Despite years of buzz and technological advancement, telemedicine has failed to achieve widespread use. However, maturing technology and regulatory changes may make the coming year the tipping point for consumer adoption.
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What The U.S. Can Learn From India’s Emergency Response System
In 2005, EMRI launched an emergency service that now serves a population of more than 700 million. Each day, the system receives 150,000 calls and responds to almost 25,000 emergencies. The service costs EMRI less than one percent of what an emergency …
The Importance Of Patient-Centric Opioid Prescribing Guidelines
A number of legislators, pharmacies, and payers have perhaps misinterpreted the CDC recommendations and turned them into compulsory limits and quotas. In certain instances, mandatory opioid tapers may do more harm than good.
13 Of The Best Virtual Reality Uses In Industry To Date
Virtual reality is emerging from novelty status to become a regular feature of how industries ranging from health and education to retail and tourism operate. Members of Forbes Coaches Council detail the most intriguing uses of VR they’ve encountered.
2019: The Year Of Tech Startup Exits In Brazil
Investments made a decade ago will start bearing fruit this year, according to venture capitalist Romero Rodrigues.
Uninsured Rate Hits Four-Year High Amid Trump’s Obamacare Attacks
The nation’s adult uninsured rate hit its highest level in nearly four years to nearly 14%, according to the Gallup health and well-being index.
Guess What? It Turns Out Smartphones Aren’t A Danger To Our Children’s Health
Remember all those headlines about the dangers children face from spending too much time using their smartphones and tablets, backed up by the World Health Organization, along with guidelines for future policy? They were based on poor research, and tha…
Are The Microbiome And Cancer Connected? $25 Million Project Aims To Find Out
Is the microbiome involved in colorectal cancer? A superstar team of researchers backed by $25 million aims to find out.
AHIP Insurance Lobby Adds Seven New Members As Medicare Battles Loom
Health insurance lobby America’s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP) has added seven new members following a change in leadership at the association and amid coming battles over “Medicare-for-All” in 2020 and beyond.
Tight Budgets Slow Medicaid Plans Pursuit Of Social Determinants Of Health
Hurdles remain for Medicaid health plans as they work to address social determinants of health, a new report from The Institute for Medicaid Innovation shows.
