Tips from board-certified dermatologists Consumer demand for virtual health care has exploded during the COVID-19 pandemic. Thanks to telemedicine, patients with new concerns and those with chronic conditions can have an appointment with a board-certified physician from the comfort and safety of their homes. According to dermatologists from the American Academy of Dermatology — a… Continue reading How to Prepare for a Telemedicine Appointment
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Telemedicine and Your Skin Health
As coronavirus cases continue to rise, people are sheltering in place to slow its spread. However, many people still need care from a board-certified dermatologist. To keep patients safe and conserve personal protective equipment — such as masks, gowns, and gloves — many dermatologists are seeing patients virtually through telemedicine. Here’s an overview from the… Continue reading Telemedicine and Your Skin Health
Is Telemedicine The Best Choice for KIds?
Doctors who have “telemedicine” visits with pediatric patients prescribe antibiotics more often than do urgent-care clinics or regular office visits, according to new research. Many health insurance companies offer coverage for “direct-to-consumer” telemedicine visits, in which people use their personal devices to connect with doctors. These types of visits are becoming more common for both… Continue reading Is Telemedicine The Best Choice for KIds?
Telemedicine, Changing the Face of Healthcare
Advancements in technology are dramatically changing the world of medicine as we know it, and medical professionals worldwide are utilizing this rapidly evolving landscape to achieve and innovate the way we stay healthy. One vein of medicine that is really maximizing the potential of these advancements, while changing the face of healthcare, is telemedicine. The… Continue reading Telemedicine, Changing the Face of Healthcare
Telemedicine Increases Life Expectancy for Some Heart Patients
Telemedicine management of heart-failure patients reduces hospitalizations, prolongs life and works equally well in rural and urban settings, European investigators say. Results from the study by researchers at Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin were published in the journal The Lancet. As part of a research and development project entitled “Health Region of the Future North Brandenburg… Continue reading Telemedicine Increases Life Expectancy for Some Heart Patients
Telemedicine Could Fight Diabetes-Related Blindness
Eye exams using telemedicine could help patients in the U.S. who see them as an easy way to visit the eye doctor. And that could have significant health results: in England and Wales, diabetic retinopathy is no longer the leading cause of blindness there. Similar e-health programs could grow stateside, where diabetic retinopathy remains the… Continue reading Telemedicine Could Fight Diabetes-Related Blindness
Telemedicine and Sleep Specialists
Experts are backing the use of telemedicine by board-certified sleep medicine specialists in the treatment of sleep disorders. A new position paper published by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine presents recommendations for sleep specialists to consider when integrating sleep telemedicine into their practice “The integration of telemedicine in sleep medicine practices across the country… Continue reading Telemedicine and Sleep Specialists
Telemedicine Screening for Diabetic Retinopathy
A telemedicine program to screen for a leading cause of blindness called diabetic retinopathy found the condition in about one in five people screened, according to a study published online in November 2014 by JAMA Ophthalmology. The program took place at urban clinics and a pharmacy predominantly serving racial/ethnic minority and uninsured patients with diabetes.… Continue reading Telemedicine Screening for Diabetic Retinopathy
Update on Telehealth
By Miles E. Drake, Jr., MD
“Telehealth” or “telemedicine” have been used more or less interchangeably over the past 50 years to describe the provision of health care services and exchange of health information by electronic means. The initial concept of telephonic and later computer-based medical interaction and education was defined by the Institute of Medicine as “the use of electronic information and communications technologies to provide and support health care when distance separates participants”.