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Telemedicine advances are one of the “Top 10 health stories from Arizona in the past 125 years”

By Nancy Rowe on Jun 04, 2015

Congratulations to The Arizona Republic on its 125 years of publishing in Arizona. As part of its anniversary celebration, the newspaper compiled several historical Top 10 lists, including “Top 10 Health Stories from Arizona in the past 125 years,” by Ken Alltucker.  

The list includes the 1918 flu pandemic, Arizona’s Medicaid launch, the state’s first heart-transplant surgery, formation of an early multi-hospital system (Samaritan Health, now Banner Health), hosting of a tuberculosis colony in the 1920s and 30s, producing and testing scorpion anti-venom, pioneering brain surgery, making strides in genomic medicine research, the Affordable Care Act, and telemedicine advances.

Telehealth doctor speaking with patients

Tuba City Embraces Telehealth for Diabetes Prevention and Care

By Dominika Heusinkveld on May 21, 2015

In rural areas, telemedicine offers patients the opportunity to get specialty health services and physician consultations without the need for extensive travel. Rural telemedicine may be the great equalizer for rural populations, which typically experience reduced services and less favorable health outcomes compared to populations served by large medical centers.

Dr. Ronald S. Weinstein with Dr. Jeffrey R. Lisse

Dr. Ronald S. Weinstein Welcomes Dr. Jeffrey R. Lisse as the New Medical Director of the Arizona Telemedicine Program

By Jane Erikson on May 07, 2015

Jeffrey R. Lisse, MD, professor of medicine and medical director of the University of Arizona Arthritis Center’s Osteoporosis Program, has been named medical director of the Arizona Telemedicine Program.

Arizona Telemedicine Program T-Health Institute hosting Arizona SciTech

Arizona Telemedicine Program and Arizona SciTech Forge Statewide STEM Connections

By Debbie Gubernick on Apr 23, 2015

The Arizona Telemedicine Program (ATP), a national leader in providing broadband telemedicine services, recently embraced a partnership with Arizona SciTech that has amplified STEM outreach efforts throughout the Grand Canyon State.

In February 2015, ATP collaborated with Arizona SciTech to produce the 2015 Arizona SciTech kickoff event, a virtual press conference. The event, itself a STEM tour de force, connected nine locations across the state, giving communities from Clarkdale to Safford the opportunity to highlight their upcoming STEM events. With the participation of seven mayors, the teleconference made a powerful statement about the importance of STEM in Arizona.

Copper Queen Community Hospital

Telemedicine Helps Arizona Hospital Survive the Rural Hospital Closure Trend

By Jane Erikson on Apr 09, 2015

At a time when small rural hospitals are increasingly closing their doors, Bisbee’s Copper Queen Community Hospital is bucking the trend.

One can point to a number of reasons why the 14-bed critical access hospital, 10 miles north of the Arizona-Mexico border, is able to maintain a healthy bottom line. One reason is Copper Queen’s robust use of telemedicine.

Patient meeting with doctor via telemedicine

Telemedical Care: What Patients Think

By Nancy Rowe on Mar 26, 2015

I was vacationing in a tiny, remote mountain town on the east coast last summer when I became ill. It was a Sunday evening and the local urgent care center didn’t open until the next morning. I didn’t want to wait 15 hours for urgent care, and I didn’t want to be driven to the regional ER, where I might have to wait a long time to be seen—and might be exposed to something contagious while in the waiting room.

FDA Guidance and telemedicine device

FDA Issues Cybersecurity Guidelines for Connected Medical Devices

By Mike Keeling on Mar 12, 2015

Internet and Wirelessly Connected Medical Devices (“Devices”) are a cybersecurity concern of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as evidenced by guidance it issued in October 2014. The FDA Guidance does not have the force of law—but is highly influential in the medical device industry. Likely, failure of compliance will delay or prevent FDA approvals of such Devices.

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