VSee is excited to be a partner of the KidStar Radio program, an all kid-run radio station which has been empowering and changing children’s lives for the past 27 years. VSee’s simple design and low-bandwidth video conference capabilities has fast become a favorite tool of founder and president Perry Damone…

Guest Post – Anthony Watkins is Founder, Chairman and CEO of The Toney Watkins Company, a hospitality and entertainment company, currently developing international theme park resorts. In early September of 1966, I sat with my brothers in front of our family’s television set watching this new show that was premiering on…

Learn how VSee is changing health management and doctor diagnoses with online video doctor visits at the Health 2.0 Fall Conference 2013. Dr. Milton Chen will be speaking at the “The New Landscape for Digital Diagnosis & Health Management” session, Tuesday, October 1, 10:30 a.m in Grand Ballroom G at the…

Guest post: Mike Stinebiser, medical technology sales and business development at AirInSpace. Just as the September 23 enforcement deadline of the new HIPAA rules arrives, The Oklahoman reports a case of a doctor who did not take heed of state health regulations for practicing telemedicine.  Dr. Thomas Trow is being disciplined…

More released documents from Edward Snowden show that the US National Security Agency (NSA) has done the unimaginable – cracked encryption codes that secure most of our data. It’s an impressive feat even for the NSA which was created just for code-breaking and now sets the standard for encryption technology. Encryption is important…

If you live in a metropolitan area, it’s easy to take for granted your ability to have health care choices when it comes which doctor you want to see.  But for those who live in remote and rural areas or underdeveloped countries like Africa, there may not even be an…

Join the conversation with other global practitioners of extreme remote and offshore medicine. The Institute of Remote Health Care (IRHC) is putting on its annual conference   September 11-12, 2013 at the the Suttie Centre for Teaching & Learning in Healthcare, Robert Gordon University of Aberdeen. Telemedicine and telehealth are essential components for those living…

Guest post by Lee Springer – Lee is Chief Innovation Officer of Health As We Age and has worked with top Fortune 500 companies to provide the easiest-to-use technological solutions for consumers. We’re beginning to see them everywhere as they grow in popularity. Some of them look as if NASA…

Whether it’s your typical Skype video chat or a secured United Nations videoconference, video communications are getting hacked.  German news magazine Der Spiegel reports that the latest documents leaked by whistleblower Edward Snowden shows that the NSA broke the code for the United Nations internal videoconferencing system at its New…

Make sure you’re on the latest version of VSee for better call stability and performance. Also look for VSee for Mac in the Mac App Store! Windows version 13.0.0.814 Mac version 2.0 (16298) iPad version 2.2 (not for immediate download now available for download) Mac, Windows, and iPad: Improvements for call stability…

VA telemedicine clinic in Alaska; Photo courtesy: David Gilkey/NPR For the past 12 years, the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) has been helping veterans with chronic illnesses live more satisfying lives through its successful Care Coordination/Home Telehealth (CCHT) program. Telemedicine gives veterans the ability to maintain their independence, by giving them access to…

The August 15 deadline for CMS Innovation Awards Round 2 is looming. Many organizations are looking to implement telemedicine video conferencing as part of their CMS innovation award proposal. If you’re planning to include a telemedicine piece in your project, here are some reasons why VSee telemedicine may be for you! Why VSee…

Now available!! Download at https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/vseeiphone/id722630830?mt=8 Update 10-12-2013: VSee for iPhone has been submitted to the App Store!  We expect it to be available for download in the next week and half.  Spread the good news if you’re as excited as we are! Yes, it’s true! VSee for iPhone is just a few…

Taylor Engineering has been using VSee for years to keep its remote team members happy and productive. It’s been a great alternative to WebEx and GoToMeeting. There is just something about the being able to see people’s faces that really “breaks down barriers” and “improves communication compared to the phone”…

Urgent call recovery bug fix.  Please check to make sure your VSee is updated to Windows version 13.0.0.721 Mac version 23.1 (16160) Special thanks to Eric, Ruozhen, and Torrey for this release. Mac and Windows: Fix for call recovery following network loss for callees not in your address book (important). Improved performance…

Telemedicine Increases Hospital Revenue | Infographics   A new study published by University of California-Davis researchers shows that In a competitive health care region with more than one children’s hospital, deploying pediatric telemedicine services to referring hospitals resulted in an increased market share and an increased number of transfers, hospital revenue…

VSee team meets with the President of Gabon, Ali Bongo Ondimba to talk telemedicine The VSee team had an amazing experience at the Albert Schweitzer Centennial Symposium sharing the possibilities of telehealth in Africa (and around the world) with the President of Gabon, Nobel Prize winners, and other renowned leaders of…

When Ali Heller’s son, Julius, first started speaking, she noticed he had some trouble with stuttering. Family and friends told her not to worry about it and that he would grow out of it. However, at 3 years old, his stuttering had not gone away, moreover, it was beginning to…

Can’t find your camera or mic? VSee has now added a simple Audio and Video Set Up for first time users. Please check to make sure your VSee is updated to Windows version 13.0.0.713 Mac version 23.0 (16094) Mac and Windows: Improved app-sharing and video performance (less freezing and dropped frames during…

It’s been an exciting week for the VSee team in Africa. Milton and Becky have been schlepping around Rwanda, speaking at the ultra modern kLab in Kigali, Rwanda’s up and coming Silicon-Valley-in-a-building.   Meanwhile, Eric has been at the Albert Schweitzer Hospital in Gabon doing VSee telemedicine kit trainings and connecting Harvard medical doctors…