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Trends in Retail Health Clinics and telemedicine
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One hospital is outsourcing after-hours care to a telemedicine clinic. Will other primary care practices follow its lead?
eMedToday's insight:
interesting use of telemedicine in connection to hospital Thiis is solid business modeal.
Despite initial pushback from physicians, that's exactly what Franciscan Health System in Tacoma, Wash., did in an effort to stave off issues with limited primary care physician bandwidth. In addition, it keeps its patients from using pricey emergency rooms for primary care in nonemergency, off-hours situations. When Franciscan's brick-and-mortar clinics close, the phones auto-forward calls to Carena Inc.'s San Francisco office, which is staffed with reception staff and health practitioners licensed in Washington and ready to take phone and video calls to treat patients. Those practitioners also serve Carena's other clients, which comprise consumers, employer insurance plans and health systems. 
eMedToday's curator insight,
July 28, 2013 8:31 PM
The trend toward virutal mhealth is massvie and hospital need to begin how to address this area. Every large hospital should set up a similar phone service for their patients
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A new pilot program announced by the UC San Diego Health System will explore how telemedicine can potentially address and mitigate overcrowding and patient wait times in the emergency room.
eMedToday's insight:
the result will more than not support the conclusion that telemedicine will reduce ER crowding.
This supports the conclusion of having convenient care centers with telemedicine capability
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A solar-panelled truck equipped with a remarkable range of facilities could revolutionise healthcare in rural parts of sub-Saharan Africa, reports David Smith.
eMedToday's insight:
This is not retail clinic but example using outside the hospital treatment
Patients will be screened for conditions such as diabetes, high blood pressure, tooth decay and cataracts. There will be an emphasis on health education and encouraging tests as a preventative measure.
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eMedToday's insight:
interesting fact
"According to the ATA, there are currently 200 telemedicine networks operating in the United States using more than 3,500 sites. The association estimates that 50% of U.S. hospital networks now use some form of telemedicine and that in 2011, the Veterans Health Administration alone delivered 300,000 remote consultations for military veterans"
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This is great service for hospitals