Telehealth and Santa Claus
Salt Lake City-based Shriners Hospitals for Children is implementing a new telehealth system. To test it, the hospital invited visitors to participate. Instead of a physician being on the other end of a telehealth connection, it was Santa Claus. I am sure the children loved it. Shriners plans to deploy the telehealth system for orthopedics. […]
Telehealth for Medicare
A bipartisan bill is advancing in the Senate to enable Medicare to fund expanded telehealth for rural areas. The Telehealth Innovation and Improvement Act sounds like a good thing. I have two reservations. First is bureaucracy. The bill would allow The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services to test telehealth services of a hospital through […]
Why the U.S. Pays More Than Other Countries for Drugs
Every single day, 10,000 people turn 65 and sign up for Medicare. The number of Americans covered by Medicare is expected to double to 80 million over the next twenty years. If we continue to spend nearly $10,000 per Medicare enrollee, the bill in twenty years will be $8 trillion. Needless to say, that is unaffordable. […]
iPad Pro for Healthcare
This is the new iPad Pro. The wallpaper is artwork by one of my granddaughers. The new and larger iPad is a joy for reading, surfing, and for most all apps. Two apps can be used side by side. For example, you can have Mail on one half and the Safari browser on the other. […]
Teledentistry for children at risk of tooth decay
Telemedicine is going to touch every aspect of our health. The incredible power of our smartphones and camera technology will make many new things possible. The Finger Lakes in Central New York has a Community Health program using teledentistry to improve dental care for children. Teledentistry can be an excellent alternative for bringing services to children in rural areas where […]
