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Shell Nigeria Virtual Doctor Visits

Trips like our recent Shell Nigeria deployment continue to remind me why new healthcare technology like VSee telehealth is so important.  For those who don’t have access to advanced medical care, telemedicine really does make a difference. Getting to meet real doctors and patients and seeing the impact of a…

Finding the SBR Health and VSee Link

Just for the record, while SBR Health (secure video-based solutions for the creation of virtual healthcare delivery networks) did come out of VSee (secure video conference + screen share for telehealth), they are two separate companies without any business ties.  I get asked about the relationship between SBR Health and VSee all the time…

Former Polycom Designer Now Considers VSee Da Best!

Former designer of the Polycom RPX room system and video conferencing consultant, Bryan Hellard fell in love with Zoom.us during a period of testing and writing reviews of various software-based video conferencing apps. For him, Zoom.us was the best thing (in terms of video quality) that he had tested in a long…

VSee One of Top 5 Most Promising Startups at HealthTech 2013

VSee was chosen as one of the Top 5 Most Promising Health Companies out of all the exhibitors at this year’s HealthTech Conference 2013.  As a Top 5 company, we got to do an American Idol-style pitch to the audience with feedback from investors such as Psilos Group, West Health,…

Is Ringadoc Making a Mistake by Leaving Video e-Visit Consultations?

Ringadoc, a hot startup funded by the prestigious Founders Fund, began as a virtual doctor consultation platform and was actually selling video calling when it launched around September of 2011.  In  mid-May of 2013, Ringadoc injected another $700K to its coffers for a total of $1.9M in seed funding.  It…

VSee Telemedicine Kit for Shell Nigeria

Shell has been a longtime user of VSee video chat tool. VSee’s easy-to-use low-bandwidth technology makes it well suited for gas and oil companies.  With workers in remote areas and often harsh environments, VSee has been delivering clear video along with real-time data for Shell workers in hard to reach places.   With the development…

VSee Customer Showin’ Some Love for Our “Tireless Energy”

An unexpected large UPS package showed up on our doorstep the other day. It was a stack of four Lou Malnati’s Chicago-style pizza pies. It turns out that one of our eVisit platform customers, Health As We Age (HAWA), has been so happy with our services and our flexibility in…

VSee vs. Skype: Three Key Differences

VSee Telemedicine Plays Key Role in Global Humanitarian Relief

“I feel like Thomas Edison…we don’t know how something works, but we know 200 ways not to do something, and so far, VSee has proven to be the best tool on the field.” – Randy Roberson, Disaster Relief Specialist (Video link:  VSee in Action- HELP Telemedicine in Haiti) Fifteen years ago, a…

VSee Empowers Children’s Voices Around the World

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…

VSee – Boldly Going Where No One Has Gone Before

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…

VSee Speaking on Digital Diagnoses Innovation at Health 2.0 Silicon Valley

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…

Oklahoma Doctor Gets Busted for Using Skype for Telemedicine

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…

Is Your Encrypted Video Chat Secure?

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…

Telemedicine Brings Specialist Health Care to Rural Areas

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…

VA Telehealth Cuts Patient Bed Days By 60%

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…

Why VSee Telemedicine For CMS Innovation

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…

7 Best Webcams for Video Calling

We have tested a wide variety of cameras with VSee, and pretty much anything that works with Windows DirectShow will give you a satisfactory experience, but a few webcams really stand out for video calling with their superior image quality due to superior optics and optical auto-focus. 1.  For general…

VSee Telemedicine Kit in West Africa

In 2013, VSee made its debut in Gabon. Watch a video of an intern from the Albert Schweitzer Hospital uses VSee to deliver telemedicine in rural villages. At the same time, Swiss newsmagazine La Liberte featured CEO Milton Chen and the “doctor in a box” telemedicine kit:

Get Ready for VSee for iPhone!

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…