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The Enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact was implemented in 29 member states Jan. 19 after governors of Colorado and New Mexico signed their legislation enacting the agreement the evening before.
Florida Hospital New Smyrna in New Smyrna Beach, Fla., partnered with Advanced ICU Care, a provider of high-acuity telemedicine services, to launch tele-intensive care unit clinical services.
Even in the age of smartphones, augmented reality and flying drones, a startling number of pagers are standardized as a means of communication in hospitals and health centers throughout the United States.
Curtis Lowery, M.D., has a passion to help deliver the highest quality healthcare to all Americans, no matter their physical location.
Women from across the U.S. travel to Whole Woman's Health of Peoria in Illinois to access the clinic's telemedicine abortion services, the Chicago Tribune reports.
A team led by researchers at the Los Angeles-based Cedars-Sinai Center for Outcomes Research and Education published a paper in NPJ Digital Medicine suggesting remote patient monitoring may not significantly improve some clinical outcomes.
Naples, Fla.-based NCH Healthcare System launched a remote care program for patients with non-emergency conditions last month, the Naples Daily News reports.
Digital therapeutics company Blue Mesa Health recently launched "Transformemos," its Spanish language diabetes prevention program, on the Solera Health network, the company confirmed Jan. 10.
Though the Chinese government provides basic healthcare coverage to all its citizens, many Chinese distrust the under-funded system and are turning to telemedicine that connects them to physicians in America, according to the Los Angeles Times.