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Telemedicine - 2010 & 2011 - Part 1 Public Policy

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For telemedicine, 2010 appears to have been a watershed year - the point when many in charge of government healthcare programs finally started to seriously consider the benefits of such technology. Speeches in 2010 by the head of Medicare in the U.S.

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I will no longer say “turning the corner” when it comes to telemedicine

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physicians and reported a first quarter profit for 2011 of $3.7 Medical systems are integrating remote health care into the normal delivery of care. For example, Epocrates, an online and mhealth drug interaction application is used by 1.3 million health professionals including 45% of U.S.