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Doctors Go Digital
May 15, 2001
A new three-physician ear, nose and throat practice
that has opted to use leading edge information technology to become the
first practice in the nation to be "paperless." This integration of
technology and healthcare has eliminated or reduced many of the
inefficiencies and administrative bottlenecks that plague most doctor's
offices; allowing the doctors to spend more time and energy on the
practice of medicine.
Two
Years of Medicare Reimbursement of Telemedicine: A
Post-Mortem
May 4, 2001
A new document on the Telemedicine Information
Exchange's (TIE's) Legal Issues page shows the sad state of Medicare
reimbursement for telemedicine. Two Years of HCFA Reimbursement for
Telemedicine: A Post-Mortem is the result of research by TIE research
associate, Glenn Wachter. He was able to retrieve some data on actual
numbers for HCFA reimbursement of telemedicine for 1999-2000, with tables
showing numbers for telemedicine reimbursement compared to total Medicare
reimbursement.
Virtual Visits Aid Preemie Parents
December 12, 2000
Stephanie and Mark Bishop can visit their tiny premature daughter in the hospital, talk to her nurses and become fluent in the scary-sounding medical jargon that fills the neonatal intensive ...
Telemedicine
Use Growing, But Slowly
July 24, 2000
An American Medical News Web indicating that the number of doctors and hospitals delivering care via telemedicine is likely to stay small until reimbursement issues and other obstacles are addressed.
Say
'Aaaaah' To Telemed
July 3, 2000
Eight-year-old Hayley Clevenger lives in remote Hart, Texas. When she has an earache, she is usually checked by a pediatrician from Texas Tech's Health Sciences Center in Lubbock, 65 miles away. It isn't a long drive to the doctor, though. Hayley just goes to see school nurse Retta Knox, who looks in her ear with a standard otoscope-that's attached to a hand-held camera ...
Telehome Care
April 5, 2000
An NBC news report regarding the growing
acceptance and use of telemedicine for home health care. A technological
advance is giving new meaning to the words "house call." Americans
who need their health monitored regularly are finding a lifeline at the
end of a phone line.
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