Telemedicine

Telemedicine is the delivery of healthcare services remotely using telecommunication technology. This can include video conferencing, phone calls, and the sharing of medical information via the internet. The goal of telemedicine is to provide patients with access to medical care regardless of their location, which can be particularly beneficial for those living in rural or remote areas, or for those with mobility issues.

Telemedicine has been around for several decades, but has seen a significant increase in popularity in recent years. One of the main drivers of this increase has been the development of technology that makes it easier and more affordable to conduct telemedicine consultations. For example, the widespread adoption of smartphones has made it possible for patients to have video consultations with healthcare providers from anywhere, at any time.

One of the most common forms of telemedicine is known as telehealth. This is a broad term that encompasses all types of remote healthcare services, including telemedicine. Telehealth can include virtual visits with a doctor, nurse, or other healthcare professional, as well as remote monitoring of a patient's condition.

Another way telemedicine can benefit patient is virtual care, also known as telecare. This is the provision of healthcare information and support to patients in their own homes, allowing them to manage their condition without having to travel to a healthcare facility. This can include things like monitoring vital signs, providing medication reminders, or providing education and support on a patient's condition.

Telemedicine also has several benefits for healthcare providers. These include the ability to see more patients in a shorter amount of time, which can lead to increased efficiency and productivity. Additionally, telemedicine can reduce the need for healthcare providers to travel to see patients, which can save them time and money.

One of the most essential benefits of telemedicine is access to specialists. This can be particularly beneficial for patients living in rural or remote areas, who may not have easy access to specialized healthcare services. Through telemedicine, they can consult with a specialist from a hospital or clinic in a different location, allowing them to receive the care they need without having to travel long distances.

Telemedicine can also be an important tool for improving healthcare outcomes. Studies have shown that patients who use telemedicine have lower rates of hospitalization and readmission, and better outcomes for chronic conditions such as diabetes, heart disease, and respiratory illness.

Despite the benefits, telemedicine has its challenges. One of the main challenges is ensuring the quality of care provided. In order to ensure that patients receive high-quality care, telemedicine providers must have the appropriate training, technology, and support to deliver care remotely.

Another challenge is the reimbursement and billing of telemedicine services. To be covered by insurance or a government health plan, telemedicine services must be provided under certain circumstances. Also, the billing codes used to report telemedicine services differ from those used for in-person services.

In conclusion, telemedicine is a promising technology that has the potential to improve access to healthcare, particularly for patients living in rural or remote areas or those with mobility issues. It also has the potential to improve healthcare outcomes and reduce healthcare costs. However, in order to achieve these benefits, it will be important to overcome the challenges of ensuring the quality of care, reimbursement, and billing.

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Peanut allergy

Peanut allergy 'phenomenon' solved

(NaturalNews) Why are so many people allergic to peanuts? How weird, right? Between six and ten people out of every thousand are allergic to peanuts! That's up from two out of every thousand just 15 years ago. Some people can't even be in a room where a package of peanuts or peanut butter is opened, and some can't ever eat anything that was packaged in a room where peanuts were packaged.

This hypersensitive reaction can cause a drop in blood pressure and send people into anaphylactic shock and/or cardiac arrest. It's the most common cause of fatal food-related anaphylaxis. Since the most obvious and dangerous route for an allergic individual is unintentional ingestion, let's use our common sense here and figure out that, if the vaccine industry uses peanut oil for manufacturing shots for various diseases and flus, then the ingestion of peanut oil that bypasses the digestive and breathing filters and is injected directly into muscle tissue would cause the most violent and detrimental immune reactions possible.

Now, let's consider WHY, WHEN and HOW OFTEN babies are injected with toxic adjuvants and egg embryo, not to mention peanut oil: NaturalNews.com.

Was that CDC vaccine schedule 30 inoculations before age six? Does the CDC in the USA warn everyone about peanut allergies when they get jabbed with that -- plus mercury (thimerosal), formaldehyde and aluminum -- over and over? Do we have an answer for this, parents? It's time to start demanding the truth. Maybe you could ask the CDC's own whistleblower about autism from the MMR (measles, mumps and rubella) vaccine!

The Peanut Antigen is STILL PRESENT in Vaccines!

Peanut oil has been used in vaccines since the 1960s. You see, because peanut oil does not SHOW UP in the final vaccine product, the manufacturers are allowed to leave it off the package inserts. That does NOT mean that the peanut antigen is not found in the product. Peanut oil is just one "growth medium" that vaccine manufacturers use to make vaccines, like egg embryo (protein) and casein (milk). This is what they use to make MMR and influenza vaccines. It also says on the flu shot insert not to get more than one jab in a lifetime! Do you happen to know what peanuts and vaccines have in common? Thousands of people are allergic to both.

In 2006, the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act (PREP) exonerated vaccine makers of any damages from vaccinations. They have their own special court now. Wonder why? They know WHY there are so many peanut allergies, and they also know that mercury is poison, especially when injected.

One precedent court case was brought to light on the peanut oil/vaccine phenomenon in 2010 when parents were accused of shaken baby syndrome, but an MD presented corroborating medical information regarding anaphylactic reaction that the six-month old baby boy experienced resulting in tremendous swelling and pressure in the brain. The Prevnar vaccine also contains soy protein [PDF], and there has been a tremendous rise in those allergies in the population. Again, the math is easy to do on all of this.

All of these antigens in vaccines are perceived by the immune system as foreign proteins, and the body ends up attacking itself, leading to autoimmune disorders.

Food allergies are thought to affect 8 percent of U.S. kids, with the most common culprits being cow's milk, wheat, egg, soy and, of course, peanuts. Over one million children living in America today suffer from peanut allergy, of which a large percentage have so severe of symptoms they must carry self-injectable epinephrine at all times. Conversely, hardly a living soul had peanut allergy prior to the year 1900!

Learn more: http://www.naturalnews.com/047106_peanut_allergy_vaccines_immune_system.html#ixzz3FOIOBiHY