Given the expected shortage in skilled healthcare workers, new models will have to be found that can help deliver services in ways that are less human resource intensive and that make better use of geographically dispersed expertise.
CORINNE MARSOLIER and PETRA WILSON, Cisco IBSG Healthcare, discuss how telemedicine could provide a solution.
Technology continues to transform the way in which we deliver and receive healthcare services. From advanced diagnostics to connected imaging and workflow applications, new technologies are enabling increased collaboration between health practitioners, boosting both efficiencies and patient experiences. Now, new telemedicine solutions may make travelling long distances to visit a doctor or specialist a thing of the past. Designed to extend the reach of healthcare while reducing costs, telemedicine pilots are taking place around the world delivering specialist healthcare consultations over the Internet, providing an experience similar to faceto- face consultations.
The healthcare squeeze
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