TeleHealth

I have heard this talked about for some time among the vendors, including Aperio and their CEO presented a couple of slides on this at the recent Pathology Visions meeting.  Came across this press release this morning. This service will...

Imagine a scenario where doctors from different hospitals can collaborate on a surgery without having to actually be in the operating room. What if doctors in remote locations could receive immediate expert support from top specialists in...

The US State Department has formed a telemedicine public-private partnership in Pakistan, demonstrating the transformative power of high speed connectivity in improving social services in remote areas.  Telemedicine enables healthcare...

The Minneapolis Star-Tribune reports on the growth of telemedicine. The Mayo Clinic, for example, is getting into the act. "The technology for telemedicine has been around for years, but there has been a catch: Insurers wouldn't pay for...

Senators on the Commerce Committee recently promoted the benefits of high-speed internet access and called for the passage of measures designed to provide more public information about broadband, and more broadband connectivity. At a hearing on...

Here is a survey from HIMSS looking at rates of adoption for telemedicine.  Nearly two-thirds of health IT professionals surveyed said it would take four or more years until telemedicine reaches widespread adoption, according to a new...