Archive for August, 2010

MDLiveCare®: The Future Of Medicine is Here

Tuesday, August 31st, 2010

It is with great excitement that I share with you information about the future of telemedicine and the unique offerings of MDLiveCare®.  During my time in Haiti, the importance of telemedicine rang even more true, not just for us here at home, but for those in need around the world.  As volunteer doctors, nurses and aid workers can only stay for so long in that country, or other nations with healthcare crises, telemedicine allows for local doctors to consult with experts thousands of miles away to better treat patients.  The MDLiveCare® interface will not only make this possible in our own backyards, but hopefully around the world as well.

MDLiveCare® (www.MDLiveCare.com) is the newest and most advanced healthcare delivery system in America that extends traditional healthcare to the home or office. MDLiveCare®’s online platform allows consumers, physicians and behavioral healthcare professionals to engage in secure real-time, interactive consultations, 24/7/365.  Healthcare consultations via streaming video, telephone and e-mail are through MDLiveCare®’s proprietary, fully integrated communication and practice management software solutions.

MDLiveCare®’s nationwide network of U.S. board certified physicians – including specialists in the fields of pediatrics and dermatology, licensed therapists and certified life coaches – are able to treat or consult on a wide range of medical, behavioral, wellness, personal and professional challenges. Physicians and therapists credentialed to operate on the platform must pass a rigorous evaluation process that establishes their board certifications, clinical knowledge and patient communication skills, as well as their ability to use the online system.

Going far beyond the telemedicine solutions available, MDLiveCare®  does not aim to replace traditional brick and mortar care, but complement it to provide enhanced quality of care which is both affordable and convenient.

Telemedicine is the delivery of medical care and services from a distance. It will soon be part of mainstream healthcare, as part of new models to provide care more efficiently and to manage the increasing population with chronic disease.

The delivery of medical care and services from a distance is one of the oldest areas of applied technology in medicine. The first high-profile appearance of telemedicine came in the 1960s when NASA used telemetry to monitor the health of astronauts during space missions. In the 1970s, pioneering institutions in Alaska and Arizona began using satellite video and microwave technologies to enable physicians to conduct consultations remotely with residents of rural communities.

Telemedicine will become a competitive differentiator. With consumer-driven healthcare, patients are more willing to participate in their healthcare decisions and incorporate practices that offer the quality and convenience that telemedicine offers.

Recent News

MDLiveCare® Health Services, Inc. Announces Agreements in California, Florida and Illinois as it Continues Building National Provider Network and Licensing Relationships

 

MDLiveCare First TeleHealth Provider to Launch on the Google Health Platform

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The Magic of Sea Turtles and Children

Thursday, August 12th, 2010

 

Each spring like clockwork, sea turtles emerge from the water to lay eggs on the world’s beaches, and have been doing so for at least 200 million years.  In the southeastern U.S., about 80% of loggerhead nesting occurs in six Florida counties (Brevard, Indian River, St. Lucie, Martin, Palm Beach, and Broward Counties).

 

We are lucky that this happens each year, right in our backyard, and my children and I take great enjoyment in walking the beaches to witness this if at all possible.

 

One morning last weekend, we did see just that.  What an amazing sight watching this enormous animal silently and slowly climb the beach to nest.  What a lesson to teach my children that this activity, so simple and engrained in this animal’s nature is in danger of extinction.  We must protect the turtles and their habitats, I explained as my children watched with wonder.  Sea turtles’ only chance of survival for another 200 million years is to ensure they can continue to successfully nest, see the eggs make it through gestation and the hatchlings make it back into the sea.

 

As adults, this is common knowledge, but these lessons that I am now passing on will hopefully ensure future generations of both turtles and adults who value the conservation of some of this world’s most beautiful creatures.

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Dr. Daniel Kapp Now Offering LifeCell Tissue Matrices for Breast Reconstruction

Thursday, August 5th, 2010

 

LifeCell Tissue Matrices: advantages for women considering device (implant) breast reconstruction after mastectomy.

For many patients, preparing to have breast reconstruction after a mastectomy can be a difficult and emotional experience. You may feel anxious about having another surgery, worried about possible complications, and concerned about the way you will look and feel after the procedure is completed.
LifeCell Tissue Matrices offer a solution for the limitations of other tissue expander (TE)/implant techniques.

Over the last several decades, in an effort to achieve better aesthetic results for their patients, surgeons have increasingly switched from full muscle coverage to partial muscle coverage techniques for breast reconstruction procedures. Full muscle coverage has a number of benefits, but it also has numerous limitations. Over time, some surgeons migrated to partial muscle coverage for many of their patients because it provided a number of benefits that directly answered the limitations of full muscle coverage. Although partial muscle coverage provided many new benefits, it came with a host of limitations all its own.

LifeCell Tissue Matrices help Dr. Kapp attain optimum aesthetic outcomes for his patients without an increased risk of complications.

LifeCell Tissue Matrices:

  • Provide an additional layer of tissue that may help hide implant visibility
  • Provide additional tissue creating a hammock that allows for a natural looking breast
  • Help control the location of the implant and to define the breast fold

For more information about LifeCell Tissue Matrices call Dr. Daniel Kapp today at (561) 833-4022 to schedule your consultation.

*This blog post contains content directly from www.lifecell.com.

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