mHealth Intelligence December 27, 2017
Eric Wicklund

Drones are being used to ferry mHealth supplies and telemedicine services (as well as beer and pizza) in other parts of the globe. Now federal officials are taking notice of their mobile health value.

Today’s high-tech toy could soon become a valuable telemedicine tool.

Drones – those tiny, unmanned planes that have been buzzing over beaches and playgrounds across the US – are beginning to show up on the radar in healthcare circles, thanks to a handful of successful programs in other parts of the globe. Some see them as the ideal means of transport for emergency telemedicine services, able to drop in on an accident, disaster site or remote location with supplies, digital health tools and a telehealth link...

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