Far Flung / Remote Communities are taking advantage of technology to solve their Health Care needs. Communities in Montana are at the fore front of using technology to bring health care to the people who in the past would have to trek/drive long distances to see a specialist. They are getting better health care than the rest of us …
In Montana, the medical community has managed to stay ahead of the curve and become a national leader in telemedicine.
That’s given patients in the far-flung reaches of the state, Northern Wyoming and even western North Dakota better access to care than ever before.
Mental health professionals in Billings can evaluate people in Eastern Montana without either party having to travel.
Local emergency department physicians can consult with specialists in Salt Lake City before deciding how to treat a severely burned patient.
Montana’s handful of infectious disease specialists can diagnose patients just about anywhere in the state and consult with one another about trends and potential outbreaks.
Oncology, cardiology, neurology, radiology, orthopedic surgery, high-risk pregnancy care, stroke care, hospice care, dispensing prescriptions – it all can be done remotely.
“What I love is, I really have seen the health-care system in Montana integrate this technology into the way it does business,” said Thelma McClosky Armstrong, director of the Eastern Montana Telemedicine Network at Billings Clinic and past president of the American Telemedicine Association.
“It’s part of the fabric now. It’s not surprising. People think about using it now.”
Posted on 27th February 2007
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Here is a true M2M Application that is being rolled out commercially that will impact you. The application allows users to pay for car insurance based on usage. You pay for as much as you consume – you drive 100 miles you pay insurance for 100 miles – you drive 100,000 miles you pay insurance for 100,000 miles. This is could change the face of the car insurance industry and if widely adopted / deployed on a standardized platform will allow other ancillary products and services to be offered to car drivers – Internet, Yellow Pages, Drive By/Localized Ad’s (won’t we love that), Streaming Music (everyone one wants a radio on the car) and more.
The application (PAYD) as you go is being used by insures in UK/Europe to offer drivers a means to pay for insurance based on actual miles driven. The cars have a built in GPS system that track the movement of the vehicle in real time – where you drive, when you drive and how often you drive (AKA Big Brother). Cool technology concept – but to make it a commercial success it needs to assuage consumer fears about Big Brother is watching.
Quote from the insurance Company
“Pay As You Drive”â„¢ insurance couldn’t be simpler. You pay a fixed monthly fee, plus a variable charge that’s based on your personal driving habits such as when you drive and how far.
- An in-car device (that uses GPS technology) records and transmits your cars journey information to our central computer.
- You receive a monthly bill (itemised billing is an optional service).
- Your premium is based on where, when and how far you drive.
Posted on 26th February 2007
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Came across this system that completes the M2M loop by providing visual contact with the remote site for diagnostics and troubleshooting field equipment…
FieldView™, a high-resolution mobile video system that enables remote workers to visually collaborate and troubleshoot field issues with centrally-located experts. By bringing the problem to the expert, organizations are better able to maximize the valuable time of their workforce – scaling expertise to many locations instantly.
FieldView, a wireless hand-held device, transmits detailed video streams to remote experts who communicate in real-time with the onsite worker, saving time and money. Many industries stand ready to benefit from this type of mobile visual communication solution:
- Manufacturing workers onsite can visually share and illustrate line equipment malfunctions with remote experts.
- Construction workers can immediately address a site’s structural problems with engineers at headquarters.
- Oil and gas platform workers can walk through repair procedures with a vendor onshore.
- Medical technicians in the field can discuss patient conditions with specialists at regional hospitals.
Posted on 12th February 2007
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Autonet Mobile (www.autonetmobile.com), which bills itself as the first Internet service provider for cars, will debut its new service at ShowStoppers during the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. The company also promises to announce an agreement with a world leading car rental company to offer a portable, wireless Internet service by the end of the first quarter of 2007.
It says the service will let passengers check email, surf the web, game or communicate via any WiFi-enabled device. According to Autonet Mobile “The service is optimised for the in-car experience, and is specifically designed to work on 95 percent of US roads, regardless of driving conditions or location.”
Installation is claimed to be plug and play by plugging the WiFi access point and router into the car’ cigarette lighter.
Autonet has given no details as to how the unit connects to the Internet except to say that its patent pending ‘TRU Technology’ (of which it gives no information) “enables seamless Internet connectivity so that passengers stay connected while driving…providing intelligent, dynamic automatic session management between high/low speed networks, producing a reliable user experience.”
The unit retails for $US399 with a monthly service charge of $US49.
According to Autonet Mobile CEO, Sterling Pratz, 40 percent of all SUVs and station wagons shipped in the US come equipped with media centres, supporting music and DVDs “yet, do not support today’s connected lifestyle of the Internet, e-mail and social media.”
Posted on 3rd January 2007
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A revolutionary surgical procedure that allows doctors to remotely monitor a patient’s heartbeat over the internet was tried for the first time in New Zealand yesterday.
Neville Hawker became the first person in Australasia to be fitted with an electronic defibrillator that is connected to the internet.
The device will enable Mr Hawker’s Hamilton surgeon to monitor the Tauranga man’s heart performance using wireless technology.
Waikato Hospital cardiologist Dr Spencer Heald said it was like Mr Hawker having his own ER team at the ready inside his body. The electronic defibrillator can automatically kick-start Mr Hawker’s heart if it decides to shut down.
Posted on 27th December 2006
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