Tag Archives: Telehealth

One consultation was enough to sell me on online doctors

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This time last week, I was writhing in pain. I had a minor surgery a while back that left me susceptible to infections. This doesn't happen very often -- four times over the past decade -- but when it does, it's not fun. One side of my face swells g...

Google and Johnson & Johnson Partners to Develop Advanced Surgical Robots

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Google has signed a deal with Ethicon, a medical devices company owned by Johnson & Johnson, to work on advanced surgical robots that will be a boon to doctors, health care institutions, and...

Google I/O: Google Fit Intro Conference Wisely Shies Away From Health

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Google left out a key word in previewing its Google Fit data-aggregation platform this week: “health.” While Apple played up the “health” angle in announcing its interesting but hardly groundbreaking...

Apple Gives Epic Systems And Mayo Clinic a Bear Hug With HealthKit

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In contrast, however, Epic was notably silent and Mayo returned the lavish praise with a nice firm handshake. All told ‒ fairly odd ‒ and very reflective of the muddy waters of...

Digital Health: Changing Medical Schools Forever

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Anatomy, physiology and introduction to clinical medicine, move over! This year, medical futurist Bertalan Mesko, MD launches a new course, “Disruptive Technologies in Medicine” with Professor Maria...

Digital Health In 2014: The Imperative Of Connectivity

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Build it and they will come. I sense that this may be a guiding principal to digital health. Build a sexy device or a cool app and the democratization of healthcare will magically appear.   And while...
    






Obamacare, Doctor Shortage To Spur $2 Billion Telehealth Market

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The business of treating patients via telehealth in the U.S. will dramatically increase to nearly $2 billion in revenue within five years due to a confluence of events in the health care industry...