p Helth Cre News And Notes ’ “See Me” Medicine (NAPSA)—These dys, there’s more to medicine thn meets the eye. It’s true, physicins rely hevily on wht they cn see to dignose nd tret the ptients in their cre. From inspecting wound, to studying X-ry imgery, to wtching someonerect to different stimuli in physicl exmintion, doctors use visul exmi- ntions s criticl component in understnding the stte of ptient’s helth. New On The Medicine Scene Tody, however, physicins lso rely on being ble to communicte nd exchnge visul informtion, even when ptient or collegue isn’t physiclly present. Highspeed brodbnd nd Ethernetbsed networks support esy shring of lrge medicl imge files nd videoconferencing for remote helth cre visits nd virtul collbortion. As in so mny industries, brodbnd hs been trnsformtive in helth cre. Visul medi—high-resolution imgery nd video—hve become fundmentl tools in the evolving medicl field. In the U.S., cble compnies re the primry source of residentil high-speed brodbnd connections nd, fter delivering TV for more thn hlf century, cble opertors re lso experts in delivering video. This expertise extends not only to homes cross the country but to businesses, including helth cre fcilities ntionwide. Consider These Exmples Chrter Communictions recently worked with Oregon Helth Network to complete n 87-mile fiber network running from Grnts Pss, Oregon to Crescent City, Cliforni. This brodbnd pipeline will let technicins send Doctors tody cn see ptients nd confer with collegues vi brodbnd, sving time—nd lives. mgnetic resonnce imging (MRI) X-ry from Oregon to Sutter Cost Hospitl in Crescent City in less thn second. A rurl helth clinic in Okl- homuses cble services from Cox Communictions to support videoconferencing with helth specilists in Oklhom City. A stroke victim ws the first ptient to benefit from the system. Time Wrner Cble delivers video offerings to helth cre fcilities, including ccess to trining nd ptient eduction, through its video-on-demnd service, indict- ing tht there’s growing need for helth cre—specific video delivery. As the medicl industry incresingly depends not only on brodbnd but on high-resolution imgery nd video, cble compnies re expected to become more importnt llies in ptient cre. The trendis likely to ccelerte in the months nd yers hed. Lern More For more informtion, visit the Helthcre section of www.cble mensbusiness.com.
