Entries by Jeff Urdan

swyMed Introduces the DOT Telemedicine Backpack, Enabling Connectivity for Real-Time Mobile Video Consultations from Any Location

February 14, 2017 in , /by

First-of-its-kind, plug-and-play backpack reliably connects patients and doctors to improve care and reduce costs Lexington, Mass – February 14, 2017 – swyMed, a provider of exceptional-quality video telemedicine solutions, today unveiled the DOT Telemedicine Backpack. It is the first lightweight, mobile telemedicine solution that enables field care providers to conduct high quality, reliable, real-time video […]

Becker’s Hospital Review: Disruptive Healthcare Companies to Watch in 2017

January 31, 2017 in , , /by

Healthcare is ripe with opportunity for investors and entrepreneurs. Mobile health, sophisticated consumer expectations, data transparency and preference for on-demand services at a flat fee have ushered in a class of companies that resist the status quo. Here are 11 companies disrupting healthcare today. They’re worth keeping an eye on. Read the full article here.

PRESS RELEASE: swyMed Announces Formation of Scientific Advisory Board

January 31, 2017 in /by

Physicians with outstanding leadership and clinical experience introduced as members Lexington, Mass. – January 31, 2017 – swyMed, a provider of exceptional-quality video telemedicine solutions, today announced the creation of its Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) with four key appointments: Lester Wold, M.D.; James McCarthy, M.D.; Ronald Merrell, M.D.; and Noah Rosen, M.D. The Scientific Advisory […]

Let’s Operate on Interoperability

June 5, 2015 in /by

Wednesday, MedCity News and Life as a Healthcare CIO ran what I believe to be a very important piece on interoperability by Dr. John D. Halamka. I don’t agree with him that attempts to legislate interoperability into being should be jettisoned completely, but most of his points ring true. Early on he asks the question that SHOULD […]

Interstate Licensure Compact Goes Live

June 2, 2015 in , , , /by

Slightly old news, but on May 19th (only two weeks after the American Telemedicine Association’s Annual Meeting and Trade Show), enough states signed the Interstate Licensure Compact into law to trigger forming the Interstate Licensure Compact Commission. Each state will appoint two commissioners who will help oversee and administer the compact. This is a highly important […]

swyMed & Kubi on EMR & HIPAA

April 24, 2015 in , , , /by

There was a nice little write-up by John Lynn at the EMR & HIPAA site about Revolve Robotics‘ Kubi robot. Although we weren’t the focus of the article, there was a nice paragraph about needing swyMed for Kubi’s healthcare applications due to being HIPAA compliant while still having Kubi controls baked in. Please click here to […]