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Spain's Telefónica latest telecom to enter e-health realm

Yet another multinational telecommunications firm has taken the plunge into health IT. Spain-based Telefónica last week launched its global e-health unit, which the company says will

Telehealth continues rapid growth even as reimbursement lags

As readers of FierceMobileHealthcare know well, telehealth is booming. Telecommunications firms are tripping over each other trying to get a piece of this fast-growing market, and smartphones, of

Study: Home telehealth, vitals monitoring cuts admissions for heart failure

A home-based interactive telehealth system with motivational support tools built in was able to reduce hospitalization rates by two-thirds, cut inpatient days by nearly three-fourths and

Mobile devices, virtual reality help treat fibromyalgia patients in Spain

Mobile devices and virtual reality hold promise as a psychological treatment for chronic pain due to fibromyalgia, Spanish researchers say. The three-step process starts with the evaluation of pain

SPOTLIGHT: Mobile Clinical Assistant boosts nurse efficiency

Here's an interesting case study that needs to be taken with a grain of salt because it's from a vendor: Panasonic says that a deployment of tablet-like devices in a Spanish hospital has helped

WoHIT: Communication, information sharing called key to telemed success

Telemedicine has been an important part of radiology in Europe for more than a decade, and the technology has proven itself as a way of reaching patients in rural and remote areas, of increasing