The North East Local Health Integration Network in Ontario, Canada, is
encouraging healthcare providers to adopt video conferencing technology to improve patient care and reduce overall costs.
The network expects video conferencing to enable 30,000 virtual doctor visits in
the region this year.
According to Laura Boston, senior project manager
with the LHIN, telemedicine is more than a simple video link, and can save lives
while improving efficiency.
"There's an electronic stethoscope for
listening to live heart and breath sounds and an ENT light source for examining
the ear, nose and mouth areas," Boston told CBC.
Telemedicine is also
growing in the United States. The Institute for Health Technology Transformation
recently announced it will host the iHT2 Health IT Summit in San Francisco this
coming March.
The summit aims to connect physicians and IT decision
makers to discuss new technologies, solutions and tools available for healthcare
providers deploying mobile patient care and electronic medical records. Using
video conferencing and unified communications, healthcare providers can stay connected with patients, share
patient information for enhanced care and reduce costs associated with redundant
testing or travel.
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