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New Generations, Digital Expectations

GlobalMed

Have hospitals and private practices laid the groundwork for tomorrow’s success? Yet providers – from small town private practices to major health systems to specialty groups – often fail to offer even rudimentary digital conveniences. It’s sage advice that many clinicians might agree with.

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Providing After-Hours Healthcare with Telemedicine

GlobalMed

It’s time to make a decision: do you go to the urgent care clinic a few blocks away? Or do you wait until Monday when you can call your primary care provider (PCP) and then wait a few more days for an appointment? For instance, one skilled nursing facility used after-hours telemedicine for bedside patient assessments.

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The 5 minute download on the NYeC Conference 2013

American Well

While my boss probably sent me with the purpose of evangelizing the idea of telehealth at each opportunity, I spent much of my time in wonderment of the brilliant (and often bizarre) world of health information exchange. Kaiser has mountains upon mountains of longitudinal, real-world health information.

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