From the LA Times…
The doctor-patient relationship is moving online. With 68% of American adults now using the Internet to search for healthcare information, it’s no surprise that many also want digital access to their doctor. Whether they have that option will depend heavily on doctors’ ability to get paid for the service.
Online physician consultations, also [...]
From Fierce Mobile Healthcare.com
Dr. Mohit Kaushal, digital healthcare director of the Federal Communications Commission’s Omnibus Broadband Initiative, is a big booster of mobile healthcare technologies. (What other government official would personally invite reporters to cover the unveiling of the healthcare chapter of the National Broadband Plan and then personally email the document?)
Kaushal was but one [...]
VOLUME: PUBLICATION DATE: Jan 04 2010
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A Look Inside of ClickCare, LLC
ClickCare, LLC was started in upstate New York in 1995 and is now supported throughout the world by multiple physicians and nurses, information services executives and developers, and innovative engineers and consultants. Archives have been expanding since 2001 with the availability of [...]
From Fraunhofer news release
Telemedicine facilitates communication between family physicians, hospitals and nursing services – yet current solutions lack flexibility and are consequently very expensive. A new software program is now available that can be tailored to a range of applications.
Wounds suffered by patients with diabetes tend to heal poorly. For treatment to work, the [...]
Abstract The cornerstones of leg ulcer healing are diagnosis and treatment of the underlying aetiology of the ulcer. Patient concordance plays a crucial part in the success of treatment, which often involves a profound change in lifestyle. Patients and carers need to understand their condition and be motivated to accept the treatment plan. The use [...]
Uneven distribution of severity and type of wounds among groups, with greatest percentage of large wounds in TM group. Larger wounds consume more resources. TM is a useful communication tool in wound management but with limited power when randomization does not include wound size or type. Two important benchmarks were established for home care. First, it took 51 days, on average, to heal or improve PrUs and 34 days to heal or improve surgical wounds regardless of group. Second, nearly 90% of wounds improved or healed.
