Experience shows that doctors are far from being early adopters, electronic health records (ER) being one of the most recent cases. However, the publication of a study of 222 patients about how webcams can help in decision making when someone shows up in a rural emergency suffering from a stroke. Doctors made the right decision in 98% of the time when using a webcam while they would make the right decision only 82% of the time over the phone.This report should convince that telemedicine is important, as it is not more than a technology gadget but a necessity that can save lifes.  

The consulsion that can be drawn from these results is that using video conferencing helps doctors in decision making, the right decision that can save a life, while it decreases the risk for patients. At TeleDoctor, these facts conforts us and shows that we are heading to the right path as we are developping the most compelling tool to help doctors in decision making as well as offer the best medical service for patients.

This entry was posted on Tuesday, September 16th, 2008 at 11:01 am and is filed under Telemedicine, consultation, information, introduction, medical records, online, patient, politics.