Telemedicine and eHealth: Uses, Benefits, and Facts: Publications and Documents
Summary
This resource offers a curated collection of news, research summaries, and practical guides on telemedicine advancements, such as virtual consultations, wearable health tech, and AI-driven diagnostics. It includes policy updates, reviews of telehealth platforms, and insights into accessibility features tailored for diverse needs, like remote monitoring for chronic conditions or adaptive interfaces for users with limited mobility. Articles and reports highlight real-world applications, cost-effective solutions, and emerging trends, providing actionable information for individuals seeking flexible healthcare options. By distilling complex developments into clear, relevant content, it supports informed decision-making for those prioritizing convenience, accessibility, or specialized care - particularly beneficial for aging populations, people with disabilities, or anyone navigating barriers to traditional medical services.Searching the Database
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| Title and Description | Ed | Publish Revised |
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| Telemedicine Can Help Vulnerable Women Access Safe Medical Abortions Study shows that medical abortion can be carried out safely and effectively via telemedicine, without a routine ultrasound examination. | ||
| COVID-19 Telehealth Toolkit to Accelerate State Use of Telehealth in Medicaid and CHIP This toolkit provides U.S. states with issues to consider as they evaluate the need to expand their telehealth capabilities and coverage policies. | ||
| The Uncomplicated Family Tackles Autism Challenges Amid Global Health Pandemic Calgary-based digital healthcare services company provides digital health expertise and platform that ensures ongoing healthcare delivery in no and low-touch environments. | ||
| Medicare Telehealth Coverage During COVID-19 Pandemic Medicare expanded telehealth services during COVID-19, covering virtual visits, mental health counseling, and preventive screenings from home via smartphone. | ✓ ✓ | |
| Telehealth: A Lifeline for Patients During Coronavirus Outbreak Telehealth program benefits help patients access their provider without visiting the office and are a lifeline for patients during COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak. | ||
| Telemedicine Helps Overcome Healthcare Gender Based Barriers Study finds healthcare services delivered via video conferencing or mobile phones are helping to improve access to care for women and girls. | ||
| Sports Telemedicine Save Families Time and Money Study revealed patients and families who use telemedicine for sports medicine appointments saved travel costs, waiting, and visit time. | ||
| Telehealth Reduces Wait Time and Improves Care for Remote Area Children with Autism The ECHO Autism program increases capacity for health care in underserved communities, and families can now get answers they need without traveling or waiting to see a specialist. | ||
| Survey Reveals Patients Ready to Use Telemedicine New AASM data shows telemedicine solutions becoming more mainstream, increasing opportunity for use in specialty medicine. | ||
| 20% of Consumers Would Switch to Doctor that Provides Telehealth Visits 2017 Consumer Survey reveals 20 percent of consumers would switch their current primary care provider (PCP) if another PCP in their area offered telehealth visits. | ||
| Telemedicine: Great Intention But How Does Such a Great Idea Underperform? On the surface, Telemedicine appears to be an effective tool at increasing access and lowering cost. The problem is it seldom does either. | ||
| Hospitals Choosing Telemedicine for Night Coverage Solutions Larger hospitals now looking to telemedicine to solve their night staffing issues. | ||
| Telemedicine: Electronic Eye Exams May Improve Access for People with Diabetes Electronic eye exams could become popular in the U.S. among patients who see them as an easy way to visit the eye doctor. | ✓ ✓ | |
| SkyMD Premier Teledermatology Telehealth Platform SkyMD, Inc. debuts full-scale rollout of premier telehealth platform that helps doctors provide efficient and effective care to patients across the country. | ||
| Study Shows Telehealth Interventions Provide Limited Health Benefit Researchers conclude that while telehealth could provide some benefit to some patients, it is not a simple answer to a complex problem. | ||
| Can Telehealth Fill the Gap in Autism Services? Study on telehealth training shows online program successfully helped children with autism improve their social communication using research-based intervention techniques. | ||
