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Psychiatrists 'pleasantly surprised' with transition to telemedicine

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

A qualitative RAND Corporation study finds that psychiatrists offering telemedicine for the first time during the COVID-19 pandemic have had largely positive perceptions of the transition. Many, however, say they plan to return to in-person care when possible, due to the challenges psychiatric telemedicine entail. WHY IT MATTERS.

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Making Telemedicine Affordable for Every Budget

GlobalMed

If telehealth has one superpower it’s famous for, it’s bringing quality care to the underserved. But to fill the care gap, two conditions must be met: To connect remote and underserved populations to the right care , telemedicine must be easily accessible. Entry costs can be a major barrier to universal telemedicine.

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March 2019 Telemedicine News

Enzyme Health

Close For Clinicians For Employers Telehealth Jobs Family Medicine General Practice Emergency Medicine Internal Medicine Nurse Practitioners Family Nurse Practitioners Physician Assistants Psychiatry / Mental Health Hospitalist Dont see your specialty? Soon, telemedicine may be, literally, just around the corner.

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Telemedicine 101: Answering Your Questions

GlobalMed

Lately, we’ve been hearing from providers who want to adopt telemedicine but haven’t run a virtual program before. So today we’re answering their most common questions – and hopefully helping those of you out there who are just beginning your telemedicine journey. What’s the difference between telehealth, telemedicine and virtual care?

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Why Did it Take a Pandemic to Tell Patients About Telemedicine?

GlobalMed

Telehealth has been around for years. But so has a solution: telemedicine. One is the lack of telehealth adoption. Something has become clear in the pandemic conversations taking place in workplaces, press conferences and medical appointments: many patients do not understand how telehealth works.

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Improving rural access to radiology services

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Private equity support – cash and operations support – can be critical to rural specialties, especially during mass casualty events, said Dr. Catherine Joyce Everett, a private practice radiologist in North Carolina.

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AMA offers new tools to help doctors navigate COVID-19

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

To help private-practice physicians manage the operational and business challenges posed by the coronavirus emergency, AMA has put together some new toolkits to help practices stay strong and deliver better care during the fast-evolving coronavirus crisis. On this National Doctors Day , as the U.S. WHY IT MATTERS.