab for the $27,000 in telemedicine technology that each school required. (stateline.org)
This announcement culminates a year of working with our clients to develop a competitive new option for hospitals and other healthcare facilities that seek both an intuitive user interface and greater hardware affordability, while accelerating and simplifying the telemedicine consultation process," said Mr. Sean Banerjee, Chief Technology Officer of Specialists On Call. (prweb.com)

It's only a requirement for insurers to cover or reimburse telemedicine costs in 26 states. (healthline.com)
Half of states (25) required insurers to limit cost sharing, while just 15 required insurers to reimburse providers for a telemedicine visit on par with the reimbursement for an in-person visit. (commonwealthfund.org)

Second Opinion Telemedicine Solutions aims to make it easier than ever to get a second opinion without visiting another doctor's office. (cio.com)
Telemedicine can't always replace an in-person examination - a doctor often has to touch a patient, for example, to diagnose the cause of abdominal pain - but it does make it less likely that a child will have to miss class for a visit to the doctor's office. (stateline.org)

More than twice this number could have visited hospitals or clinics as it's a norm to have one or two people accompanying the patient to visit a doctor which meant the risk of exposure was reduced significantly wherever this telemedicine helpline was used. (com.pk)
Specialists On Call, Inc. (SOC) is the nation's most experienced and trusted provider of physician consultations via telemedicine, offering 24x7 coverage and serving over 350 hospitals nationwide. (prweb.com)

These telemedicine apps may help you better access doctors, psychiatrists, or psychologists. (healthline.com)
If you access telemedicine through an unencrypted channel or on a public network, there's a risk of hackers or others accessing your information unlawfully. (healthline.com)

States did just that, and some insurers voluntarily took steps to encourage greater use of telemedicine. (commonwealthfund.org)

Guan Cuntai, program manager, intelligent systems for personalized and connected healthcare at the Institute for Infocomm Research (I2R), noted that telemedicine deployment in the region is still in its early stage and yet to enter the mainstream. (zdnet.com)
With earlier permission from the girl's parents to participate in the school's telemedicine program, DeSimone examined her with a digital stethoscope, which allowed the pediatrician to listen to the girl's lungs remotely. (stateline.org)
Sao Paulo, BRAZIL, January 17 , 2013 - The Telemedicine Program pilot project at Albert Einstein Israelita Hospital (HIAE) in Brazil uses Cisco mobile healthcare telepresence endpoints. (cisco.com)

And search more of iStock's library of royalty-free stock images that features Telemedicine photos available for quick and easy download. (istockphoto.com)

Aim: The use of direct-to-consumer (DTC) telemedicine consultations in primary healthcare has increased rapidly, in Sweden and internationally. (lu.se)
Conclusion: The results indicate that DTC telemedicine consultations increase the total number of physician consultations in primary healthcare. (lu.se)

But when a hospital is located four hours away from the closest airport, telemedicine is less of an option and more of a requirement. (informationweek.com)
The hospital agreed to pick up the costs of making its emergency room pediatricians available for telemedicine calls from the six schools during school hours. (stateline.org)

For instance, telemedicine can be used as an alternative to the in-person pretravel consultation. (cdc.gov)
Appropriate use of telemedicine consultation could radically increase our capacity for reaching young children who are referred for an autism evaluation in a timely manner. (newswise.com)
No children were inaccurately classified as having ASD based on the telemedicine consultation. (newswise.com)
DTC telemedicine users were matched 1:2 to controls who were non-users of DTC telemedicine but who had a traditional face-to-face consultation during the study period. (lu.se)

Some conditions such as specific rashes (for example, shingles) can be diagnosed using telemedicine video or transmitted photographs. (msdmanuals.com)

But as state policymakers become more accustomed to telemedicine and familiar with its benefits, "we're seeing many of the restrictions falling to the wayside," said Latoya Thomas, the director of state policy for the American Telemedicine Association. (stateline.org)

Based on current scientific evidence, only a few telemedicine applications can be recommended for broader use. (cmaj.ca)

For example, with the lack of physical touch in telemedicine, the results of a physical exam could be greatly affected. (healthline.com)

To clarify the current status of telemedicine, we carried out a systematic review of the literature. (cmaj.ca)

For 18 years, the ATA Annual International Meeting & Trade Show has been the premier forum for healthcare professionals and business executives working in telemedicine. (cio.com)

At the heart of telemedicine-based exercise therapy are videos in which the therapist performs the prescribed exercises and the patient imitates them in front of the screen. (fraunhofer.de)
Previsit planning establishes appropriate use of telemedicine and ensures that the patient and physician have functional telehealth equipment. (aafp.org)
A key component of successful telemedicine is remote patient monitoring. (forbes.com)
The cart, in conjunction with SOC's industry-leading telemedicine infrastructure and software capabilities, delivers a fully-interactive, easy-to-use, and more affordable alternative for facilities, while reinforcing the company's focus on delivering high-quality patient consultations. (prweb.com)
Telemedicine that offers high quality transmission is a tool that allows us to increase our ability to resolve issues at the contact point closest to the patient. (cisco.com)
Your doctor can assess your needs with the use of patient exam cameras, electronic stethoscopes, and other telemedicine equipment. (aspirus.org)

Telemedicine, increasingly used in prisons , nursing homes and remote areas, is becoming more common in schools. (stateline.org)

Additionally, telemedicine may be more economical than a clinic visit depending on your health insurance. (healthline.com)
Telemedicine provides a convenient way to deliver pretravel consultations with the same elements as an in-person visit. (cdc.gov)
Your doctor might refer to telemedicine as having a virtual visit with you. (cancer.org)
A Telemedicine visit takes place online, using a computer device or smartphone that has a camera so you can see and speak to your child's provider via video. (seattlechildrens.org)
This article discusses telemedicine methods and techniques, including visit preparation, history collection, virtual physical examination, and initial treatment options. (aafp.org)
For doctors, telemedicine is useful for determining when an office visit is absolutely necessary. (msdmanuals.com)

In a first-of-its-kind study, the researchers compared the accuracy of rapid telemedicine evaluations to in-person evaluations for ASD and found that in most cases, remote evaluators could accurately identify children with ASD with high levels of confidence. (newswise.com)
To test the effectiveness of these telemedicine evaluations, children were evaluated using both in-person and remote diagnostic tools. (newswise.com)
Telemedicine is the Future: Corpsoft.io has Created a Platform for Remote Vision Monitoring and. (yahoo.com)

Telemedicine hardware involves collection of physical parts and assemble into a proper telemedicine system. (disabled-world.com)

Although the use of older approaches (telephone, fax) is commonplace, telemedicine applications increasingly use the latest innovations in computer and network technologies and other equipment. (cmaj.ca)

Telemedicine can be helpful because you might not need to leave your home to be checked or might not have to travel if you're far from a doctor. (cancer.org)

Internet-based telemedicine offers can be a useful supplement in such cases," says Dr. Michael John of the Fraunhofer Institute for Open Communication Systems FOKUS. (fraunhofer.de)
How do you know whether your provider offers telemedicine or not? (cdc.gov)

SOC will showcase its telemedicine solutions in Booth #208 at the American Telemedicine Association Fall Forum, September 28-30, 2016 in New Orleans, LA. (prweb.com)

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