Search Tag: telehealth
2024 11 Apr
Telemedicine involves transmitting medical data electronically, using technologies like video calls, emails, and smartphones, to facilitate remote clinical health services. It enables geographically separated patients and caregivers to communicate, receive treatment, and access various medical services, enhancing patient care accessibility and...Read more
2021 29 Dec
In Current Medical Science , researchers at Huazhong University of Science and Technology discuss a patient-centric technical framework integrating artificial intelligence, blockchain, and wearable technology in chronic disease management. Wearable technology can record and monitor physiological and metabolic parameters for disease diagnosis...Read more
2021 06 Dec
COVID-19 sped digital healthcare development in 2020, as care providers implemented digital methods to keep patients and staff safe during the pandemic. Dr Vishal Desai in a prerecorded session for RSNA 2021, described how Thomas Jefferson University’s radiology service managed their transformation from a traditional health care appointment process...Read more
2020 16 Jul
Antidepressants have long been used as medications for depression, although now treatment plans often combine psychotherapy with pharmacotherapy. Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), in fact, has been shown in studies to be as effective as antidepressants in reducing symptoms of depression. However, traditional face-to-face CBT is not always...Read more
2020 23 Jun
During the COVID-19 pandemic, when physical distancing is necessary to help curb virus spread, telemedicine use has risen. A recent JAMA study looks into factors key in directing a patient’s choice of telemedicine use (via video or telephone) versus office visit. You might also like : China Sees COVID-19 Telehealth Expansion ...Read more
2020 05 Jun
Online patient portals help healthcare providers to reduce the time patients spend in the facility and to cut medical costs, a new study shows. You might also like: Patient responsibility for following up on test results The study , conducted by The University of Texas at Austin and published in June 2020 issue of MIS Quarterly...Read more
2019 28 Dec
As the year draws to a close, we take a look at our most viewed technology stories across our 2019 news and journals. Fighting Cyber Threats With a Global Community Denise Anderson, President of the Health Information Sharing and Analysis Center (H-ISAC), spoke to HealthManagement.org about this growing global organisation’s aim...Read more