| Telemedicine Technologies and Services Market Analysis Telemedicine technologies and services market - global industry analysis, size, share, growth, trends, and forecast 2015 - 2023. | ||
| Telehealth Virtual Visits The New-Age House Call Virtual telehealth is proving a viable and cost-effective alternative to conventional, in-person visits. | ||
| Tele-Urology: Access and Quality of Care for Patients Within the urologic community, telemedicine (tele-urology) offers practical uses such as condition diagnosis, general management of care, pre and post-operative care, second opinions and, possibly, remote surgery. | ||
| Telemedicine - Cost-Saving Effectiveness and Convenience Physician and founder of Telemedicine Physician Group explains telemedicine is not only less costly than more traditional options for medical care, but also exceptionally convenient. | ||
| Telemedicine Saves ASD Families Time and Money Parents with children on the autism spectrum can have a specialist address challenging behavior by interacting over the computer at less than half of the cost. | ||
| CARD Telehealth Program for Autism Treatment Resources and Services Center for Autism and Related Disorders (CARD) Telehealth program leveraging existing technology to support long-distance clinical services for individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). | ||
| Telehealth Benefit - Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Blue Cross members can now use a smartphone, tablet, or computer for real-time, secure telehealth visit with a doctor or therapist. | ✓ | |
| Tech-Savvy Consumers Have Not Heard of Telemedicine HealthMine Survey reveals 39% of tech-savvy consumers have not heard of telemedicine, but 93% of those who have used telemedicine say it has lowered their healthcare costs. | ||
| How Video Conferencing Helps Family Provide Long-distance Care Study to examine how videoconferencing can help family members living apart from loved ones battling cancer become better involved in their treatment. | ✓ ✓ | |
| Multiway Video Visits for Telehealth AW9 telehealth solution introduces patient self-scheduling and Sidekick photo app for sharing of medical images and information during video consults. | ||
| Telemedicine: An Effective Way of Treating Eating Disorders New workshop at 2016 iaedp symposium demonstrates success of telemedicine as effective means of treatment for eating disorders. | ||
| Telemedicine Telehealth Clinic in Iowa Shopping Store AMD Global Telemedicine technology selected by MercyCare Community Physicians for Telehealth Clinic in Iowa. | ||
| Docto: Future Telemedicine Healthcare In Australia Docto is an Australian telemedicine provider revolutionizing healthcare in Australia, the new app will change the way telemedicine is released in Australia. | ||
| Comparing Online Postoperative Care to In-person Care Study shows many patients prefer online postoperative care to in-person care, and points to greater role for patient-generated data in the future of postoperative care. | ||
| Study: Teens Researching Health Issues Online National survey shows statistics regarding how and why teens today use online health information and digital tools. | ||
| Your Health Information Privacy Online at Serious Risk There is a significant risk to your privacy whenever you visit a health-related web page. | ||
| Defining Teletrauma or Tele-ER Care With Teletrauma care trauma specialists can interact via the internet using mobile devices to determine severity of injuries. | ||
| World's First Remote Patient Intelligence Company Sentrian selects Amendola Communications to launch worlds first remote patient intelligence company. | ||
| Telepsychiatry: What is It and What Does it Do Telepsychiatry is defined as the application of telemedicine to the specialty field of psychiatry. | ||
| Desktop Medicine will Transform the Practice of Medicine Desktop Medicine emphasis shifts from diagnosing diseases and treating symptoms to identifying risk-factors for medical conditions such as hypertension and osteoporosis and intervening before they develop. | ||
| Stroke Telemedicine Recommended for Arizona Some 10,000 Arizonans suffer an acute stroke each year, and those living in Phoenix or Tucson have the advantage of availability to primary stroke centers. | ||
| Researchers Assess the State of Stroke Telemedicine Stroke telemedicine is a lifesaving practice developed nationally and internationally as a reliable means of aiding patients. |
Key: the first check mark indicates the publication carries an editor's note; the second indicates a footnote.
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