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CNBC: Why TeleMedicine is a Bust

mHealth Insight

mHealth Insights. We’re not dropping the ‘m’ in ‘mHealth’ we’re dropping the ‘Health’ CNBC have it captured well: A MAN IN WHITE COAT WITH A STETHOSCOPE TAPPING AT HIS MOBILE is a perfectly valid and useful depiction of telemedicine today. Healthcare is becoming a Mobile Experience.

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My Favorite Myths About Telemedicine

LinkousThink

Remote monitoring, mHealth applications and telemedicine for emergency response are being deployed in every metropolitan area. Telemedicine is all about video conferencing and, therefore, requires broadband. There are many critical needs and uses of video conferencing in telemedicine. But a live image is not always needed.

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8 benefits of Telehealth

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

By using digital tools, zooming in scans for a close-up or watching self-injection videos, you allow for flexible and direct communication which can improve patient satisfaction. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare. The role of mHealth for improving medication adherence in patients with cardiovascular disease: a systematic review.

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Why telemedicine and remote patient monitoring demand will skyrocket in 2019

Redox

According to Deloitte’s 2018 Survey of US Physicians , only 23% of patients have had video visits and just 14% of physicians have video visit capability. While video visits are only one aspect of telemedicine, these numbers make it clear that the technology still has not reached the point of mass adoption and use.