Telemedicine involves monitoring patients, exchanging medical information and analyzing the results of various clinical exams. These exams are examined and handed digitally, giving invaluable support to traditional medicine. Telemedicine is already used worldwide, in a very safe and legal manner, complying with medical legislation and standards. With the utilization of data technologies that add quality and speed within the exchange of information, doctors can make decisions with greater agility and precision. Through telemedicine, specialists can access exams from anywhere within their practice jurisdiction, using platforms such as computers and mobile devices, like smartphones and tablets. This article provides an overview of 6 essential telemedicine books that are useful to help those interested in telemedicine improve their understanding of the field.
The Arizona Telemedicine Program Blog, Category: mHealth
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act was signed into law by President Trump on March 27, 2020 in response to the COVID-19 public health emergency. The CARES Act provided $200 million to the FCC to support healthcare providers in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. On April 2, 2020 the FCC announced its COVID-19 Telehealth Program which provides funding of up to $1 million per applicant to “purchase telecommunications, information services, and connected devices to provide connected care services in response to the coronavirus pandemic.” As of April 29, 2020, the FCC has already awarded 30 applicants from 15 states funding totaling $13,700,581. The average amount awarded is $456,686, with individual funding awards ranging from $26,180 to the maximum of $1,000,000. Per the FCC order, “this funding opportunity will remain available until the funding is expended or the COVID-19 pandemic has ended,” and “applicants that have exhausted initially awarded funding may request additional support.”
Since the founding of the United States of America, we have made significant strides in advancing health justice, but the accompanying fight to ensure that every individual has a fair opportunity to achieve their optimal level of health is shaping up to be one of the defining challenges of our time. One of the major barriers to accomplishing this goal is the lingering presence of health inequalities — the differences in health and health care between population groups that occur across the life course and in many dimensions, including race/ethnicity, socioeconomic status, age, location, gender, disability status and sexual orientation.
The percent of eligible Arizona prescribers EPCS enabled is 23 percent above the national average as of February 2020. Learn what EPCS is and how it benefits both patients and providers statewide.
On January 30, the World Health Organization (WHO) categorized the 2019 Novel Corona Virus COVID- 19 disease outbreak “a public health emergency, of international concern, day after day “hitting closer to home.”
But on February 28 edition of Tech Trends offered more than a glimmer of hope: