MobiHealthNews
Survey: One third of physicians use telemedicine, one fifth are reimbursed
Nov,13,2014
by: Jonah Comstock
Most healthcare practitioners are either using telemedicine or planning to use it soon, but less than a fifth of them are being paid for those services. That’s according to a survey recently conducted at the Academy of Integrative Health & Medicine (AIHM) annual conference in San Diego. AIHM surveyed 754 practitioners, 78 percent of whom were physicians. Neither the academy nor the conference is specifically focused on telemedicine or technology, but rather on acute care, a spokesperson told MobiHealthNews, so there is no obvious sampling bias toward telemedicine. Read More
Med City News
OhioHealth, Time Warner Cable team up on telemedicine effort
Nov,13,2014
by: Dan Verel
OhioHealth and its network of hospitals across the state are embarking on a telemedicine collaboration with Time Warner Cableto bring clinical expertise to more rural areas, with the goal of quickly determining whether a patient can be treated within the community or if a transport is necessary. While scores of health systems are exploring some form of telemedicine, often as a means to address primary care or more straight-forward health issues, Columbus-based OhioHealth is utilizing the technology to expand on stroke care and ICUs, among other areas, according to Jim Lowder, system vice president of technology for OhioHealth. It’s especially effective in critical access regions. Read More
Med City News
Xerox makes big push into telemedicine with HealthSpot strategic partnership
Nov,12,2014
by: Stephanie Baum
Xerox has made a strategic investment in telemedicine company HealthSpot, according to a company statement. The investment will help HealthSpot speed up the deployment of its kiosks at retailers such as Rite Aid as well as employers, long-term care centers and emergency departments. It will also open up access to Xerox’s healthcare industry relationships.
Update The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed, but in a phone interview with MedCity News, HealthSpot CEO Steve Cashman made clear that the size of Xerox’s business commitment makes it the telemedicine company’s most substantial partner to date. Read More
Fierce Mobile Healthcare
Research taps smartphone, app in examining patient behavior and health outcomes
Nov,10,2014
by: Judy Mottl
Nearly a dozen healthcare research facilities are conducting studies and pilot programs that tap the use of a smartphone and a behavioral health analytic engine to improve understanding of how patient behavior affects health outcomes. The studies are being conducted through the use of Ginger.io's behavioral software academic medical centers that include Partners HealthCare (Massachusetts General Hospital, Brigham and Women's Hospital and McLean Hospital), Duke University, UC Davis and the University of Nebraska Medical Center, according to a Ginger.io blog post. Read More
WebDocsNetwork
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