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Telemedicine

Smart Phone Health Exam at TEDMED

Posted on April 22, 2013 by John

One of the big announcements going into TEDMED was the idea of a Smart Phone Physical. It was such an intriguing proposition that Katie wrote about it here and Anne wrote about it here. Maybe that means we should coordinate … Continue reading →

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Get Peace of Mind and Avoid The ER With Snap.MD

Posted on November 23, 2012 by Katie

As I was perusing HisTalkMobile.com today, the first article on the page caught my eye. A new start-up from LA aims to decrease ER visits from “worried” moms with telemedicine visits. According to the article about Snap.md, on average, a new … Continue reading →

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Consult A Doctor Offers 24/7 Flu Hotline That Costs Less than $40

Posted on January 19, 2012 by David

Flu season is generally miserable for everyone.  Even if you don’t actually get sick you spend half your time avoiding the people who are sick.  Then you start to get symptoms but you wait as long as humanly possible to … Continue reading →

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Consult A Doctor Expands Telemedicine Offerings to Travel Industry With the Help of Marriott Rewards

Posted on January 5, 2012 by David

How often do we go on vacation and someone gets sick?  I know for me and my kids it is pretty much every time we go on vacation.  If you are visiting family who can get you in with their … Continue reading →

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To Avoid Readmissions, Hospitals Trying Post-Discharge Clinics

Posted on December 12, 2011 by Katherine Rourke

In recent years, hospitals have been under increasing pressure to keep their readmission rates low. The next bump in the road comes in October 2012, when Medicare will begin cutting back on reimbursement for facilities whose readmit rates are too … Continue reading →

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Could Telehealth Provide Savings for Medicare?

Posted on September 19, 2011 by David

As we get into the heated debates of the upcoming presidential election, the biggest area of debate will be the same topic that breaks up businesses and marriages, and leads others to great success: Money.  Sure that is simplifying something … Continue reading →

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ECHO Telehealth Project in New Mexico Could be a Pattern for Other Rural Areas

Posted on May 24, 2011 by David

Call me crazy, but I don’t often think of New Mexico as leading the way in much, with the exception of a few years back when they had a decent basketball team, but that really has nothing to do with … Continue reading →

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Cell Phones are Literally Saving Lives in Africa

Posted on May 14, 2011 by David

About a month ago we posted about how there were more mobile connections in Africa than in Europe.  This was not terribly surprising to me as it is much cheaper to establish cell networks than to develop regular hardline networks. … Continue reading →

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InTouch Health Introduces RP-Xpress™

Posted on May 3, 2011 by David

InTouch Health has announced its new RP-Xpress telemedicine device. The size of the RP-Xpress and Wi-Fi connectivity makes the device more portable than any of the previous InTouch offerings.  The company also announced plans to incorporate mobile broadband into the … Continue reading →

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Google to Launch Android Video Chat

Posted on May 1, 2011 by David

One of the biggest features that Android phones just could not compete with iPhones was the ability to video chat through the phone itself.  It appears that Google is making their move into the realm of video chat. This is … Continue reading →

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