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Telehealth improves chronic care for underserved patients
Using state-of-the-art telehealth technology, a New Mexico-based program has been able to partner with primary-care providers in underserved areas to provide specialty care to patients with a variety
More docs are using video chat for routine follow-up visits
A full 7 percent of physicians are using video-conferencing to talk with patients, according to new data released by Manhattan Research, from its 2011 Taking the Pulse study. Most interesting,
Treat depression to improve diabetic outcomes
It's a patient's mental state, not his blood glucose, that clinicians should tackle first, researchers found in a study just published online in the journal Medical Care. That's the upshot of a
AT&T ForHealth services aim to reduce costs, bolster care
Should AT&T's ( NYSE: T ) foray into the healthcare sector--announced yesterday, but covered nearly two weeks ago by FierceHealthIT's Neil Versel--prove successful, what exactly does that mean for
Could telemedicine help address primary-care shortages?
One of the big issues in healthcare, both here and abroad, is access. There simply aren't enough primary-care physicians to go around, and the shortage is projected to get worse . "Healthcare has
SPOTLIGHT: Home telehealth, vitals monitoring cuts admissions for heart failure
A home-based interactive telehealth system with motivational support tools built in was able to reduce hospitalization rates by two-thirds, cut inpatient days by nearly three-fourths and
SPOTLIGHT: AT&T wins $27 million telehealth contract
AT&T's $27 million contract to provide Managed Network Service to the University of California's California Telehealth Network (CTN) is another sign that service providers are finding a new
