Telemedicine News
Broadband and wireless mobile technologies to monitor patients
The success of telemedicine heavily depends on its technical ability to securely transmit data over a reliable network, whether it be fixed or wireless. With mobile applications becoming extremely popular, it is no surprise that the healthcare industry is equally seeking new approaches to integrate medical applications on to mobile technology platforms. IEEE HealthCom has begun a new initiative, called Ubiquitous Health (u-Health), which regroups partners from Australia, France, Greece, Korea, Taiwan, and the United States who are seeking to create e-Health applications via wireless mobile technologies. [More]
Benefits of telemedicine to spark wider acceptance
Telemedicine has continued to benefit from the fervent campaigns to promote its usage throughout Europe. While the industry has received a wider acceptance in developing nations, telemedicine has also demonstrated concrete benefits within the European Union and the United States to spur political leaders to more rapidly adopt telemedical practices. [More]
New telemedicine application detects eye condition more rapidly
A major step forward for telemedicine was demonstrated last year with a study showing that remote screening for retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) can be accomplished as effectively as bedside diagnosis, and with potentially greater efficiency. The conclusions of this prospective, multi-centre study called the PhotoROP trial was reaffirmed in early spring 2006 by Dr Moshfeghi, M.D., paediatric retina specialist at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital, USA, who reports that a budding telemedicine network at Packard Children's is allowing him to help even more infants. [More]
