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Virtual Reality Pain Management with Children

Telebehavioral Health Institute

Virtual reality (VR) pain management apps and other technologies have been developing for over a decade to help children struggling with chronic pain conditions and rehabilitation. They reviewed and summarized various programs developed and utilized VR pain management with children. The Hospital for Sick Children.

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Master Guide to Telehealth Statistics for 2019

Enzyme Health

A 2019 survey found that 79% of respondents perceived telemedicine as more convenient in terms of scheduling, 83% felt that the care was as good or better than an in-person visit, and 66% felt personally connected to their telehealth practitioner ( Massachusetts General Hospital ). Telemedicine users are very satisfied with the service.

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Top 3 Benefits of Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) in Solving the Opioid Crisis

DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

In 2019, an estimated 10.1 Better pain management. Before initiating therapy, proper pain assessment and treatment goals must be planned and discussed by health care providers or pain specialists. Emergency department visits for opioid overdoses rose 30% in all parts of the U.S.

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Winter 2019: Healthcare Updates To Know

Advanced Medical Reviews

Dsuvia can be administered to patients under the tongue for pain management, instead of requiring doctors to rely on intravenous routes for pain-relieving drugs like morphine. soldiers suffering from pain on the battlefield, where it can be given to patients quickly and easily.

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Using RPM to manage customized, specialty care between office visits

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

With almost 50% of medical groups reporting no-show rates increasing since 2019, providers can collect meaningful health insights without the patient taking time – often away from work – to travel to the office. Monitoring in between the traditional office visit reduces the potential severity of health outcomes.

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Acupuncture as an Alternative to Opioids

Continue Education Journal

In February 2019, a landmark bill passed the California State Assembly. A large number of soldiers have developed a dependency on pain medication, leaving them at risk for addiction. To counteract this trend, the Army’s Pain Management Task Force has set up small acupuncture pain clinics for troops on the ground.

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Consider: Aging in a Virtual World

Aging in Place Technology Watch

Now there are training programs , VR initiatives for pain management , remote diagnostics , and more VR headset vendors. Most recently and perhaps not surprising, the VR buzz has faded at CES 2019. Made visible, so to speak, by two MIT graduate students , it caught media attention.

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