Telemedicine/telehealth……..what’s holding it back?

Telemedicine/telehealth……..what’s holding it back?

Surgical Robot Could Be Used for Long-Distance Regional Anesthesia

Surgical Robot Could Be Used for Long-Distance Regional Anesthesia
http://bit.ly/boseLT

When IT Fails

Could this happen in Health Care?
http://www.cringely.com/2010/08/when-it-fails/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=e

Running a hospital: I hate it when I have to give this kind of news

Running a hospital: I hate it when I have to give this kind of news: "Sometimes an expression that would be appropriate and kind in normal circumstances can add pain or anxiety in a clinical setting. A friend ..."
If a Doc or another provider came and said this to me I would either toss him out of the room or I would get dressed and say bye...

Keeping Seniors in Their Homes - Remote Monitoring Plays a Key Role

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=129104664

Store-and-Forward Telemedicine Eyed for Mental Health Care - Features - iHealthBeat

Store-and-Forward Telemedicine Eyed for Mental Health Care - Features - iHealthBeat

Newly Launched Calif. Telehealth Network To Be Largest Nationwide

Newly Launched Calif. Telehealth Network To Be Largest Nationwide

http://www.sacbee.com/2010/08/18/2965958/health-care-takes-digital-leap.html

Oregon Hospitals Using Telemedicine Networks To Expand Services

Go Beavers
http://bit.ly/br4BMS

Top 10 Most Costly, Frequent Medical Errors

http://bit.ly/d9MiOr

Running a hospital: Toussaint and Gerard tell us how to get on the men...

Running a hospital: Toussaint and Gerard tell us how to get on the men...: "John Toussaint and Roger Gerard have published a book entitled On the Mend: Revolutionizing Healthcare to Save Lives and Transform the Indus..."

Smartphone technology changing way professionals work - INSIDE JoongAng Daily

Link to the article
Smartphone technology changing way professionals work - INSIDE JoongAng Daily

Physicians using twitter to give medical advice

Physicians using twitter to give medical advice

Australian’s state government launches $500,000 pilot program to use the iPad in hospital treatment

Australian’s state government launches $500,000 pilot program to use the iPad in hospital treatment

Remote monitoring improves heart failure rehospitalization, mortality outcomes--study.

A study published last week in the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews  confirmed positive results for both structured telephone support (remote monitoring for self-care management), and telemonitoring (telehealth), with telemonitoring taking the lead versus standard post-discharge care
http://www2.cochrane.org/reviews/en/ab007228.html or http://www.telecareaware.com/

Texting & Diabetes Management: Launchpad to ‘mHealth’

Texting & Diabetes Management: Launchpad to ‘mHealth’