Tele-ICUs Cut Costs for Critical Care Patients

According to a study by the New England Healthcare Institute and the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative, widespread use of telemedicine technology in intensive care units could save 350 patient lives and more than US $122 million annually in Massachusetts, The report — titled ‘Critical Care, Critical Choices: The Case for Tele-ICUs in Intensive Care’ examined data from a demonstration project at the University of Massachusetts Memorial Medical Center and two Massachusetts community hospitals.

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Armenian Association of Telemedicine to Deliver Specialty Teleconsultations

Armenian Association of Telemedicine (AATM) announced the launch of its new telemedicine project aimed to establish a fully functional telemedicine connection between a primary health care facility in Stepanakert, Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR), and AATM central office, Yerevan, Armenia.

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Intel helps enable healthcare access to rural people

Working with the Government of Karnataka, Intel has successfully put into operation a joint tele-medicine initiative at the Angodu Primary Health Care center and Harihara Taluk Hospital that paves the way for the extension of healthcare benefits to the rural population of Karnataka.

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Apollo hospitals partners Aircel to launch the first tele-healthcare delivery on mobile

Apollo Hospitals Group has announced the launch of its first Tele Healthcare delivery,

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Zargis to provide Ontario Telemedicine Network with remote stethoscope solution

Zargis Medical Corp, a majority-owned subsidiary of Speedus Corp, had announced that it has signed an agreement with the Ontario Telemedicine Network (OTN) providing for the delivery and testing of Zargis

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Telemedicine Solution expands the reach of Psychiatric care into rural hospitals

The South Carolina Department of Mental Health (DMH) in Columbia is delivering timely, high-quality mental healthcare to remote emergency departments (EDs) statewide using a video communications network powered by Polycom, Inc. [Nasdaq: PLCM].

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Smart Healthcare through ICT-Apollo and Cisco join hands

Apollo Hospitals, Asia’s one of the largest health care providers, and Cisco has announced an alliance to help transform health care through Information and Communications Technology (ICT).

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Delhi to get HIV/AIDS tele-medicine facility

A tele-medicine facility for HIV infected patients is being set up on a pilot basis in the Center of Excellence, Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi.

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North Korea Teams up with WHO to Launch Telemedicine Network

With the help of the World Health Organization, North Korea formally launched a medical videoconferencing network that will connect smaller, rural medical facilities with specialists at Kim Man Yu hospital in the capital Pyongyang.

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World’s Smallest, Lightest Telemedicine Microscope Invented

Aydogan Ozcan, a UCLA engineer, has created a miniature microscope, the world’s smallest and lightest for telemedicine applications.

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US Navy Implementing World’s Largest Telepharmacy System

The US Navy is in the midst of what’s billed as the largest telepharmacy implementation in history to help ease a shortage of pharmacists throughout the service.

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AT&T Nabs Contract To Help Support California Telehealth Network

The University of California selected AT&T for a three-year, USD 27 million contract to build a telecommunications system for the California Telehealth Network.

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Med-e-Tel 2010 – Annual, international Telemedicine and eHealth Forum taking place on 14-16 April 2010 in Luxembourg

The 8th edition of Med-e-Tel, the International eHealth, Telemedicine and Health ICT Forum, will take place on 14-16 April 2010 at Luxexpo, the Luxembourg Exhibition and Congress Center.

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