Telehealth

Telemedicine improves care, keeps patients in place at skilled nursing facility

By Bill Siwicki 04:03 pm April 30, 2019

Telehealth technology has helped the Friedwald Center reduce hospital transfers for falls by 90 percent, and transfers for dementia by 83 percent, among other quality improvements.

Value-based care and rethinking the patient experience

By Dean Koh 10:57 pm April 24, 2019

Healthcare leader representatives from Singapore, Australia and the Philippines took centre stage as the HIMSS Singapore eHealth & Health 2.0 Summit officially kicked off on April 23 with the CXO Panel session on the topic of disruptive innovation for value-based care.

Boston Children's, MORE Health partner to advance physician collaboration

By Nathan Eddy 12:08 pm April 23, 2019

The deal will enable patients in China to access U.S. physicians via a portal.

Credit: Coviu

Swinburne University of Technology partners with Coviu for telehealth education

By Dean Koh 12:13 am April 17, 2019

Swinburne University of Technology, a public university located in Melbourne, Australia, has partnered with Coviu, a telehealth software platform, to further embed digital health technology in the classroom, clinic and research. What’s it about

Sidney Regional Medical updates internet to fiber: eliminates downtime, adds telehealth

By Bill Siwicki 02:16 pm April 16, 2019

The upgrade to network infrastructure meant big changes for the rural health system in the Nebraska panhandle, where great connectivity for small towns is uncommon.

Telehealth is past the 'tipping point' – how's it doing with interoperability?

By Mike Miliard 04:26 pm April 15, 2019

A new survey from the American Telemedicine Association assesses the current state of data exchange standards for remote care and offers best practices for health systems looking to capitalize on its potential.

FBI, DOJ bust 24 people in $1.2 billion telemedicine fraud scheme

By Nathan Eddy 09:36 am April 10, 2019

The scheme preyed upon hundreds of thousands of elderly and disabled patients, DOJ says.

Patient monitoring is evolving with artificial intelligence, sensors, smart technology, more

By Mike Miliard 03:11 pm April 09, 2019

From brain-computer interfaces to nanorobotics, a new report from Frost & Sullivan explores leading edge developments and disruptive tech.

Image: Dental/Oral Health Therapist Kirstie Culpan using an intraoral camera so Dentist Ellen Clark (pictured on the monitor) can view and examine a patient's teeth. Credit: Northland DHB

Teledentistry trialled in New Zealand’s Northland DHB

By Rebecca McBeth 02:48 am April 08, 2019

New Zealand’s Northland District Health Board (DHB) is trialling an oral telehealth service for children and adolescents with plans to expand it to adult services over time.