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Exploring the Cosmos with Telemedicine

GlobalMed

But Dr. Marc O Griofa believes that we could expand our cosmic achievements within this century, with telemedicine playing an important role. and International Special Operation Forces in combat medicine, quickly discovered the value of telemedicine in extreme conditions. “If In some ways, it seems the impossible dream.

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Controlling Prison Healthcare Costs with Telemedicine

GlobalMed

When you think of a typical telemedicine visit, you might picture a patient in a rural town communicating with a big-city specialist, or a primary care provider triaging with an emergency room department. But there’s another, less visible realm where telemedicine has transformed costing savings and patient outcomes: correctional facilities.

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Digital Health Gaps in the Pandemic Through the Eyes of Younger Physicians

Health Populi

Many of those who rushed to help on September 11, 2001, are, today, supporting COVID-19 efforts as highlighted in this Wall Street Journal story. . Today, 9/11. our empathy, love and appreciation go out to the heroic front-line health care workers in all generations, from 9/11 to COVID-19.

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Telemedicine is the Future of Obesity Treatment

GlobalMed

Did you know telemedicine is the latest tool being used to combat obesity? Healthcare spending on obesity increased by 29 percent between 2001 and 2015. Telemedicine for Weight Loss Studies Show Positive Results. Some participants were given weekly on-on-one coaching telemedicine sessions with a registered dietitian.

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Correctional Healthcare Is Changing and Here’s Why

GlobalMed

In 2001, a prisoner taken to University Medical Center in Lubbock, Texas took two nurses hostage and assaulted them. . From 2010 to 2018, they saw a ten-fold increase in virtual primary care encounters and a 111% increase in telemedicine specialty encounters. He was shot in the chest and a deputy sheriff was shot in the leg.

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Telehealth and Underserved, Vulnerable Populations: Prisons, Schools, Military, Seniors

Enzyme Health

Learn the tremendous impact telemedicine is having on access to healthcare in correctional facilities, in schools, for the military, and for seniors. Telemedicine in Prisons. Telemedicine was first used in prisons in Florida in the late 1980s, but the technology was limited at the time and the program never gained traction.

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Daniel Nigrin, CIO & SVP of IS, Boston Children’s Hospital, Chapter 4

Health System CIO

I started as CIO in 2001, and I’ve been in that position about 12 years. It was during that fellowship that I pursued my informatics training, and where I really got interested in IT and the intersection of healthcare with IT. Actually, it’s getting close to 13 years. Gamble: I’m sure it’s flown by. Nigrin: It has flown by.