John Sharp is an IT Manager for a major medical center in Northeast Ohio. Areas of expertise include: ehealth, personal health records, Web 2.0 technologies, social media and project management. He is active in the Healthcare Information Management and Systems Society and the American Medical Informatics Association. The opinions expressed on this blog are those of the author.
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Cisco’s Telehealth Solution Promoted in the EU
November 28, 2007
In an article from E-Health Europe, a presentation from Cisco describes their strong commitment to eHealth. Specifically, they describe their decision to take leadership in “changing the way that people communicate to take control of their health.” One of the prototypes for this is HealthPresence technology which is being piloted in Scotland. It is a telemedicine solution which provides a unit which enables remote consultations. It includes a range of medical instruments and video-teleconferencing technology. This can have applications anywhere including for the rural U.S. where telemedicine solutions are now being incentivize by government programs.
