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A New Era: The Opportunities and Challenges in Telemedicine

March 27, 2018 | administrator

There are admittedly still notable challenges in telemedicine, but we believe there are exciting opportunities outweighing them all. In this article, we’ll examine the roadblocks still hindering the adoption of telemedicine, as well as the incentives that we predict will finally tip the scales permanently toward telehealth over brick-and-mortar doctor’s offices and hospital urgent care waiting rooms before the decade is out.

So far in this decade, more physicians have become telemedic...

Pediatric Telemedicine: Is it Right for Your Child?

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Did you know that telecommunication has played a role in medical care since the Civil War when supplies were ordered with the use of a telegraph? The radio and telephone expanded the number of opportunities with which telemedicine can be used. Today, telemedicine plays a central role in communication and patient care, and continues to grow with updated technology. Doctors can more easily reach patients virtually for prescriptions, general checkups, and education. Though telemedicine is benef...

Telemedicine for College Students

February 26, 2018 | administrator

Telemedicine, or telehealth, connects a patient with a US board-certified physician for appointments and advice via smartphone, tablet, or computer. Offering telemedicine for college students provides them with a nearly instant means of reaching out, which can be the deciding factor between students getting treatment or suffering alone.

College students struggle to balance their classes, homework assignments, fitness routines, social calendars, and exams. Often, making time for routine ch...

Telemedicine for Asthma: the Pros and Cons

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When it is not fully or properly controlled, asthma can present a significant impediment to a full, happy childhood. Children with asthma can experience difficulties when they try to play, participate in sports, laugh, cry, express strong emotions, and when they’re recovering from illnesses like common colds or the flu. How can telemedicine help physicians better serve these children, and what are the pros and cons of telemedicine for asthma?

1 in 10 children in the United...

Telemedicine & Flu: A Great Way to Stop the Spread

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According to Federal Health Officials, this flu season is the worst we’ve had in 15 years. The rate of nationwide visits to Urgent Care centers and ERs is higher than usual. It's important that patients know the benefits of using telemedicine & flu when their symptoms first occur.

So far this year, an atrocious 12,000 hospitalizations were reported, and the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) stated that the flu epidemic has blanketed the United States.

With t...

Telemedicine for Migraines Helps Sufferers Avoid Triggering Stimuli

January 26, 2018 | administrator

Migraines represent a significant challenge for Americans today, especially for American women between the ages of 12 and 40. What strategies should these migraine sufferers use to combat their symptoms, and can services via telemedicine for migraines help them feel better, faster? In this article, we’ll answer these questions and examine the prevalence of migraines in the USA.

According to research reported by the American Migraine Study II, 18.2% of women and 6.5% of men suffer fr...

A Stroke Diagnosed via Telemedicine Can Save Valuable Time

December 29, 2017 | administrator

Telestroke by definition is a stroke diagnosed via telemedicine. Telestroke medicine is in fact one of the most widely-used types of telemedicine. While all telemedicine fields are expanding as they have done over the last several decades, telestroke is fast outpacing the others, filling the gap in care that currently exists at the numerous telestroke partnership hospitals that are underserved by neurologists.
Why is telemedicine so helpful for stroke victims?
Telestroke might therefore be...

Speak with a Doctor Online: The Changing Face of Healthcare

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Believe it or not, in the 1960s, doctors were able to examine patients and dodge Boston traffic when scientists first put telemedicine to use. Engineers joined Logan International Airport and Massachusetts General Hospital by running a microwave line under Boston Harbor. Nowadays, because physicians are led by quicker Internet connections and omnipresent smartphones, communication via phone, video, webcam is more easily facilitated. In crisis situations, physicians can make rapid decisions, ...

Little Known Reasons Behind the Rise of Telemedicine Consulting

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The rise of telemedicine consulting has been meteoric over the last two decades, with patients benefitting from more accessible, convenient healthcare and physicians benefitting from patients seeing better outcomes as a result. With this burgeoning trend showing no signs of reversing, there’s a need for a new type of consultant who can help doctors manage their telemedicine infrastructure: the telemedicine consultant.

Recent surveys have shown that as many as 75% of patients want to beg...

DO YOU Qualify for Online Physician Consultations?

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Telemedicine (and the ability to engage in online physician consultations), has gained popularity in recent years, with patients citing convenience, increased access to care (especially for rural patients and those with limited mobility), and reduced travel times as being the aspects of this care modality they appreciate most.

But what are the conditions that can be safely treated remotely via telemedicine? Clearly if a patient is having a heart attack, they should dial 911, but what abou...