AMD Global Telemedicine Inc. (AMD) has released Telemed ED, a school-based clinical telemedicine system that enables children to be seen by a healthcare provider without leaving school for an appointment. (more…)
Telemedicine Helping Children
Exploring Telemedicine in Toronto
The 2013 ATA Fall Forum to be held September 8-10 at the Sheraton Centre will have many sessions exploring telemedicine as the solution to dealing with readmissions, providing care for chronic illnesses, developing effective payment models, plus sessions will be held on many other vital topics related to telemedicine and mobile healthcare. (more…)
CKD in the Netherlands
Maintaining the “Biobank in Nephrological Diseases in the Netherlands” (BIND-NL) is part of what is referred to as the “String of Pearls Initiative” (PSI). This initiative is the product of a unique partnership between eight University Medical Centers (UMC) in the Netherlands currently gathering clinical data and biomaterials from all of the participating institutions. The goal is to not only advance science but to improve patient treatment and encourage the development of new products. (more…)
VHA Releases RFP
The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Office of Rural Health (OPH) released an RFP in June titled “Rural Provider and Health Care Staff Training and Education Initiative” (RPSTI) seeking applications from entities wishing to implement locally-based training and education programs in rural facilities. (more…)
HHS HIT Safety Plan Issued
The “HHS Health IT Patient Safety Action and Surveillance Plan” addresses how health IT can eliminate medical errors, protect patients, and improve the quality and safety of healthcare. The Safety Plan enables authorities to strengthen patient safety efforts across government programs and the private sector by applying safety efforts to healthcare providers, HIT developers, patient safety organizations, and oversight bodies. (more…)
Telemedicine Helps in Emergencies
When a child ends up in the Emergency Department (ED) at one of Pennsylvania’s rural hospitals, the emergency doctor has a tough decision to make. The doctor can either treat the child there with limited pediatric expertise or send the child to Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh at UPMC. (more…)
Developing Clinical Trial Data System
Army and Navy researchers have been working on a new clinical trial data system and are conducting collaborative clinical trials at the Naval Medical Research Center (NMRC), the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center campus, plus at other affiliated facilities. This Navy-Army joint effort to develop a clinical trials record keeping system has been in progress for two years. (more…)