When people think of a typical telemedicine scenario, they often picture a patient who can’t get to a hospital. A soldier wounded in the field, an elderly man with mobility...
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We talk a lot about telemedicine bringing care to rural areas. From the specialist shortage to the raging opioid epidemic, many remote communities and small towns just don’t have the...
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Anyone in the healthcare field knows that the demand for providers is outpacing the supply. Current estimates say the U.S. will be short 122,000 doctors by 2032. While that’s an...
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The American nightmare that is the opioid epidemic affects everyone. More than 130 people die of an overdose every day; every 25 minutes a baby is born suffering from opioid...
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Nearly 20 Americans die from melanoma every day. That’s a dire statistic and a frustrating one, given that the five-year survival rate for people whose melanoma is detected and treated...
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Lately we’ve talked a lot about patient enthusiasm for telemedicine. A new Deloitte report supports that finding, with 57 percent of respondents reporting an interest in telemedicine and virtual health...
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Here’s what an ideal world might look like for older patients and their caregivers. Your father who has Parkinson’s disease dials up his neurologist for his quarterly appointment. Over video...
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Hospitals and universities have something in common: they often go beyond their campuses to help their communities. That’s especially true when they come together in an academic medical center (AMC),...
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A few years ago, former Bisbee, Arizona Mayor Jack Porter had a stroke that left him unable to talk or move his left leg or left arm. At Bisbee’s Copper Queen Community...
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Depending on where you live, healthcare is almost synonymous with high expenses. In the U.S. at least, we now expect that extensive medical treatment – whether that’s chemotherapy, ongoing dialysis...
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