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• 14 Nov 09
  

  Madeline Brownstone

  health

• 31 Jul 09
  

  Andrew Murphie

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• 30 Jul 09
  

  Breck D
  • The time has come for Americans to have their checkups via web chat.
  • “Connected Care” — a big part of the future of medical care
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  • • By dramatically widening a single physician’s range and eliminating proximity as a limitation, cancellations become opportunities instead of a waste of time and money.
    • As the nation once again struggles to wrangle comprehensive health reform, technological prowess like this might seem like a lot to expect of a profession so hidebound in inexplicable traditions that prescriptions are still proffered on paper and e-mail is avoided like the swine flu.
    • remote health care technology will no longer be limited to treating astronauts, African villagers and oil rig workers
    • Those medical groups can then expand their coverage area or find ways to be more efficient. That’s key for a health care system where costs continue to rise.
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  Gregor33

  Cisco Video Connected Care Telehealth wired.com

• 29 Jul 09
  

  John Rodrigues

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