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Stroke app aids patient engagement in treatment choices
UK researchers are testing a new iPad app that helps stroke patientshelp decide whether to receive or refuse thrombolysis. Many stroke treatments only work when the stroke is identified early and the
$6M in grants helps states bring telemedicine to poor, rural patients
Six states in the Mississippi Delta region have found an interesting new funding source for telemedicine: The U.S. Department of Agriculture. The USDA just handed out $6 million in telehealth grants
Hospitals tap telehealth for disaster response
Disaster preparedness group the Northern Virginia Hospital Alliance has an mHealth weapon up its sleeve for the next major crisis in the region. It's eCareMobile, a Philips wireless tele-ICU unit,
Telehealth pilots aim to improve stroke treatment, inpatient efficiency
Fairfax, Va.-based Inova Health System, already a telehealth veteran with a six-year-old tele-ICU program, is launching three new telehealth pilot projects this year. The effort got its start with a
Report: Canada could save $730M by 2016 via telehealth
Canadian officials are enamored with their rapidly expanding national telehealth program, according to a new report from Canada Health Infoway. Already growing at 35 percent annually, the national
