How payers look at priorities for care in a time of policy uncertainty and growing concerns in the patient advocacy community. No group of stakeholders wields greater influence over patient access to medicines than payers making reimbursement and formulary decisions. Even in a time of policy upheaval in Washington, health plans must make sure members get the medicines they … [Read more...]
A&D Medical Unveils the Next Evolution of Connected Health Products at ATA 2017
ORLANDO, Fla. – April 23, 2017 – For the thousands of attendees at this year’s annual American Telemedicine Association (ATA) Conference & Exhibition, A&D Medical, a global leader in connected health and biometric measurement devices and services, will be displaying its line of smart devices – ULTRACONNECT – featuring its flagship ULTRACONNECT wireless blood … [Read more...]
Rural Hospital Increases Physician Utilization with Telemedicine
Baystate Health brings ‘big-city’ specialist access to two community hospitals using AGNES™ Software from AMD Global Telemedicine Based in western Massachusetts, Baystate Health is a not-for-profit healthcare organization serving more than 750,000 people throughout western New England. Its health system includes an academic medical center, community hospitals, health plan, … [Read more...]
How Telemedicine Has Transformed In-School Care for Rural Tennessee
Sevier County schools and Cherokee Health Systems have 11,000 telemedicine encounters under their belt. For 8 years, Sevier County schools in Tennessee has partnered with Cherokee Health Systems to use telemedicine technology to bring high-quality care to thousands of students. In that time, families and employees have been able to reduce absences due to illness as well as … [Read more...]
Expiring Biologics? Not So Fast
New wearable large volume delivery device can extend patent life – begin 5 years ahead Nearly 60 percent of pharmaceutical combination product experts say the device constituent is being introduced into the drug or biologic program too late, causing issues and compromises, according to a recent EdgeOne Medical survey. Many of these issues could be mitigated by … [Read more...]