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Coronavirus continues to keep people at home, but there are a number of people who need to see their healthcare providers. And, in fact, many of these people are also at high risk for COVID-19 complications. But healthcare providers are nothing if not savvy and they're responding in new and interesting ways that may change our healthcare practices for years to come (or forever). Telemedicine — Seeing...
July 31, 2020
It’s no surprise that most of us avoid going to the doctor if we can. This is partly because health insurance rates are still too high. Whether you have a high premium or a high deductible, it seems like the logical choice to avoid the doctor’s office or emergency room unless it is a true emergency. Since -healthcare costs for emergency visits- tend to be high, you’d likely consider another option...
March 16, 2017
Telemedicine has never been more viable than it is today, thanks in part to the incredibly connected, data-driven way of the modern world. Yet despite the promise and -vast potential for telemedicine-, it remains largely in the pre-adoption stages across the country, waiting for the first domino to fall that will allow it to revolutionize healthcare. This is because modern medicine is billed according...
June 24, 2015
Telehealth: Who really needs it? This is a question healthcare professionals are asking less and less these days, as 84% believe telehealth will become an important part of their operations. Despite the growing consensus among experts about telehealth's indispensability, it is still worthwhile to go through a few of the reasons why adopting this technology now is a wise move. Five Reasons Telehealth...
May 27, 2015
It is an exciting time for healthcare as it evolves into the connected age, and it is no surprise that mental health is joining the telehealth revolution as well. Increased access to mental health services means better health care and higher quality of life for patients in any location. According to the National Institute for Mental Health, in 2012 there were an estimated -43.7 million adults- in the...
May 26, 2015
Telehealth, or online mediated patient care, could very well be the future of healthcare. I don't think most people can yet envision not going to see a doctor when medical issues arise, especially when it comes to young children, but more and more people are giving it a try these days. It's hard not to with so many services and apps popping up that make it just so easy to try. However, telehealth hasn’t...
May 12, 2015
Two words describe the march of telehealth: steady and forward. On nearly a weekly basis, states all over the country are voting the legal architecture into place that will pave the way for telehealth to become an important fixture in modern healthcare service. Legislators from Idaho to Florida and executives from diverse healthcare companies agree; telehealth is the future of healthcare. We must ask:...
May 5, 2015
If you haven’t heard about telemedicine yet, you will soon. For those who don’t know, telemedicine is “the remote diagnosis and treatment of patients by means of telecommunication technology.” In simple terms, it is the use of modern technology in order to provide interactive healthcare. It doesn’t take much to realize the amount of positives that can arise from telemedicine. For example, imagine a...
April 23, 2015
Hospitals use telemedicine platforms in normal, profit-driven ways as do other providers. Follow up care, virtual appointments, and multiple provider collaborations, are examples. An innovative practice called community paramedicine involves utilizing paramedics and emergency medical technicians (EMTs) for in-home care. Traditionally, EMTs show up once they are called and transport the patient to the...
April 23, 2015
Doc-in-the-box is a term that was first seen in print in the 1980s, as a not so flattering description of health care providers who see patients either at a walk-in or freestanding clinic. Patients are usually charged a flat fee or hourly rate for services rendered, and in recent years it has become the model for visiting a provider online. But with a telemedicine industry that is predicted by a BBC...
April 17, 2015
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