Telemedicine news and information

The Louisiana corrections agency reversed course on a contract that provides telemedicine-enabled medical care for inmates in state prisons. Legislators had complained when the state Department of Corrections chose a Texas firm to provide the services to replace LSU.
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Building on its success from the past 10 years, Project ECHO has established a national institute to replicate its model of using “telementoring” to improve the expertise of primary-care clinicians so they can better treat patients with chronic...
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The Southern Tier Regional Economic Development Council (Binghamton, N.Y.) approved an initiative Thursday that would allow healthcare providers in the eight-county New York region to apply for $2.5 million in funding for telemedicine and mobile technology acquisition and training.
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Building on its success from the past 10 years, Project ECHO has established a new national institute to replicate its model of using “telementoring” to improve the expertise of primary-care clinicians so they can better serve patients with chronic conditions in underserved areas.
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Abortion opponents are asking the Iowa Board of Medicine to make adjustments in state policy that will end medical abortions using telemedicine, according to a leader of the Iowa Right to Life organization.
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Louisiana's corrections department is contracting with a Texas company for telemedicine services for prisoners, rather than continuing to use the LSU health system for such care, lawmakers were told Friday.
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Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana this fall will offer members of a new health insurance plan the ability to consult their doctors via their iPads, iPhones, Android devices and webcam-equipped PCs. It’s the first time the state’s largest health insurer will offer a telehealth...
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Humana is piloting a new technology in Ohio aimed at improving physician interaction with patients with congestive heart failure. The company is rolling out telehealth to 450 Ohio congestive heart failure patients covered under Humana's Medicare Advantage plan.
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For more than a decade, telemedicine services have been available to Montana patients and providers thanks to a growing network of fiber-optic lines, IP addresses and, perhaps most essentially, increased trust and enthusiasm in a system that turns traditional healthcare on its head.
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Like telematics in auto insurance, telehealth in health insurance provides an opportunity for insurers to have a closer dialogue with their policyholders and better manage their risk of loss. And it's growing at a similar rate: This week, three prominent insurers announced new telehealth...
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