Articles Tagged With: telemedicine
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Telemedicine Program Helps Manage Postpartum Hypertension
A new study shows the benefits of developing a case management program to monitor women with pregnancy-related hypertension. Researchers found evidence of high compliance, retention, and patient satisfaction with a postpartum remote hypertension monitoring protocol.
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Options Considered for Access to Medication Abortion
As restrictions of clinic access to abortion mount, some women may seek internet access to services. Research indicates that women seeking medication abortion drugs online choose to do so because of barriers to clinic access in states with and without restrictive abortion laws. The choice also can happen when women prefer to self-manage their abortion rather than receive clinical care.
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Telemedicine sees rapid growth
Almost all major healthcare systems are adopting some form of telehealth, and it is rapidly becoming a standard of care, says David A. Fleming, MD, MA, MACP, director of University of Missouri’s Center for Health Ethics in Columbia.
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Imagery for Improving Quality of Life Among Breast Cancer Survivors
This randomized study demonstrated that an imagery program delivered either live or via telemedicine could improve quality of life in breast cancer survivors compared to a wait list group.
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21st century tools: Telehomecare cuts staff costs, gathers quality information
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News Briefs
The Journal of the American College of Surgeons (JACS) devoted its June 2007 issue to a quality measurement program called the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (ACS NSQIP). -
Telemedicine payments are gaining ground
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Creating a global network: Hopkins, Lucent reach out and treat someone
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Telemedicine networks may lead to fraud