TeleHealth in the Video Conferencing World
Posted on Wed, Aug 17, 2011 @ 01:42 PM
When treating stroke, time is of the essence. The American Heart Association (AHA) has found that Video Conferencing, or Telestroke can be as effective as a bedside exam for assessing stroke patients.
Vidyo Hi-Definition Videoconferencing technology system is used at Massachusetts General Hospital for the Hospital’s telestroke center and their state-of-the-art secure remote doctor-to-patient and doctor-to-doctor telehealth system.
At the recent 2011 International Stroke Conference in Los Angeles CA, a paper was presented stating that Stroke patients require rapid assessment in order to determine if they're eligible for time-sensitive treatments. Specialists are not always available at the location of the victim. Telestroke services connect specialists and patients more quickly than ever.
Vidyo’s Telehealth platform was recently selected by Holy Cross Hospital of Silver Spring, Maryland, allowing Holy Cross–based physicians to easily connect with patients, caregivers and other providers beyond the limits of the hospital, including extended care facilities, nursing homes, rehabilitation facilities and even the homes of patients and their families. VidyoHealth was designed to make the technology transparent for both healthcare provider and patient while providing the quality and control practitioners need.
Dr. Andrew Barbash, clinical Director of Virtual Care Services at Holy Cross Hospital said Vidyo is making a game-changing and even life-saving impact on telemedicine. "No other product that I know of has the ability to connect so many people, on so many devices, with such ease and remarkable natural quality.”
Connect video from medical devices into a Vidyo conference, with a Patient-friendly single button endpoint. The VidyoRouter functionality included in VidyoHealth replaces the expensive Multipoint Control Unit (MCU) found in legacy H.264/AVC based video conferencing systems. Gone are the days of transcoding which added latency to and degraded quality of the video stream. The VidyoRouter™ intelligently routes encoded and encrypted video packets to the endpoints where decoding takes place, delivering the highest quality and fastest video possible.
Other critical situations where Video Conferencing systems are utilized are First Responders and Public Safety agencies to enhance and improve emergency response times and maintain continuity of operations in critical situations. Mobile solutions allow emergency personnel to go into the field to assess disasters and report back to headquarters in real time.
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