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Telemedicine market to hit $2.5B by 2018
The telemedicine market is expected to achieve "significant" growth in the next few years, from $736 million in 2011 to $2.5 billion in 2018, according to a new study by WinterGreen Research.
Telemedicine, mHealth will connect with EHRs when providers are motivated
In a discussion at the recent American Telemedicine Association (ATA) conference, panelists bewailed the absence of electronic health record vendors from the meeting, according to a post in NHIN ...
Telehealth brings the virtual classroom to rural providers
New research shows a telehealth network is an effective way to conduct certification courses in chemotherapy biotherapy to oncology nurses living in rural areas--but most say they'd rather do their
Telehealth tech gets smaller, cheaper; docs remain wary
The devices are getting smaller and the technology's getting cheaper--but barriers to mHealth have pretty much stayed the same. At this week's meeting of the American Telemedicine Association in San
U.S. telemedicine efforts lacking
Patient outcomes would improve--and at a much lower cost--if only the United States would embrace telemedicine, says Vijay Govindarajan, Professor of International Business at the Tuck School of
7 health systems combine to form virtual healthcare network
Accountable care is the driving force behind a new Midwest-based virtual healthcare network that comprises seven health systems and a medical college. The network--dubbed Quality Health
Expert: Telemedicine doesn't have to be expensive
Physicians should get more involved in telemedicine, enterprise software expert and former technology company executive Shahid Shah said recently on his Health IT Guy blog . And they don't
Despite wider acceptance, barriers to robotic telemedicine remain
Regulatory and financial barriers continue to hinder adoption of robotic telemedicine in emergency and critical care medicine, according to a new study in the January/February edition of Telemedicine
Nurses: Communication, personal relationships key to eICU success
Telehealth visits might be virtual, but to be most effective they also should be personal, critical care nurses said in a recent survey published in the American Journal of Critical Care. Most nurses
Remote patient monitoring market to hit $295M by 2015
New research from Frost & Sullivan predicts that remote patient monitoring will continue to play a significant role in transforming healthcare. In fact, it says the market for remote monitoring
