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April 2019 Telemedicine News

Enzyme Health

mHealth App for Juvenile Arthritis Patients Shows Promise for Youth Patient-Doctor Relationships. A new Swedish-developed mHealth app called Genia is showing promise at the University of Minnesota for fostering communication between juvenile arthritis patients and their care providers.

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Reuters Health: Telemedicine surging in US but still uncommon

mHealth Insight

“Although telemedicine visits have increased sharply in the U.S. The goal of telemedicine is to help improve access to specialty care, particularly in rural, underserved areas of the country, researchers note in JAMA. In the real world successful mHealth applications were commonplace in 2009.

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CNBC: Why TeleMedicine is a Bust

mHealth Insight

A fascinating article on “Why telemedicine has been such a bust so far” by Christina Farr. mHealth Insights. The first thing that should be obvious about why TeleMedicine is a bust can be seen at a glance. There is no doubt that mHealth has enabled us to evolve from TeleMedicine/Telecare.

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SEARCH is Headed to the West Coast

South Central Telehealth Resource Center

telemedicine, telehealth, eHealth, mHealth, etc.). SEARCH started in 2016 as a small team of academics, researchers, and clinical professionals who met to discuss the need for a society of connected health researchers – free from commercial bias – to prove (or disprove) the benefits of telemedicine.

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What are the implications of Babyl Rwanda's closure for the future of Digital Health in Rwanda?

Lloyd Price

It was launched in 2016 in partnership with the Rwandan government and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. While Babyl Rwanda has closed,other telemedicine platforms are operating in Rwanda, such as Telemedicine Rwanda and MediBox. Visit www.nelsonadvisors.co.uk

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How Telehealth Is Improving Healthcare for Veterans

InTouch Health

The 2016-17 program gave mHealth-enabled tablets to some 6,750 veterans in rural areas across the country. Each tablet came with remote patient monitoring and virtual visit capabilities, and some veterans received additional mHealth devices such as a blood pressure monitor or weight scale. The VA’s Telehealth Tablet Program.

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The Different Types of Telehealth

iSALUS Healthcare

In 2016 the global telehealth market was valued at $2.78 Mobile Health (mHealth) Mobile health is the use of smart devices (smartphones, tablets, etc.), From the upcoming appointment text reminder you received from your family doctor to the post-visit survey from your chiropractor, telehealth is prevalent in today’s tech-based society.