telemedicine
HIMSS23
Houston Fire Department Associate Medical Director Michael Gonzalez explains how telemedicine technologies are aiding essential prehospital management of EMS patients.
A study in JAMA Network Open tracking telemedicine visits pre- and post-pandemic across the VA reveals increasing inequities between rural and urban communities.
Rock Health’s 2022 Digital Health Consumer Adoption Survey also found non-video telehealth offerings have become more popular.
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The company seeks to meet the rising demand for specialised care across Southeast Asia.
Telemedicine use has declined since the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. Providers can rethink how they use telehealth to get the most out of the modality and improve care.
It is offering free two-week access to the FibriCheck feature on its app for the first 100,000 users.
It now seeks to scale its preventive care service across India.
It plans to launch 100 more e-clinics in the next 12 months.
HIMSS22 APAC
The Digital Innovation Showcase saw five startups pitching their solutions to a panel of judges and healthcare industry professionals from the APAC region.
According to the report, higher family incomes, more education, race and Hispanic origin were factors related to increased telemedicine use.