22-Apr-15 Demand for hospital beds in Singapore is growing faster than supply, so the government has trialled a telehealth system in which patients took basic healthcare measurements at home and shared them remotely with their doctors. The pilot showed the potential to cut readmission of heart failure patients by about two thirds due to better monitoring. [image: Future Gov]

20-Apr-15 A health project in Shanghai in which patients receive medical advice over the internet from regional specialists could hold the key to relieving an imbalance in the mainland's health system that sees big hospitals crowded with patients. [image: South China Morning Post]

27-Mar-15 Telemedicine that provides healthcare at a distance and is restricted to video conferencing between patients and doctors could soon be a thing of the past. An Indian team is close to developing a hand-held device that can diagnose 15 different medical conditions and monitor vital signs for around 72 hours. [image: American Megatrends Inc.]

10-Mar-15 Online medical education is an opportunity to address the shortage of skilled health workers in many emerging markets. Even surgery can now be taught remotely, an approach being used in Thailand. In Vietnam, an NGO-run video platform connects HIV specialists with community health workers. Doctors in the Philippines have founded an online community called HealthXPh for discussions about healthcare. [image: HAIVN]

16-Feb-15 In January 2015 China's National Health and Family Planning Commission (NHFPC) published an ambitious plan to build a uniform national telemedicine network. The document is a visionary 200-page blueprint for the creation of an interoperable, uniform service network, designed to allow patients and medical institutions to enjoy seamless telemedicine services anywhere in China. [image: Health Care Law Today]