Stumbled upon this post and video this morning. This is validation of exactly what 1-800MD is doing. Even Mayo Clinic is looking to reduce cost and improve access to care using telemedicine.
Credit to 3GDoctor Blog which is where I found this.
Posts Tagged ‘telehealth’
Effective eConsultations
Wednesday, May 19th, 2010Modernizing health care delivery
Thursday, January 21st, 2010For those that remember Watergate, you may recall the quote from Woodward and Bernstein’s source, Deep Throat: “Follow the money”. Like so many other things in our society, much can be revealed by following the economic trail and motivations that the system provides. Let’s take one simple example.
Perhaps you have had a sore throat before. You call your primary care physician and he can get you an appointment- next Thursday. His calendar is already full, and this makes sense because he is economically enticed to see as many patients as possible during a work day. Your next stop is the Urgent Care center. This avenue is available immediately, but when you arrive, the wait time is 4 hours. They tell you 2 hours at the desk, but we all know how that goes. (more…)
Telemedicine, telehealth, eHealth, mHealth and telecare? What do they mean?
Thursday, January 14th, 2010It is very confusing to see all of these names. Are they all the same? The best explanation I have seen is ” the use of medical information exchanged from one site to another via electronic communications for the health and education of the patient or health careprovider and for the purpose of improving patient care.” From what I have read telemedicine ( I think that encompasses all of them) can be as simple as a phone call or email to a doctor on one extreme to remote surgery using video and robotics. Wow, can you imagine what health care will look like in a few years? Very exciting!