| Welsh Health Video Services contibute to improvements in the delivery of patient care using and over 100 Polycom video conferencing systems on the WHVS IP (Internet Protocol) network | |
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25 November 2004. Posted 6 December 2004. Polycom demonstrated its latest Healthcare Video Solutions at Welsh Connection 2004 in Llandudno, the Annual Conference of the Welsh NHS Confederation. The Welsh National Heaalth Srvice Confederation is the voice of NHS management in Wales and is part of the UK-wide NHS Confederation. Its annual conference has become the main event in the health calenda... (read article) |
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| Video calls to Santa Claus before Christmas will boost the holiday spirits of patients at 10 Children's Hospitals throughout the United States using the 8x8 Packet8 VideoPhone | |
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25 December 2005. Young patients at ten Children`s Hospitals throughout theUnited States will be able to engage in live video conversations with Santa Claus direct from their hospital rooms to his workshop at the "North Pole" through a free program sponsored by 8x8, Inc., a VoIP and videophone service provider Each participating hospital will host "Call Santa" sessions on-site for... (read article) |
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| The Orthopaedic Learning Center celebrates 10 Years of State-of-the-Art, Surgical Education; The Center's videoconferencing capability is a viable, cost-effective alternative for distance learning | |
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21 December 2004. Marking a decade of medical technology innovation in the field of orthopaedics, the Orthopaedic Learning Center (OLC) -- a joint initiative of American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) and the Arthroscopy Association of North America (AANA) -- is celebrating its 10-year anniversary. Created in 1994 to enhance patient care, the OLC is a facility where medical and allied h... (read article) |
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| Traditional uses of telemedicine described/evaluated at the RSM included: telemedicine in rural areas, linking doctors in video networks and using video for second opinions | |
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At Donetsk in the Ukraine, they have carried out 190 telemedicine consultat... (read article) |
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| eleMed and eHealth 2004 at The Royal Society of Medicine, London last week focussed on | |
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29-30 November 2004. TeleMed and eHealth 2004 at The Royal Society of Medicine started with the precept that e-health can improve equality in the delivery of health care. In a developed economy everyone has health care entitlements which include a basic minimum standard of service. Broadband access and 3G were seen as ways to improve the opportunities for rural communities to overcome the... (read article) |
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| Physicians in Texas to use Telemedicine in their everyday general practice; American HealthChoice launches a Telemedicine Program to benefit small and remote communities in Texas | |
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4 November 2004. American HealthChoice, Inc. (AMHI), which has 25 owned and affiliated medical clinics in Texas, has launched a Telemedicine Program. The Program will provide healthcare to patients utilizing videoconferencing and digital technology, including electronic stethoscopes, ophthalmoscopes and otoscopes, to virtually connect patients to health care professionals. The ini... (read article) |
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| In the United States, Medicare announces new rules favourable to the reimbursemnt of services rendered by Telemedicine; T-Med Behavioral will expand its tele-psychotherapy services | |
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13 December 2004 posted 10 January 2005. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued their final ruling last month om Medicare coverage of telehealth services. The agency approved the addition of several CPT codes related to renal dialysis to the list of covered telehealth services. In addition it was agreed Medicare will pay for non face- to-face patient services listed i... (read article) |
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| Using RADVISION video network equipment, Shasta Community Health Center makes urgent specialist telemedicine advice available without delay to the communities in rural northern California | |
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Posted 2 August 2004. Shasta Community Health Center (CHC) is a non-profit primary health care system that serves Shasta County and surrounding counties and communities in rural northern California. Shasta CHC provides care to approximately 40,000 low-income and special needs patients through its main office in Redding and three others in Anderson, Happy Valley and Shasta Lake. Most of ... (read article) |
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| The American Diabetes Association was adviced last week to make widespread use of Video Teleconferencing so that specialists in Pediatric Diabetes Care can meet with children more often | |
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5 June 2004- An innovative program that uses videoconferencing to link pediatric diabetes specialists to patients and families in underserved areas of Florida was described at the American Diabetes Association's 64th Annual Scientific Sessions. It was recommended that other regions of the country use it’s approach. The American Diabetes Association is the nation's leading voluntary health organ... (read article) |
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| NHS Education for Scotland (NES) uses sixteeen TANDBERG 880 systems to overcome the barriers to learning often experienced by NHS staff working in remote and rural areas. | |
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10 May 2004. Scotland has been the strongest advocate of telemedicine in the UK; now it is leading the way in tel-eductaion of nurses and other NHS staff. Healthcare workers in remote and rural areas across the Scottish Highlands & Islands now have access to the latest education and training materials using telemedicine videoconferencing links. City Information Services (CityIS) with ... (read article) |
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| Second Opinions by Telemedicine are valuauble. WorldCare, a global provider of such services, reports the medical diagnosis revised in 15% of all cases and treatment plans enhanced in 71% | |
