by Bruce Brown | December 7, 2018 | General News, Medical
Telemedicine is still in its early days but its adoption is growing rapidly now that CMS has approved its use for Medicare patients. Researchers and healthcare organizations around the world are experimenting with remote care technology in various forms to find the...
by Bruce Brown | December 6, 2018 | General News, Medical
Poor patient compliance plagues medical practice, but pictures might help. A New England Healthcare Institute study in 2009 found that non-adherence to treatment plans cost up to $290 billion annually. Also, “those with low levels of adherence have almost twice...
by Bruce Brown | December 4, 2018 | General News, Medical
How do you feel about discussing your ailments and symptoms with a robot doctor via an interactive video session and then relying on its diagnosis and treatment recommendations? We’ve written about telepresence robots that help patients access clinical staff,...
by Alfred Poor | December 4, 2018 | Medical
Technology has advanced to the point where it is now practical for healthcare professionals to use remote contact to connect with patients and other professionals. It appears that we’ve reached an inflection point, causing the use of telemedicine to increase...
by Bruce Brown | December 3, 2018 | General News, Medical
Every month we write about wearables that monitor heart rate and heart rate variability, blood pressure, respiration, blood oxygen level, and more. In many cases, biosensor wearables connect via Bluetooth with smartphone apps that store the data for user...
by Bruce Brown | November 30, 2018 | General News, Medical
Strokes are the number one cause of death for Americans, according to the CDC. Responsible for 5% of the deaths each year, strokes kill more than 130,000 people annually in the U.S. Strokes aren’t all the same, however, and some types are more deadly than...
