LinkousThink

FEBRUARY 1, 2013

Two major developments this week point out the rapidly evolving market in telemedicine both between medical centers and out to consumers. For the first time, the American Heart and Stroke Association issued new guidelines for early stroke treatment endorsing the use of telemedicine. The guidelines support the development of regional networks of stroke centers, acute stroke-ready hospitals and community hospitals.

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Medicine and Technology

JANUARY 30, 2013

For the next few days, you'll be able to follow updates from the ACEHP annual conference by searching for the #ACEHP13 hashtag on Twitter. If you're new to Twitter, here are the basic steps: 1. Create a Twitter account. 2. Go to: [link] 3. Enter "#acehp13" (without quotes) into the search box (or click directly on this link: [link] ) 4. Follow the tweets and join the conversation.

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LinkousThink

JANUARY 31, 2013

In a recent column in the New York Times Ray Bilton wrote about his experience at the Consumer Electronic Show (CES) and the changed emphasis of the products on display away from technical specifications to design elements. He states: “ I don’t care about the technology inside the technology anymore. It just works — for the most part — and therefore consumers no longer need to think about it.

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