The CTO Blog

How to Keep Patients Engaged through Telehealth?
By: Jan Olsen, Connectivity and IOT thoughts

Telehealth has become an increasingly important tool for improving patient engagement. Fortunately, there are several approaches that healthcare providers can use to make telehealth communications more engaging and provide patients convenient access to care, enabling them to receive the care they need without leaving their homes. This blog will highlight what healthcare providers must do …

How Can Telehealth Help in Lowering the Impact of Cancer Care?
By: Jan Olsen, Connectivity and IOT thoughts

How Can Telehealth Help in Lowering the Impact of Cancer Care? By: Jan Olsen, Connectivity and IOT thoughts Telehealth is revolutionizing the way healthcare services are delivered. Through digital communications, Telehealth provides direct medical care, patient education, and health information via video calls, text messages, mobile health apps, and remote patient monitoring systems. Telehealth has …

How Can Telehealth Help People with Disabilities?
By: Jan Olsen, Connectivity and IOT thoughts

How Can Telehealth Help People with Disabilities? By: Jan Olsen, Connectivity and IOT thoughts Telehealth services are becoming increasingly important for people with disabilities, as they can provide access to medical care, counseling, and other services from the comfort of their homes. Telehealth can also support people with chronic care conditions by reducing the barriers …

Diabetes and Trigger Finger Disorder
By: Jan Olsen, Connectivity and IOT thoughts

Diabetes and Trigger Finger Disorder By: Jan Olsen, Connectivity and IOT thoughts Chronic diabetes occurs when a person’s pancreas can no longer produce insulin, or the body cannot properly use insulin. The inability to make or use insulin effectively leads to hyperglycemia (high blood glucose levels). The long-term effects of high glucose levels include serious …

How Virtual Care Benefits Physicians, Nurses, Clinicians & Caregivers

Access to virtual healthcare is a game-changer for everyone involved in the healthcare continuum, regardless of whether there is a global epidemic, a disease that keeps patients at home, or transportation/infection concerns. Caregivers, nurses, and physicians are among those that showed the most satisfaction with virtual care. The COVID-19 Healthcare Coalition surveyed clinicians on their …

How Telehealth Enhanced Patients’ Experience with Healthcare Services

How Telehealth Enhanced Patients’ Experience with Healthcare Services We are living in a different world. A world where we hold our phone as a first natural response to any need. Whether you want to watch something, order your dinner, share something with a friend, or even need a ride. Your phone is always the answer. …

How Telehealth Providers Can Keep Up with Growing Patient Demand

How Telehealth Providers Can Keep Up with Growing Patient Demand Telehealth is not a new approach. The first example of telehealth dates back to 1940, when doctors sent radiology images between two cities through telephone lines. Since then, telehealth has been evolving parallel to communications development. We have discussed in past articles how the revolution …

Telehealth and Containing CHF Challenges

Telehealth and Containing CHF Challenges Congestive Heart Failure (CHF), also called Chronic Heart Failure, is a chronic condition that affects the pumping power of the heart muscle. The heart pumps the blood ineffectively, causing it to return in veins and forcing liquids through capillary walls. The cumulative result is fluid buildup in body organs. A …

RPM and its Role in Reducing Hospital Readmission

RPM and its Role in Reducing Hospital Readmission When a patient is in a controlled environment like a hospital, he can rest assured that his health condition is in good hands. Physicians and nurses armed with advanced medical devices monitor his case around the clock, but what happens when the patient returns to his home? …

Remote Patient Monitoring: Bridging the Gap Between Patient and Doctor

Remote Patient Monitoring: Bridging the Gap Between Patient and Doctor Remote Patient Monitoring is an innovative way to relieve hospitals’ congestion and maximize medical resources. By eliminating the time and cost barrier, it facilitates a better patient experience. High patient expectations and increasing medical needs are the top reasons for the adoption of telehealth globally. …