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Teladoc’s telemedicine service has gained a wide following

Teladoc’s telemedicine service has gained a wide following

May 31, 2013 8:30 am by | 2 Comments

One of the challenges most frequently voiced by people in the telemedicine industry is the slow pace of change. States have been slow to pass legislation permitting physicians in one ... Read more

Remote Medical scores $8M grant, predicts 60 percent revenue growth

Remote Medical scores $8M grant, predicts 60 percent revenue growth

May 23, 2013 11:29 am by | 0 Comments

Seattle-based Remote Medical just scored $8 million to bring health care to virtually anyone in need, anywhere in the world. Remote Medical serves companies and individuals in remote places; it’s ... Read more


Telehealth startup 2nd.MD CEO says he got encouragement from Eric Topol

Telehealth startup 2nd.MD CEO says he got encouragement from Eric Topol

May 22, 2013 8:36 pm by | 0 Comments

If you’re a healthcare entrepreneur, it probably doesn’t get much better than getting encouragement from Eric Topol. It’s a bit like a celebrity endorsement. Suffice it to say, Clinton Phillips, ... Read more

The rise of telepresenters: an emerging job in telemedicine industry

The rise of telepresenters: an emerging job in telemedicine industry

May 7, 2013 9:00 am by | 0 Comments

As the telemedicine industry matures in the US, there’s a job that at least one provider anticipates will grow in demand in the next few years: telepresenters.They are a bit ... Read more

When an entrepreneur seizes the mic: Bold move or act of desperation?

When an entrepreneur seizes the mic: Bold move or act of desperation?

May 5, 2013 5:31 pm by | 1 Comments

Healthcare startups in fundraising mode occasionally break the rules to get an investor’s ear. Sometimes it works, but it can generate a collective cringe from onlookers.That was the impression left ... Read more

Telemedicine company HealthSpot rolls out kiosks in select health systems, raises Series C

Telemedicine company HealthSpot rolls out kiosks in select health systems, raises Series C

April 12, 2013 5:04 pm by | 5 Comments

Since debuting its telehealth kiosk at CES in January, three-year-old HealthSpot has raised at least $10.4 million in Series C funding and is working on building a national provider network ... Read more

An unusual sales pitch: Telehealth company offers money back guarantee for meaningful use compliance

An unusual sales pitch: Telehealth company offers money back guarantee for meaningful use compliance

March 6, 2013 4:46 pm by | 7 Comments

The healthcare industry’s growing adoption of practices associated with the hospitality and retail industry seems to be percolating to the health IT industry too with a money back guarantee sales ... Read more


Walmart and Sam’s Club health screening stations part of “self-service revolution”

Walmart and Sam’s Club health screening stations part of “self-service revolution”

February 19, 2013 8:28 am by | 0 Comments

STERLING, Va. – Perched by a computer monitor wedged between shelves of cough drops and the pharmacy in a bustling Walmart,  Mohamed Khader taps out answers to questions such as ... Read more

Telehealth helps keep heart patients out of hospital

Telehealth helps keep heart patients out of hospital

February 17, 2013 7:53 am by | 2 Comments

NEWPORT NEWS -- When a disembodied voice in his Newport News home announces it's time to take his vital signs, Ron Day and his wife, Carol, head upstairs from the ... Read more

U.S. telehealth patient population to grow to 1.3 million by 2017 from 227,400

U.S. telehealth patient population to grow to 1.3 million by 2017 from 227,400

February 8, 2013 11:23 am by | 1 Comments

A desire to curtail costs is fueling a growth in U.S. telehealth patient population as a new report projects that the number is set to rise to 1.3 million by ... Read more

Swapping the ER for an e-visit: “Modern-day house call” startup gets $3 million investment

Swapping the ER for an e-visit: “Modern-day house call” startup gets $3 million investment

January 29, 2013 5:29 pm by | 0 Comments

More than 136 million Americans visit an emergency room each year, but fewer than 13 percent of them are admitted to the hospital. In fact, a company called Stat Health ... Read more

Check out these 5 telemedicine thought leaders on Twitter

Check out these 5 telemedicine thought leaders on Twitter

January 28, 2013 12:03 pm by | 2 Comments

With telemedicine projected to grow to 1.8 million patients by 2017 from its current estimated level of 308,000, this area is seeing all sorts of diversification with applications from dermatology ... Read more

What Amazon can teach us about telehealth adoption

What Amazon can teach us about telehealth adoption

January 25, 2013 3:34 pm by | 0 Comments

One reason Internet shopping got established and grew as quickly as it did is that online shopping sites have enjoyed a built in tax advantage over traditional retail stores. In ... Read more

FDA OKs new robots to expand telemedicine for diagnosing strokes at hospitals

FDA OKs new robots to expand telemedicine for diagnosing strokes at hospitals

January 24, 2013 5:46 pm by | 4 Comments

Picture this scenario. You’ve just been admitted to a hospital to determine if you’ve had a stroke. A 5-foot tall robot, operated by remote control, wheels its way into the ... Read more

FDA clears iPhone app for retinal images that could expand telemedicine eye exams (video)

FDA clears iPhone app for retinal images that could expand telemedicine eye exams (video)

January 23, 2013 9:24 am by | 0 Comments

An iPhone adapter with a companion app designed to make it easy to share high resolution images of the retinal nerve and fundus has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. ... Read more