WASHINGTON--Sen. Tom Udall (D-Utah) anticipates introducing a bill this spring to make it easier for physicians to practice telemedicine in many states instead of applying for a separate license for each state.
Removing Telemedicine Barriers
The NY Times article below outlines how easy it is to get into video conferencing systems. However these systems are not inheritly insecure. It is a matter of implementation, policy and procedures. Ensure you have all the information prior to implementing these systems on the cheap. Alternatively a monitoring and management service can be used to ensure these systems are safe and stay safe. Med-RT's managed service provides a high level of reliability, security and support. See Endpoint Management Service
The most powerful finding: Remote monitoring reduced mortality rates by 45 percent. Other data was pretty convincing as to telehealth's value, as well, as the study showed that such interventions:
Read more: Study: Telehealth cuts patient deaths by 45% - FierceMobileHealthcare
Suicide is on the increase in rural America--nowhere so much as in western mountain states like Idaho, Wyoming and New Mexico. Mental health professionals attribute it in part to cutbacks in Medicaid funding, to the recession and to the culture of the rural West.
After missing the Q4, 2010 estimated launch date, the Cisco Cius is supposed to be released this summer, 2011.
The Cisco Cius™ (Figure 1) is a mobile collaboration tablet built for business. It is designed to help organizations capitalize on the value of mobility by enabling anywhere, anytime access to important business features:
• Campus mobility with IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n, and broad mobility with 3G (4G planned) cellular support
• High-resolution multi-touch color display with an intuitive user interface
• High-definition (HD) video with Cisco TelePresence™ solution interoperability
• Virtual desktop client integration (VDI) and cloud computing
• Full range of Cisco Collaboration and Unified Communication applications
• Open access to the Google Android Market with appropriate IT controls
• Expanded Android applications for business, linking Cisco Collaboration APIs through a software developer kit (SDK)
• Accessories, sold separately, which include base stations for enhanced capabilities and carrying cases for stylish yet functional protection while mobile
Figure 1. Cisco Cius™
You can see a demo of the Cius here. Skip to about 3 minutes to see it actually working.
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