Center for Health Transformation Releases White Paper on Value of Telemedicine and the Role of Telephonic Medical Consults.
HEALTH AND BEAUTY CLOSE-UP-29 February 2008-Center for Health Transformation Releases White Paper on Value of Telemedicine and the Role of Telephonic Medical Consults(C)2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com A position paper validating the importance of telemedicine and the role of telephonic medical consults to improve access, lower costs...

My Healthy Access Inks Pact with NuPhysicia.
HEALTH AND BEAUTY CLOSE-UP-25 June 2008-My Healthy Access Inks Pact with NuPhysicia(C)2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com My Healthy Access, a provider of retail healthcare services, announced that MyHA has executed a Master Teaming Agreement with NuPhysicia. The agreement calls for NuPhysicia to provide telemedicine consultations...

Ericsson and Apollo Hospitals to Bring Mobile Healthcare to Rural India.
HEALTH AND BEAUTY CLOSE-UP-9 June 2008-Ericsson and Apollo Hospitals to Bring Mobile Healthcare to Rural India(C)2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com Ericsson and Apollo Telemedicine Networking Foundation (ATNF), a part of the Apollo Hospitals Group, the Indian healthcare powerhouse, announced they have taken a major step towards helping...

Telehealth: home monitoring growing fast.
Worldwide use of remote patient monitoring in the home using telemedicine technologies has surpassed use of the technology in clinical settings, according to a new report from Datamonitor, a London-based research firm. The firm predicts the home-based telehealth market will grow at a five-year compound annual rate...

Perspective.
Telemedicine is particularly well suited to psychiatry. It allows you to see and talk to your patient, which is what we do. The absence of the other senses is mostly a nonissue, with the exception of some neurological testing--which occasionally is necessary. I started using telepsychiatry in...

3M Track and Trace Solutions Assist U.S. Army in Managing Medial Records.
HEALTH AND BEAUTY CLOSE-UP-29 June 2008-3M Track and Trace Solutions Assist U.S. Army in Managing Medial Records(C)2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com 3M announced that it has completed the development and installation of an RFID (radio frequency identification) Smart Shelf System to track and manage the more than...

Fighting diabetes.
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] High-tech balloons flying above air traffic elevations but beneath satellites will soon be used to combat the almost epidemic levels of diabetes among the Navajo people. The Navajo Nation Special Diabetes Project will work with Space Data Corporation and the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Distance...

Telemedicus Names New COO.
HEALTH AND BEAUTY CLOSE-UP-13 February 2008-Telemedicus Names New COO(C)2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com Telemedicus announced that it has appointed marketing president, Steve Price, as new Chief Operating Officer. Price will be responsible for the product launch of the Digital EMS DREAMS platforms. Steve...

PDAs help some patients with diabetes self-care.
Patients who have diabetes can take more active roles in their care and improve glycemic control by using a personal digital assistant preinstalled with special software, according to Dr. Samuel N. Forjuoh. Dr. Forjuoh is leading a team of researchers who are examing the benefits of personal...

Research and Markets Adds Report: Trends in Technologies for Nurses.
HEALTH AND BEAUTY CLOSE-UP-18 June 2008-Research and Markets Adds Report: Trends in Technologies for Nurses(C)2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Trends in Technologies for Nurses" report to its offerings. In a release, Research and Markets noted that...