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27 April 2004. WorldCare International Inc. and WorldCare Clinical, Inc. have been selected to receive the 2004 Massachusetts Export Achievement Award. "WorldCare is honored to receive this recognition," stated Nasser Menhall, Chief Executive Officer, WorldCare Limited. "WorldCare has benefited significantly from its Massachusetts-based presence as the State is well known for its expertis... (read article) |
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| The Dental Institute of King’s College Hospital, London uses TANDBERG VC systems to teach dentistry and dental hygiene and give students remote visits to see live operations in a dental practice | |
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5 April 2004. The Dental Institute of King’s College Hospital (part of the Guys, Kings and St Thomas (GKT) Hospital Trust) in London is the the UK’s highest rated Academic and Research Institute. Its specialities are dental health teaching, treatment and research, in all of which video-conferencing plays a role. The annual number of students involved is 160 undergraduates, all within the Kings ... (read article) |
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| Piemonte University, Italy, establishes a Telemedicine and Distance Learning Program for Nursing and Physiotherapy with RADVISION’s viaIP Videoconferencing MCU and ECS video network management | |
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Posted 25 March 2004. Universita degli Studi del Piemonte Orientale, or Piemonte University, is a prominent institute of higher learning headquartered in Novara, Italy. The University has campuses and associated hospitals around the country. In order to offer its own staff on-site professional training courses for nurses and physiotherapists it chose videoconferencing. The courses are integrate... (read article) |
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| Successful Knee Surgery at El Dorado Hospital, Tucson, Arizona broadcast over the Internet as a Medical Teaching Solution to more than 20 States and abroad via Time Warner Telecom backbone | |
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8 December 2003. Time Warner Telecom , a leading provider of managed voice and data networking solutions for businesses in Arizona and 21 other states; Data Services Inc., a local Data Service Provider; and El Dorado Hospital organised their first ever broadcast of a knee surgery over the Internet on 8 December. The successful surgery, performed by Dr. Jay A. Katz, MD at El Dorado Hosp... (read article) |
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| Report on TeleMed '02, 9th International Conference on Telemedicine and Telecare, 29-30 January 2002, at Royal Society of Medicine, London. February 2002 | |
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Sections for presentations at TeleMed `02 were: 1. Tele homecare Headings of Our VCI Insig... (read article) |
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| Florida's diabetic children can use a network of 14 Videoconferencing Centres - January 2002 | |
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We start off with a Telemedicine project that is designed to provide medical care to children with diabetic health care needs. Children's Medical Service (CMS) in conjunction with the University of Florida, College of Medicine is establishing a network of specialized video-conferencing centers in the State of Florida at 14 logistical sites servicing the Panhandle to the Florida Keys. Pr... (read article) |
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| Queensland has the most advanced telemedicine network in the world and is using it to support health care in the isolated areas - February 2002 | |
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At the RSM Telemed '02 Conference one of the highlights was the keynote address by Professor Peter Yellowlees of The University of Queensland, Australia. The Chair at this session was taken by Professor Richard Wootton of the Royal Brisbane Hospital who organised so many of the previous annual Telemed Conferences. He moved to Queensland from Northern Ireland not so long ago. The Queens... (read article) |
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| The City of Genoa in Italy leads the way: Paramedics in Genoa use Sony Contact VC systems on the road - March 2002 | |
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As part of Genoa's "Medical Assistance Network" Project, two dedicated vehicles have been equipped with diagnostic and first aid equipment to provide front-line medical support wherever it is needed in the city. Both vehicles include Sony Contact 1600 video-conferencing systems, allowing on-the-road medical staff to link directly with staff at Genoa's main hospital and other clinics in... (read article) |
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| Sweden's nationwide telemedicine network Carelink will use the broadband-based Sjunet VPN for voice,video & streaming media - April 2002 | |
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This month I want to describe the way Sweden has established a national telemedicine network called Carelink with asssistance from systems integrator Euromed Networks AB. The story has some interesting lessons for any country contemplating a similar project to build a telemedicine network. According to Mats Larsson, chief executive officer of Carelink, "Sweden is the first country in th... (read article) |
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| Montana provides Polycom systems to encourage physicians in rural areas to arrange telemedicine consultations with specialists -June 2002 | |
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Telemedicine is used much more in the United States because the distances a patient or doctor has to travel are so great. I think you will like this story of how St. Vincent Healthcare founded over one hundred years ago by Sisters of Charity in Billings, Montana is embracing video technology with the assistance of Wire One`s systems integration services and Glowpoint IP video network. S... (read article) |
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| Government Funding for a Centre to study and promote the use of telemedicine in Norway ; other countries should follow Norway's success story - July 2002 | |
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How many National Health Services are willing to fund a Centre to study and promote the use of telemedicine? Norway did so more than ten years ago and now the use of telemedicine is increasing rapidly. Last year 19,000 patients in Northern Norway alone were diagnosed and treated by doctors through the use of telemedicine and other electronic healthnet services. This progress is du... (read article) |
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