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Why telemedicine must play a central role in solving the specialist shortage

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Julian Flannery is founder and CEO of telehealth technology and services company Summus Global, which focuses on specialty care. Flannery also describes an actual example of specialty care his company has delivered via an employer, and the outcomes. What is the state of specialty care in the United States today?

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MAVEN Project's specialty virtual care avoids $11M in unnecessary costs

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The MAVEN Project is a nonprofit organization serving Federally Qualified Health Centers and free and charitable clinics, connecting expert specialty physician volunteers with clinic providers. They can consult on cases, serve as mentors, provide continuing education and collaborate with clinical staff. THE PROBLEM In the U.S.,

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Group practice sees 6-8 more patients a day with hybrid virtual care

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

"Some patients have psychological conditions that cause overwhelming apprehensions about leaving their homes, often preventing them from seeking essential medical consultations. PROPOSAL His initial plunge into telemedicine was improvising using conventional video conferencing tools for medical consultations.

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One aged care provider’s solution to meet rural service demand amid staff shortage

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

However, it allocates time for consultation based on the urgency of care required, though "often residents will be seen in less than an hour from the initial request," McLean Care said. Sarah Dring, a clinical nurse consultant, shared with HealthcareIT News her experience with the new virtual service.

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AHRQ program seeks provider organizations to help improve hybrid telehealth

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Cancer diagnosis is a complex, multistep process that takes place over time and often involves several specialties. In addition to her scientific roles, Bradford has more than a decade of experience as a clinical psychologist embedded in medical specialty settings. What should clinicians engaging in telemedicine know about this effort?

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Geisinger solves behavioral health access problem with telemedicine

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

"Unsurprisingly, we experienced a surge in demand much like other specialties in our system. "We quickly saw that increase to a maximum of 19,000 outstanding referrals," he continued. As a department, we were at a point where it would take close to six months for patients to get in to see one of our providers."

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How Digital Health Companies Attract Software Engineers: Human Resource Management

Healthcare IT Today

The previous articles in this series discussed what kinds of programmers do well and enjoy working in a digital health company. The psychiatrist had been placed on a programming team to offer guidance about what her clinical staff needed. “We build teams based on personal and career coaching rather than people management.