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Joint Commission’s New Standards for Telehealth

Joint Commission launches new telehealth stamp of approval for virtual healthcare providers
“The Joint Commission announced . . . a new [MORE]

Human Factors in Home Health

Moving dialysis to home health care
“When I [Dr. Marty Schreiber, with DaVita] published my first piece on home dialysis in [MORE]

Remotely Operated Ventilators

eICU monitors patients remotely
There was a time when remote monitoring of patients—the “eICU”—was something many hospitals reviewed, with most concluding [MORE]

“Digital Einstein:” Is This Your Everyday Doctor?

Digital Einstein
This piece isn’t about telemedicine or telehealth, but illustrates how everyday health and medicine questions might be answered.  It’s [MORE]

Problems with Hospital IT

Computer science in health care
It’s hard to say when the “Chief Information Officer” executives first became essential in hospital service: [MORE]

CMS Expands Telemedicine Services

Telemedicine consultation
Last month, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid changed the 2019 “Physician Fee Schedule and the Quality Payment Program [MORE]

International eICU monitoring

Telemedicine model
Heretofore, licensure has limited telemedicine across state and international boundaries. A physician licensed in Idaho, for example, couldn’t do [MORE]

The Virtual Hospital

 
Connect Care Virtual Hospital
Intermountain Health’s 22 hospitals and clinics in Utah are now relying on a telehealth service called “Connect [MORE]

Taking Blood Pressure with a Touch on a Smartphone

Blood Pressure App
Engineers at Michigan State University, University of Maryland, and Chonnam National University (South Korea) have built in an [MORE]

A Wearable to Detect Pneumonia

Smart Jacket Detects Pneumonia in Children
This piece is about a wearable stethoscope, in the form of a sensored jacket that [MORE]

Remote Sonography

Telerobotic Ultrasound System – Patient Site
This piece describes a technology “in progress:” telerobotic ultrasound. Researchers at the University of Saskatchewan [MORE]

Most Common Objectives of Telemedicine

Telemedicine
According to this piece the ten most common objectives in telemedicine are: increasing patient engagement and satisfaction; improving patient convenience; [MORE]

Inhaled Insulin and Wireless Glucose Monitoring Trial

One Drop Diabetes Management Platform
The FDA has approved MannKind Corporation’s (West Lake Village, CA) “Afrezza” inhaled insulin, and One Drop’s [MORE]

Honeywell’s View of Tele-Wellness

Genesis Touch Honeywell Life Care Solutions
If you remember Honeywell’s iconic “T-86 Round” home thermometer from the 1950s, where you simply [MORE]