Due to a physician shortage in America, hospitals have adopted telemedicine services to fill staffing gaps. Telemedicine has been used in specialities including dermatology, endocrinology, gastroenterology, and paediatrics. Patient satisfaction with telemedicine is high, with an 87.3% satisfaction rate. Challenges include slow physician response times and poor technology integration. However, benefits include lowered care delivery costs and improved clinician retention, and can be customised according to the individual needs of hospitals and health systems.
EU unveils plan to protect hospitals from rising cyberattacks, ET HealthWorld
The European Union (EU) has announced new measures to counter rising cyber threats to the healthcare sector. These include setting up a pan-European cybersecurity support
