Telehealth

The new device, CarePort, is designed to allow caregivers to easily hook up with patients in their homes. The vendor's CEO eyes enabling senior citizens to stay at home, not the hospital.

Despite its many challenges, telemedicine is helping reduce the burden on secondary care in the Kingdom of Bahrain, says Dr. Khatoon Shubbar, who is with the country's ministry of health.

The healthcare groups, along with eHealth Initiative, Health Innovation Alliance and Personal Connected Health Alliance, want Congress to enable HHS to expand access to virtual care for coronavirus patients.

Prescription drug information and names were exposed, but financials and Social Security numbers were not.

The Houston ENT & Allergy Clinic not only slashed its no-show rates, but also increased its referral conversion by 35%, which translated to an additional $500,000 in annual revenue.

Rajendra Pratap Gupta, board member at the International Society for Telemedicine & eHealth (ISfTeH), says the future will see the rise of fitness wearables with patients managing their own health to a much greater degree.

The EMS system supports real-time data transfer and two-way communication to empower clinical decision making on the move. The AI capabilities will provide “transformative change,” an exec says.

Dr. Khulood Mohamed Alsayegh, head of clinical standards and guidelines at the Dubai Health Authority, says that the drive toward leveraging telehealth to empower patients is aimed at utilizing technology and the human factor to improve the patient experience.

The advanced cellular networking capabilities will enable the delivery of telesurgery services to veterans, allowing physicians to consult during surgery evan across the country, said VA Secretary Robert Wilkie.

Dr. Ahmed Safwat Mitwalli Elassal, board member with the Egyptian General Authority of Healthcare, says Egypt is well-placed to deploy best practice technology solutions across Africa.