Telehealth
Six technologies, whose impact has been measured by hospitals, can improve workflow and communication for nurses while boosting patient care, according to analysts.
A new report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) has found that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is falling short on managing the telecommunication needs of rural healthcare providers.
Behavior Imaging Solutions - a technology firm focused on more effectively assessing, treating and training professionals working with autism, brain disorders and PTSD - announced Thursday the results of its recent telehealth-based operational assessment, conducted on behalf of the U.S. Air Force Medical Service.
The Marshfield Clinic is among 10 large physician groups participating in a Medicare demonstration project that have shown they can provide top quality of patient care while saving Medicare millions of dollars. Central to its performance, say Marshfield executives, is its electronic health record system.
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT is establishing several "communities of practice" to help its Beacon program establish clinical decision support technologies, care transitions programs, and pharmacy solutions and tools in healthcare improvement projects.
The implementation of a telepharmacy model in a multi-hospital health system increased access to pharmacy services, allowing for round-the-clock medication order review by pharmacists, which is critical to reducing errors, according to a new study published in the American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy.
IBM and American Well announced Wednesday an expanded partnership to further embed security into the latter's online care system in an effort to further safeguard patient information that is collected and exchanged as part of live Web-based consultations with healthcare providers.
Three in five Americans with chronic disease say using a home medical device would improve their health, according to a new survey.
How can regional challenges can be addressed by eHealth? At the EHTEL 2010 Symposium, one panelist suggested Europe work to keep eHealth "in fashion" via "involvement, integration and innovations."
There are some expert events of the European eHealth community that have never really made it into the media spotlight. Despite this, many of them still deserve to be recognized for their contribution in helping advance the continent's eHealth infrastructure. The annual Symposium of the European Health Telematics Association (EHTEL) is such an event. It kicked off today in Brussels at the headquarters of the Committee of the Regions.