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Portugal showcases national telehealth plan with patients at the center

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The plan was launched in early November 2019 by the Shared Services of the Portuguese Ministry of Health (SPMS) to advance telehealth, by elaborating on a ­current vision of the field in the country and defining strategic axes for the 2019-2022 term. The education of healthcare professionals must include digital health.

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Why telemedicine and remote patient monitoring demand will skyrocket in 2019

Redox

Is 2019 the year we see telemedicine take the leap? A quick search will provide you with hundreds of wonderfully SEO optimized articles outlining the differences between telehealth, telemedicine, telecare, remote patient monitoring…. As you might expect, this being healthcare and all, there isn’t one definition of “telemedicine”.