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Xerox Invests in HealthSpot To Accelerate Deployment of Telehealth Kiosks

by Fred Pennic 11/12/2014 Leave a Comment

Rite Aid to Test HealthSpot Telehealth Kiosks in Ohio Stores

 Xerox announced today it is investing in HealthSpot Inc., a pioneer in patient and provider driven healthcare technologies. HealthSpot’s telehealth platform allows patients to interface via Skype with nationally recognized doctors and healthcare professionals in a 40-square-foot telehealth kiosk. The average visit takes just 15 minutes, offering patients convenient and affordable access to doctors. The terms of the investment were not disclosed. Investment Details With Xerox’s investment,
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Rite Aid to Test HealthSpot Telemedicine Kiosks in Ohio Stores

by Jasmine Pennic 11/07/2014 Leave a Comment

Rite Aid to Test HealthSpot Telehealth Kiosks in Ohio Stores

Rite Aid Corporation announced on Friday it will pilot HealthSpot's enclosed telemedicine kiosks in select Ohio stores. The partnership marks the first major partnership with a nationwide pharmacy chain for the Dublin, OH based telehealth startup. The initial pilot markets for Rite Aid are Cleveland, Akron, Canton, Dayton and Springfield. Rite Aid customers who use the telemedicine kiosk will be able to connect with a network of physicians including staff at the Cleveland Clinic and other
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93% of Telehealth Video Calls Replaced Doctor Visits

by HITC Staff 10/28/2014 2 Comments

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93 percent of all telehealth video calls with First Stop Health doctors avoided expensive and time-consuming trips to doctors' offices or emergency rooms, according to recent analysis conducted by telehealth and advocacy service provider First Stop Health. These medically unnecessary office and ER visits would have cost an average of $103 and $1,067, respectively, according to a fee schedule published by physicianspractice.com. Given that the average family of four goes to the doctor about 14
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VA Demos Telehealth Scheduling System to Representatives

by HITC Staff 10/24/2014 Leave a Comment

On Thursday, representatives from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) met with the Veteran Service Organizations (VSO) at the Washington VA Medical Center for a hands-on demonstration of the VA's new Clinical Video Telehealth scheduling system. The solution went live last month and is intended to improve how VA employees schedule future telehealth appointments.  Telehealth rapidly is becoming a popular option, particularly for Veterans who do not have a VA health care facility close to
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Panasonic Launches Tablet-based Telehealth Service for Seniors

by Jasmine Pennic 10/21/2014 Leave a Comment

Panasonic Launches Tablet-based Telehealth Service for Seniors

Panasonic Corporation announced it will launch a tablet-based telehealth service in November called On4Today, a non-clinical telehealth service provided to long-term care and assisted living facilities. Designed as an 'always on' service, On4Today bridges potential communication gaps between assisted living facility residents and their families, friends and care providers. It delivers connectivity and easy-to-use communications intended to improve staff efficiencies, reduce anxiety for
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Google Offers Telehealth Visits with Doctors When You Search for Symptoms

by Fred Pennic 10/13/2014 Leave a Comment

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According to the Pew Research Center, 59% of U.S. adults say they use the Internet to research and gather health information. Approximately 35% of those adults end up using the information they find to diagnose themselves. To solve this problem growing trend of self-diagnosers, Google is reportedly testing a Helpouts- style feature that offers video chats with doctors when consumers search for symptoms/conditions online, Endgaget first reports. The feature was first revealed when one Reddit
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VA Telehealth Visits Tops Over 2 Million in 2014

by Jasmine Pennic 10/13/2014 Leave a Comment

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The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) today announced that its national telehealth programs accounted for more than 2 million telehealth visits during fiscal year 2014. The total represents more than 690k veterans, accounting 12 percent of the overall veteran population. With approximately 55 percent of veterans living in rural areas with limited access to VA healthcare services, telehealth is quickly become a viable option of healthcare. Currently, there are more than 44 clinical
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U. of New Mexico Health Awarded $15M for Telehealth Project

by Jasmine Pennic 10/10/2014 Leave a Comment

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Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Innovation Center (CMS) has awarded the department of Neurosurgery at the University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center (UNMH) $15,120,767 for a new telehealth project, AP reports. The project will provide 30 hospitals throughout the state with around the clock remote access to emergency neurological and neurosurgical consultations conducted by medical experts based at the UNM Medical Center in Albuquerque. Each hospital will be provided with the
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Doctor On Demand and SeeChange Health Partner to Deliver Telemedicine to Employers

by Jasmine Pennic 10/08/2014 1 Comment

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SeeChange Health, a leader in clinically driven health improvement as an enterprise service, announced that it is integrating Doctor On Demand, a healthcare service that provides Video Visits with board-certified physicians via smartphones, tablets or desktop computers, into its FlyWheel health improvement platform. Employers will now easily be able to offer the convenient and affordable Doctor On Demand telemedicine service to their members with a single sign on through the FlyWheel portal.
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Philips Telehealth Apps Receives 510(k) Clearance for New Digital Health Platform

by Jasmine Pennic 10/02/2014 Leave a Comment

The Philips eCareCompanion telehealth application

Royal Philips has announced its telehealth apps eCareCoordinator and eCareCompanion  have received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). A part of Philips Hospital to Home's suite of telehealth programs, eCareCoordinator and eCareCompanion are focused on patient care within the home and are the first clinical applications to be available through the cloud-based digital health platform, which Philips announced in collaboration with Salesforce.com earlier this summer.
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