Not quite a robot doctor, but getting there. Neurologist Dr. John Whapham, M.D. performs virtual rounds at Loyola University Medical Center via a mobile robot device with a monitor, camera, stethoscope and inputs for other monitors. The robot ‘tower’ is fully… Read moreRobot 'doctors' and telemedicine in Chicago
The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) awarded $980,000 to to establish the Heartland Telehealth Resource Center to assist physicians in treating rural patients in Kansas, Oklahoma and Missouri. The Center is a joint operation of the University… Read moreRural telehealth expansion in Kansas, Oklahoma, Missouri
On the extreme edges of telehealth technology is emergency telemonitoring equipment for use on aircraft, ships, oil rigs and on the battlefield. It has to be rugged, ready and easy to use in non-optimal conditions. UK’s RDT Tempus telehealth monitor (called telemedicine… Read morePushing the limits of 'remote'
Today’s Wall Street Journal Health Blog highlighted some gloomy findings for companies in eHealth, particularly remote monitoring–namely, most consumers don’t want to pay very much for it. Pricewaterhousecoopers (PwC) surveyed 2,000 potential customers and found that 40% would be willing… Read morePaying for remote monitoring: survey says…not much
Here is an iPhone medical app with its roots not in profit but in a tragedy. The Josie King Foundation was founded to help people from harm or death due to medical errors in the hospital. Their Patient Journal is designed to… Read morePatient Journal–an app for patient safety
