VideoConferencing Insight Newsletter


Virginia Governor Kaine announces Federal Technology Grant to improve Health Care for Virginians living in rural areas, including the Virginia Acute Stroke Telehealth Network (VAST). 17 September 2007
	17 September 2007. Virginia Governor, Timothy M. Kaine, has announced that Virginia has been awarded a health information technology grant by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to improve rural health. The announcement was made during today’s 9th Annual Commonwealth of Virginia’s Innovative Technology Symposium (COVITS 2007). The Governor also announ... (read article)



U.S. Veterans Affairs Department’s Midwest Health Care Network -2. How veterans including U.S military personnel returning from Iraq and Afghanistan will benefit from the telemedicine facility. 17 September 2007.
	17 September 2007. The initiative described in the previous News Byte comes at a time when Veterans Affairs is under scrutiny for its treatment of veterans returning from Afghanistan and Iraq. In July, two veterans groups sued VA in a Federal Law Court, alleging delays in providing medical care, among other things. The videoconferencing network’s ability to reduce wait... (read article)



The U.S. Veterans Affairs Department’s Midwest Health Care Network -1. The Region has installed 247 TANDBERG videoconferencing endpoints on a Cisco IP network to give veterans the medical service they deserve. 17 September 2007.
	17 September 2007. The Midwest region of the United States has huge distances between major towns, making videooconferencing a useful aid to saving time and travel. Veteran Jeff Day used to travel 550 miles from western North Dakota to reach a medical specialist in Minneapolis. The region, called Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN) 23, ... (read article)



For its telemedicne network, Kazakhstan turns to ND SatCom of Friedrichshafen, Germany, ... a leading supplier of satellite-based broadband VSAT network solutions.20 June 2006.
	20 June 2006. ND SatCom of Friedrichshafen, Germany is a leading global supplier of satellite-based broadband VSAT, broadcast and defence communication network solutions with more than 25 years experience. The company has announced that it has delivered 16 SkyWAN terminals which support telemedicine applications in Kazakhstan. It is a telemedicine pilot project which h... (read article)



The Provincial Government of Saskatchewan in Canada is expanding its telemedicine network called Telehealth Saskatchewan to eight new locations, making .. 26 locations in total
	Posted 10 July 2006. It was announced in March 2005 that Saskatchewan’s Telehealth network is expanding into eight new locations, using health funding committed at the 2004 First Ministers’ Meeting. The Telehealth network now includes 26 sites across the province, and serves about 5,500 Saskatchewan residents and health care providers every year. Saskatchewan Health app... (read article)



The Southern California Telemedicine Learning Center will be to train doctors to use telemedicine technology that will bolster communication with physicians in rural communities in the San Diego area. May 17, 2007.
	May 17, 2007. The University of California, San Diego (UCSD) School of Medicine has received a $1-million grant to support the formation of an on-campus telemedicine learning center, writes Nicole Teixeira on the UCSD web site: www.uucsd.edu The main purpose of the new Southern California Telemedicine Learning Center will be to train U... (read article)



MetroHealth System a leading provider of health services in Cleveland and northern Ohio plans to expand its use IP-Based Videoconferencing with advice and help from Videré Conferencing. 23 April 2006.
	23 April 2006. The MetroHealth System, a leading provider of health services in Cleveland and northern Ohio, has used Videré Conferencing to design and implement a IP-based videoconferencing network. Videré designed and implemented a conference room for MetroHealth’s newly renovated Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, integrating videoconferencing, audio conferen... (read article)

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