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Essential Telemedicine Terms Clinicians Should Know

Enzyme Health

Applying for telemedicine jobs and want to stand out? This quick telehealth glossary covers the basic terminology telemedicine clinicians should know. ATA : ATA stands for the American Telemedicine Association and is the prominent professional telemedicine organization in the United States.

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More accolades for Topol as ‘connected health’ gains

Meaningful HIT News

Yes, it was Topol who dropped his stethoscope in the trash on stage at TEDMED 2009 and suggested that the handheld ultrasound should become the standard of care by the time the 200th anniversary of the stethoscope rolled around in 2016. This is not the first time we have heard this idea. A new one will still set you back $7,900.

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A New Proposal for Telecommunications Support & Rethinking "Home Telehealth"

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In December 2009 ATA provided comments to the Federal Communications Commission regarding a proposed national plan for broadband. For healthcare, the thinking was to focus on access to rural health institutions and to the homes of rural residents. The proposed plan called for broadband deployment to focus on rural communities.