2005 Archive
Tuesday, October 11, 2005
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Healthcare IT News
Due to a short supply and high demand for wound care nurses, a new study through Partners Telemedicine and Partners Home Care aims to provide better care for at-home patients with leg wounds with the help of a cell phone camera and homecare nurse.
Monday, October 10, 2005
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The Wall Street Journal
For several years now, Partners Home Care has been using digital devices to help with remote diagnosis of patients. A growing number of physicians find themselves relying on handheld devices to provide not only administrative functions but in aiding with patient care.
Thursday, August 18, 2005
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The Broadband Home
Broadband Home reports a summary of issues, messages and solutions discussed during Partners Telemedicine's 2nd Annual Symposium, "The Accelerating Use of Communication Technology in Healthcare", 9/26-27 in Boston. The discussions included the launch of the new Connected Health Initiative where "care follows the patient" in response to the future of communication technology in a changing healthcare system.
Saturday, August 06, 2005
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The Boston Globe
Dermatologists at Brigham & Women's Hopsital and Massachusetts General Hospital will start treating acne patients this month via Web visits that include patients transmitting photos from their digital cameras, in a major test of whether doctors can care for certain patients as successfully over the Internet as in person.
Monday, August 01, 2005
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US News and World Report
Partners Home Care and Partners Telemedicine have seen how the success and popularity of remote monitoring stations used by patients in their homes provides assurance and peace of mind for chronic conditions while severely cutting hospital readmission rates of patients.
Monday, July 11, 2005
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Information Week
Companies can now save more money, improve processes and boost customer service with digital devices that transmit images wirelessly. Partners Telemedicine's Corporate Manager, Douglas McClure, explains how homecare nurses are able to care for a higher number of patients more efficiently and effectively by using the latest cell phone technology.
Thursday, July 07, 2005
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The Washington Post
The use of "telemedicine technologies" allows physicians to use their time more efficiently, to serve more patients and to make life-saving diagnosis' of patients at a distance who might not otherwise have received medical care. Dr. Joseph Kvedar of Partners Telemedicine describes the success of his telemedicine dermatology clinic he performs from Boston with patients on the island of Nantucket.
Monday, June 06, 2005
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Mass High Tech
Major health care providers, like Partners HealthCare Inc., have recently turned to the cell phone for allowing nurses and physicians to monitor patients from miles away from each other. Initially piloted at Partners Telemedicine, author Andrew Needleman describes how the integration of the cell phone camera and web technology offers patients access to quality care from his or her own home and away from the already overburdened and understaffed medical facilities.
Monday, February 07, 2005
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IndyStar
Physicians and patients no longer need be in the same room for consultation and examination. Dr. Joseph Kvedar explains how Telemedicine often offers a viable alternative to costlier programs that require the patient or provider to travel long distances for health care.