Telemedicine Benefits for Cardiology Patients

Indiana medical practitioner Dr. Joseph Galdun serves as the medical director of hospital medicine for Fayette Regional Health System. Prior to joining Fayette, Dr. Joseph Galdun worked for 16 years as a cardiology night hospitalist at St. Vincent Medical Group Cardiology, attending to patients in the hospital and providing telemedicine consultations over the phone.

As technological applications for health care become more available, more cardiology patients are accessing this care through telemedicine. This enables patients to successfully monitor their own health and have routine checkups with specialists that otherwise would be impeded by cost or distance.

Not only do such patients have facilitated access to cardiology specialists, many telemedicine technologies are able to collect medical information directly from a patient’s cardiac device, providing real-time data that helps both patients and doctors make informed health decisions.

This has many positive results for patient outcomes. One study demonstrated that using telemedicine can cut a heart patient’s risk of death by a third and reduce hospitalizations by one-fifth.                           

The Best Apps When Taking a Vacation

Since 2000, experienced physician Dr. Joseph Galdun, a former chief medicine resident of the Indiana University School of Medicine, has worked in hospitals across Indiana. When taking a break from his professional duties, Dr. Joseph Galdun enjoys traveling.

There are many free mobile applications designed to help travelers as they set off on their vacations. For example, some apps help travelers stay organized before departure by digitizing packing lists or compiling all components of the travel itinerary into one convenient location.

Visitors can also book last minute accommodations and arrange transportation and tours directly from their phone. Other applications help tourists traveling in unfamiliar cities find public restrooms and wifi hotspots. There are also a host of translation applications that reduce communication barriers when abroad.

In addition, currency converter applications provide up to the minute exchange rates, while other financial technology apps use real-time bank transactions to track spending and help groups split travel costs automatically.