telemedicine news from FierceHealthIT
NewsCMS delays Joint Commission telemedicine rules until 2011
CMS has pushed back a deadline for Joint Commission-accredited hospitals to implement telemedicine performance and credentialing standards, less than two months before the planned compliance date.... Read more...
Telemed, remote monitoring, robotics, social media represent true health reform
Finally, someone said it. "[P]ublic discourse on health reform is almost entirely focused on the whole [the unsustainable costs and inadequate health outcomes] at the expense of a focus on the parts... Read more...
Telehealth takes off as evidence grows that it can improve care, save money
The massive spending on health IT as a result of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and general growth in EMR adoption is expected to provide a big boost to telehealth as well,... Read more...
Study: E-visits produce similar outcomes to office appointments for acne care
We've been fans of the concept of the e-visit for a long time. And though some of the concerns from the medical establishment are warranted--it's tough to know the nuances of a case without a... Read more...
State lawmakers approve insurance mandate for telemedicine
The Virginia State Legislature last week unanimously approved legislation that would make the state the 12th in the nation to mandate insurance coverage for telemedicine services. The bill, sponsored... Read more...
Telemed group to demonstrate remote care as an employee benefit
The American Telemedicine Association is teaming up with a Washington, D.C.-area primary-care practice to attempt to prove the value of telemedicine as an employee benefit that can promote worker... Read more...
SPOTLIGHT: Telehealth ethics
Telehealth technologies have huge potential to expand access to care by connecting patients in underserved areas with specialists in other locations. It can also allow more patients with chronic... Read more...
Report: Twitter valuable for sharing clinical data
While many healthcare professionals have limited their use of Twitter to social communication or marketing, it can be used for clinical purposes as well, suggests a new article appearing in a... Read more...
SPOTLIGHT: CA telemedicine program hopes to lessen nursing shortage
Telemedicine backers pitch many benefits for the technology, including the ability to help people in their homes and extend a doctor's reach to rural areas. Now, a project in California hopes to use... Read more...
Survey: Consumers psyched about telemedical remote monitoring
While the health plan and provider industries may be easing into telemedicine, consumers may be a lot more enthusiastic about it, according to new research. A new survey by PricewaterhouseCoopers... Read more...
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