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Telemedicine Insider Blog will be covered on Medical Informatics Blog from now on

Posted Nov 25th 2005 3:01PM by Jen Creer

medical technologyIn an effort to become even more efficient, and also to be able to expand our Life Sciences blogs in new and exciting directions, we have decided to roll over our Telemedicine coverage to our Medical Informatics Insider blog. So, please continue to tune in there for the latest in telemedicine technologies, discussions, applications, etc.

We thank you for your continued readership and support, and your excellent comments and tips. We are not leaving; we are simply consolidating. See you there!

-Jen Creer, Lead Blogger

Telemedicine reduces health care costs, according to Wall Street Journal

Posted Nov 14th 2005 7:08AM by Jen Creer

telemedicineThe government and certain companies are taking a wider interest in telemedicine, which was first introduced in the 1970's. Telemedicine provides technology to remote populations which allows doctors to treat more patients than would be possible if rural areas depended upon personalized visits.

It's not just in the United States that telemedicine is exploding: Companies in the Netherlands, France, and Italy are also taking off. Part of the reason for the increased excitement about telemedicine is the advancing age of the Baby Boomers. The world is bracing itself for one of the largest elderly populations it will have faced for generations.

Critics caution the telemedicine cannot substitute for the subtleties of face-to-face physician-patient interactions, but it looks like it is here to stay.

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