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The future of telemedicine: purpose-built, integrated platforms

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Propelled into mainstream use by the COVID-19 pandemic, telemedicine is becoming standard practice for many healthcare providers. Telemedicine’s technological pain points. Telemedicine’s technological pain points. While telemedicine has undoubtedly come a long way, it still has significant limitations.

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South Korea's smart hospital concept: A focus on patients' need and experience

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We aim to improve the efficiency of the entire medical service of the country. And with smart hospitals at the centre, we are moving toward providing the public with better quality medical service." "Our ultimate goal… is not to make one hospital smart.

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Asan Medical Center streamlines international patient service with AI

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Since 2021, AMC has offered telemedicine services to patients outside South Korea. In other related news, private hospital group Bangkok Dusit Medical Services in Thailand signed last year a memorandum of understanding to cooperate with Russian private healthcare provider Medsi Group in providing telemedicine to their patients.

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For Oak Orchard, telehealth relieves shortage of medical, dental and mental health pros

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"When patients started to come back to the office, we used in-room telemedicine equipment from Elo and Logitech. "Patients were roomed by a nurse at one of our offices where the telemedicine equipment was already set up, and our providers would be at another one of our offices or possibly working from home," he continued.

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How one FQHC uses telehealth for primary care, behavioral health and addiction treatment

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Harbor Care Health and Wellness Center in Nashua, New Hampshire, provides primary care, behavioral health and dental services to a population that is either homeless or at risk of homelessness. FQHCs were established to provide affordable medical services to those in need, regardless of their ability to pay. THE PROBLEM.

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Telemedicine: What Slows Down the Healthcare of the Future

HIT Consultant

This article explores the challenges of telemedicine and examines solutions to resolve current issues. Main Obstacles the Telemedicine is Facing Today. Not only did the pandemic accelerate the implementation of telemedicine, but remote health services became a necessity. Still, there are many challenges to overcome.

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NEC expands digital elderly care system trial to Chiang Mai

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In the second phase, a cloud-based application that allows remote health monitoring, as well as managing appointments and medication requests, will be rolled out. In the final phase, NEC will enable telemedicine services to allow patients to receive diagnoses and get on consultations with doctors from their homes.