Telemedicine News
Medicare Will Start Paying For Telemedicine
A new Medicare rule could reduce state health care spending. Medicare will now pay for nursing home patients to be treated by telemedicine, reducing the number of expensive trips to the hospital.
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The Doctor Will E-Mail You Now
When Vo Clark learned that his wife, Marilyn, had a rare form of cancer called leiomyosarcoma, he did what millions of other Americans do when they want to learn more about health options-he turned to the Internet.
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Medting Creates Global Image Repository
A Spanish medical informatics consultant is enlisting researchers and practitioners in an attempt to create what might be the first truly global online repository of medical images and multimedia for physicians.
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CDC Awards $24 Million for Electronic Approaches to Stopping Influenza
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has awarded $24 million to fund 55 projects in 29 state and local public health departments that could serve as innovative approaches for influenza pandemic preparedness.
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Revolution Health, Waterfront Merge Advice Sites in $300 Million Deal; Online Audience to Rival WebMD
Waterfront Media, the largest private online health company, and Revolution Health Network, another leading online health information company, today announced that they have signed a definitive agreement to merge
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Health Care Stakeholders Release "How-To" Guide to Help Clinicians Switch from Paper to E-Prescribing Systems
The eHealth Initiative (eHI), in collaboration with the American Medical Association, the American Academy of Family Physicians, the American College of Physicians, the Medical Group Management Association,
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Online Doctor Consults Slowly Becoming More Popular
After more than four years in the mainstream in Florida and a few states, online doctor consultations are catching on, although not like many had hoped.
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Texas Walmarts to Feature Telemedicine Clinics
Select Houston-area Wal-Marts will offer telemedicine clinics thanks to a partnership between Houston-based companies My Healthy Access and NuPhysicia.
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Louisiana Legislature Passes Telemedicine Bills
The Louisiana legislature recently passed a mental healthcare reform package that included two bills on telemedicine.
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California State Department of Corrections Utilizes Telemedicine More Frequently
As part of his infectious diseases practice, Dr. Javeed Siddiqui regularly sees California State Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation prisoners as patients.
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New Federal Legislation Impacts Telehealth
The Senate has passed comprehensive Medicare legislation. This legislation will also expand the list of telehealth originating sites to include hospital-based renal dialysis centers, skilled nursing facilities, and community mental health centers.
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New California Study Finds Telemedicine Leads to Better Stroke Treatment
Diagnosis of stroke patients has been dramatically improved through a program that connects patients to stroke experts through the Internet, according to The University of California-San Diego Medical Center.
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New Mexico Receives Substantial Grant to Develop/Expand Telepsychiatry Services
The telepsychiatry program at the University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center received a significant grant at a ceremony on July 29.
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Telemedicine helps prevent blindness in diabetes patients
Even though her father lost his eyesight because of diabetes, Maria Ponce went more than two years without an eye exam.
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