http://www.john-goodman-blog.com/virtual-medicine/ Insights on Health Care Reform | NCPA Thu, 18 Mar 2010 17:38:31 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.john-goodman-blog.com/virtual-medicine/comment-page-1/#comment-42744 Juan O. Thu, 21 May 2009 13:30:20 +0000 http://www.john-goodman-blog.com/?p=3512#comment-42744 The military has developed some very innovative uses of virtual medicine for battlefield application. Not only do they use virtual means to read X-Rays and perform lab tests, they're also using robotic-controlled instruments, linked with 3-D cameras, which allow the very best military doctors to support front-line combat medics -- from thousands of miles away. The potential for virtual medicine will only grow from here. The military has developed some very innovative uses of virtual medicine for battlefield application. Not only do they use virtual means to read X-Rays and perform lab tests, they’re also using robotic-controlled instruments, linked with 3-D cameras, which allow the very best military doctors to support front-line combat medics — from thousands of miles away. The potential for virtual medicine will only grow from here.

]]> http://www.john-goodman-blog.com/virtual-medicine/comment-page-1/#comment-42743 Ken Thu, 21 May 2009 13:29:41 +0000 http://www.john-goodman-blog.com/?p=3512#comment-42743 Interesting. With all kinds of political implications. It's hard for politicians to regulate a doctor who is on the other side of the world. Interesting. With all kinds of political implications. It’s hard for politicians to regulate a doctor who is on the other side of the world.

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