Telemedicine

UPMC Goes Big On Telemedicine In Battle Against Coronavirus

By • Mar 27, 2020
Katie Blackley / 90.5 WESA

UPMC said Friday it’s ramping up telehealth efforts to meet the demands of patients seeking care amid the novel coronavirus pandemic, reporting that last week it provided more remote visits than it did during the entirety of 2019.

COVID-19 Highlights Rural Health Care Disparities In Pennsylvania

By • Mar 26, 2020
NEPA Community Health Center

While U.S. cities may be seeing the initial wave of COVID-19 cases, the novel coronavirus is expected to spread to nearly every community in the nation.

Telemedicine Bill Passes PA Senate, Faces Hurdle In House

By Brett Sholtis | WITF • Nov 1, 2019
Carolyn Kaster / AP

A bill requiring health insurance companies to cover remote medical services—often called telemedicine—passed the state Senate Wednesday and is headed for the state House Health Committee, where it may face a roadblock.

Telemedicine App Helps New Moms Monitor Hypertension At Home

By • Sep 17, 2019
Sarah Boden / 90.5 WESA

Sammia Eutsey’s son, Chadd Jr., was born 10 weeks early, due in part to her pre-eclampsia, a condition related to high blood pressure.

Pitt Study: Rural Counties That Would Most Benefit From Telemedicine Lack Broadband Access

By • Jun 3, 2019
TOBY TALBOT / AP

Telemedicine has the potential to connect people in rural communities to health care providers who might otherwise take hours to reach by car. But a new University of Pittsburgh study finds that many of these places lack the infrastructure to actually make telemedicine possible.

Pittsburgh Psychiatrist Starts Telemedicine Company

By Jennifer Szweda Jordan • Oct 13, 2015
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A Pittsburgh-area doctor is going digital as part of a growing trend of psychiatrists offering their services online.

“Just log in on your phone, get a face-to-face video assessment on a HIPAA- compliant secure platform,” said Dr. Matthew Keener, who created Blackbird Health. “You don’t have to drive all the way across town, you don’t have to wait in a waiting room.”

The American Telemedicine Association says more than half of all U.S. hospitals now use some form of telemedicine.

UPMC Adds Skin Care To Telehealth Offerings

By Erika Beras • Sep 7, 2015

Next time a weird rash, mole or freckle appears, you may be able to snap a picture of it, upload it and get a dermatologist to tell you what it is and if you should be worried.

Dermatologists at UPMC have developed a platform that lets people submit their symptoms and photos. Within 72 hours, they’ll receive a diagnosis and treatment and medication plan – or orders to come in and see a doctor.

The service will cost up to $49.

VA Pittsburgh Uses Telemedicine To Treat Vets And Address Access

By Deanna Garcia • Aug 20, 2015
Deanna Garcia / 90.5 WESA

Once a futuristic pipe dream, video calls are now so commonplace they not only help family and friends feel more connected, but allow medical professionals reach patients that in the past either would not have been seen or would have had to travel hundreds of miles for treatment.

One of the largest users of telemedicine is the VA Pittsburgh Health System.

With Telemedicine, Paramedics Use iPads to Connect Patients to Doctors

By Kaye Burnet • Aug 11, 2014

Paramedics and EMTs undergo hundreds of hours of training to know how to respond to a health emergency, but sometimes, nothing can take the place of a physician’s input. Allegheny Valley Hospital is the first in the state to solve this problem by allowing its paramedic response units to connect patients to hospital physicians via iPad in an initiative called “telemedicine.”