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Connected health, formerly called Telemedicine, uses technology to deliver healthcare remotely.
our experience with telemedicine and connected health
We've worked on projects within these areas of telemedicine and connected health
- Disease management
- CHF
- COPD
- Diabetes
- Hypertension
- Program management for telemedicine & connected health
- Remote Monitoring Data Repository
- Second Opinion Service
- Social Networking for healthcare providers
- Telemedicine Solutions
- Weight Management
- Wound Care (Remote)
overview of telemedicine and connected health
Connected health, formerly called Telemedicine, uses technology to deliver healthcare remotely and sometimes interactively. Often, it is used for disease management and wellness programs to engage the patient’s participation in their own care outside of a clinic or doctor’s office. The increasing interest in connected health is due to the efficiency gains for both the patient and the healthcare provider by using technology.
For example, gastric bypass patients have to get weighed every week to make sure they are doing well after the operation. Traditionally, this would mean that each week they would need to drive to the doctor’s office, park (and possibly pay for parking), wait for their appointment, weigh themselves, and drive home. With connected health, patients can weigh themselves at home using a scale that transmits the data back to the healthcare provider. This allows the patient to skip weekly trips to the office and the healthcare office gains time to see other patients.
Connected health can also be used to deliver traditional healthcare through videoconferencing and readings from medical devices.
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