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ATA 2009 Preliminary Program Available!
ATA 2009 offers over 250 presentations including scientific poster & keynotes by health technology professionals from around the world.  It also features over 200 exhibitors, demonstrating how the latest telemedicine products and services can improve access, quality and efficiency.
 
ATA Submits Request for Additional Medicare Reimbursement
ATA has formally requested several CPT codes to be added to the list of medical services that can receive reimbursement under Medicare. The request, submitted to the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), asked for approval of codes related to providing services to patients residing in skilled nursing facilities. The agency will consider the request and include their response in their annual physician fee schedule announcement in late summer of this year.


2008 ATA Mid-Year Meeting Presentations Now Online 
The 2008 Mid-Year Meeting (September 15 & 16, 2008) combined two great topics Pediatric Telehealth and Home Healthcare & Remote Monitoring.  Copies of powerpoint presentations from the meeting are now available.


Telemedicine Networks Map
ATA has been developing an inventory of existing medical center-based telemedicine networks. There are approximately 200 such networks operating in the United States, linking over 2,500 institutions nationwide. The type of services provided as well as network configuration varies considerably. These networks do not include many other categories of telemedicine such as medical call centers, home telehealth, remote monitoring or outsourced clinical services.


Telemedicine Buyer's Guide
Are you in the market for telemedicine?   The ATA Buyer's Guide is a list of member companies who have products and services in the telemedicine industry.

     Hot Topic Webinar: 
Health Care Reform - What’s in Store
With all the talk about health care reform, what will the impact be? ATA presents a webinar with noted health policy expert Dr. Judy Feder, who discusses prospects for health care reform and possible impacts. With the potential for significant changes in the health care system, this webinar provides crucial information for anyone in the health care field. This webinar is available to ATA Members for free in the Members-Only Section.  
 

For World's Sick, Care Via E-Mail
A Washington Post story on Lord and Lady Swinfen, who run the Swinfen Charitable Trust, a telemedicine charity that uses e-mail to link sick people in poor, remote or dangerous parts of the world with hundreds of medical specialists in some of the world's finest hospitals.
 

Hot Topic Webinar:
The Impact of The Current Economic Climate On Telemedicine And Related HIT
Christopher McFadden, Managing Director of Healthcare Principal Investments for Goldman Sachs, provides observations and information pertaining to the current economy and its effect on public and private investments, reimbursement and the growth of telemedicine and related HIT services.

 
Google the flu as it spreads this season
Google has found that certain search terms are good indicators of flu activity. Google Flu Trends uses aggregated Google search data to estimate flu activity in your state up to two weeks faster than traditional flu surveillance systems.
 

Telemedicine in the News

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