Meditar in Argentina to deploy GlobalMed’s telehealth platform for direct-to-consumer telemedicine in South America SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. – February 26, 2019—GlobalMed, an international provider of virtual care solutions, announces a strategic partnership with Meditar, the premier healthcare network in Argentina and Latin America’s largest managed healthcare company. Under the partnership, Meditar…
GlobalMed showcases their quality products and people at HIMSS19. GlobalMed recently headed to the annual pilgrimage for healthcare IT innovators: the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) conference in Orlando, Florida. As one of more than 1,300 exhibitors in the Orange County Convention Center, our booth stayed very busy with attendees…
Telemedicine uses mobile apps, video conferencing software, wireless devices, email, and other forms of communication to improve a patient’s access to care. Because patients don’t need to leave their homes to consult with their healthcare providers, telemedicine can be useful with senior patients who have limited mobility or transportation. Today…
Telerehabilitation, also known as e-rehabilitation, is a modern form of rehabilitation service that is delivered over the interactive devices. It can address a wide spectrum of health ailments, from minor health issues to emergency medical conditions. It can be especially beneficial to people in rural or remote areas. Usually telerehab…
Telemedicine is quickly becoming a valuable practice in the medical community, with many doctors offering virtual care services to their patients. Aside from being able to treat patients remotely, one major advantage to telemedicine is that it reduces costs and helps healthcare organizations manage capacity. Yet many providers new to…
Did you know telemedicine is the latest tool being used to combat obesity? In the United States alone, more than one third of adults and 17 percent of children are clinically obese. And the obesity crisis is getting worse; in 1999, 30.5 percent of adults and 13.9 percent of children…
Once upon a time, telemedicine was a simple remote-access physical exam. Doctors would visually examine patients and listen to their symptoms, then prescribe an antibiotic or recommend they visit an urgent care center. Luckily, we live in more sophisticated times now – and using telemedicine for mental health treatment is…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Nov. 1, 2018—Dean L. Smith, MD, MBI, joins GlobalMed as Chief Medical Information Officer and Senior Vice President of Government Relations, effective Nov. 1. Dr. Smith brings to GlobalMed nearly two decades of telehealth, medical informatics, and clinical and operational leadership experience from the U.S. Department of…
Recent trends in telemedicine have changed the way people view healthcare. Medical officers can use telecommunication to provide clinical care to patients no matter where they are; busy patients don’t have to waste time waiting at the doctor’s consultation room and remote patients no longer need to travel to distant…
With so many technological advancements at our fingertips, it’s not too surprising to find that telemedicine is rising in popularity. By empowering providers to deliver data-driven care to patients who can’t visit a medical facility, telemedicine has transformed the face of global healthcare. But many providers are still uncertain of just…
