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Americans may not be embracing social media as a way to communicate with their doctor – and most doctors aren’t using it, either – but experts say it still has value to doctors.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final rule Monday on telemedicine credentialing and privileging that aims to not only make the process less cumbersome for small hospitals and critical access hospitals (CAHs) in rural areas, but also to provide more timely care.

ArrayComm CEO and cell phone inventor Martin Cooper speaks to David Pogue, New York Times technology columnist, about the state of mobile telephony and the modern age of telemedicine in this video from ATA 2011.

A podiatrist in private practice in Birmingham, Ala., says using an iPad has improved his workflow and given him more time with his patients.

In response to the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear crisis in Japan, Elsevier has offered free access to its primary online clinical reference tools to all IPs originating from that country.

Parody project becomes sly marketing campaign for two IT vendors

“It’s widely agreed upon that barcoding at the bedside does improve patient safety,” said Coray Tate, clinical research director at KLAS. “That’s been proven without any doubt.”

The American Academy of Family Physicians and e-prescribing network Surescripts have introduced a new messaging system to provide doctors across the country with a way to securely communicate with each other.

Patient Centered Medical Home initiative follows patient home

Interoperability, ACOs and meaningful use topped topic list