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“Online consultations in general practice: the questions to ask” RCGP Report.

mHealth Insight

The Royal College of General Practitioners has been “working with a group of Patients, GPs, health service managers and academics to develop a set of questions that you might want to consider if you are a patient, clinician, practice or commissioner” interested in using these online consulting services. mHealth Insight.

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“Online consultations in general practice: the questions to ask” RCGP Report.

mHealth Insight

The Royal College of General Practitioners has been “working with a group of Patients, GPs, health service managers and academics to develop a set of questions that you might want to consider if you are a patient, clinician, practice or commissioner” interested in using these online consulting services. mHealth Insight.

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The prominent issues telehealth must tackle when the pandemic passes

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The breakdown of geographic barriers, and specifically the change allowing providers to practice across state lines, independently from the state(s) in which they are currently licensed, has been an exceedingly valuable step in the right direction. The general practice of medicine is not defined by state lines.

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Opening the Digital Front Door to Medical Students

Beyond Telehealth

One example from PCOM is a previous presentation that included an interaction between a patient and doctor via a real-time (synchronous) video encounter. The patient is then registered remotely through the phone before being triaged, when possible, with chief complaint, history of present illness, and available vitals.

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Online GPs could save employers £1.5 billion in lost working time, according to report

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Statistics from the Royal College of General Practitioners found that, in the four weeks leading up to 12 April 2020, 71% of routine consultations in general practice were delivered remotely. The potential of remote health services has become more apparent in the COVID-19 pandemic. ON THE RECORD.

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Why Do Doctors Miss T1D Diagnoses?

Insulin Nation

A recent study done by UK doctors in Southampton and Oxford documented that diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) was present in 25% of 2,000 UK children newly diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes. Many physicians in pediatrics or general practice may only see a handful of children with Type 1 diabetes in a lifetime,” she says.

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COVID-19 and the future of care delivery

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Over a third of which were carried out in General Practice. Opportunities to expand workforce capabilities with a COVID-19 lens will undoubtedly help to shape not just the present, as we deal with this crisis, but the future of how health and care services will be delivered. Learn more about the HIMSS & Health 2.0

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