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7 Ways Telemedicine Can Improve Value Based Care & Lower Your Costs

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7 Ways Telemedicine Can Improve Value Based Care & Lower Your Costs

Telemedicine is something that’s existed as a concept pretty much since the invention of the phone. Every form of effective long-distance communication has been and can be used for medical consultations, whether between professionals or between a doctor and their patient. It was the recent advances of the Internet, however, that brought telemedicine to the… Read more »

The House Call Is Back! (But This Isn’t Your Grandparents’ House Call)

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The House Call Is Back! (But This Isn’t Your Grandparents’ House Call)

Not long ago, house calls by doctors were a common occurrence. As recently as our grandparents’ generation, women delivered babies at home. Doctors came to the house to diagnose and treat ailments like colds, cuts, and other common health concerns. Eventually, house calls have disappeared. They’ve been replaced with long waits in offices or emergency… Read more »

How School Systems are Using Telemedicine

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How School Systems are Using Telemedicine

Every parent dreads a phone call from the school nurse. If your child has been sent to the nurse with a tummy ache, boo-boo, sniffle, or other ailment, chances are you’re going to have to take time off work to head to the school and assess the situation. In some cases, the event is serious… Read more »

How to Add Telehealth To Your Services

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How to Add Telehealth To Your Services

Advances in technology are changing the way we live our lives and conduct business, including how patients and doctors can interact. Factors like the rising costs of healthcare and a growing gap in available physicians has left a lot of patients unwilling or unable to receive the consultation and care they need. Telehealth solutions have… Read more »

How Telemedicine Can Improve Your Bottom Line

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How Telemedicine Can Improve Your Bottom Line

While telemedicine has provided convenient, cost-effective solutions for people living in remote areas, dealing with debilitating conditions, or recovering at home from medical procedures has had a negative economic impact on traditional healthcare professionals who cannot reach their patients in a timely manner. As a healthcare provider, you may be understandably worried about losing your… Read more »

Load Balancing – A Telemedicine Feature

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Load Balancing – A Telemedicine Feature

Telemedicine is the distribution of remote patient care through ever-advancing communications technologies. This is an especially important issue in locations where access to healthcare is difficult, resources are inadequate or in cases where needed specialty expertise is unavailable – such as in isolated, rural areas. Telemedicine can offer a unique advantage to your clinic, for… Read more »

How to Avoid Telemedicine Liability Risks

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How to Avoid Telemedicine Liability Risks

Telemedicine is an exciting new facet of the world of health care. In an increasingly virtual culture, it only makes sense that patients should have a way to receive medical attention without leaving the house. It has benefits for the patient and the doctor, but it does come with risks as well. As the practice… Read more »