Overcoming the High Cost and Challenges of Locum Tenens Providers
Recent years have seen a rise in the use of locum tenens, or temporary physician staffing, as healthcare organizations deal with rising demand and physician…
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Calculating Telemedicine Cost Savings
Telemedicine. The evolution continues. For hospital administrators today, the conversation has switched from “What is Telemedicine?” to “How do I get a Telemedicine program started?”…
Balancing your Books: The Real Cost of Locum Tenens
Healthcare leaders are no strangers to the challenges of staffing. For most, maintaining a qualified, fully staffed hospital is an unrealizable dream. The shortage of…
Reducing Costs and Enhancing Care with Tele-ICU
Hospitals stand to make between 1,800 to 6,000 dollars per day from each bed in an intensive care unit (ICU). That said, ICUs cost hospitals…
Can TeleCardiology Services Reduce Costs and Improve Hospital Revenue?
TeleCardiology Services Give Hospitals Staffing Flexibility TeleCardiology services allow hospitals to only pay for a specialist when a specialist is required. While cardiologists are desperately needed…
Bridging the Care Gap for the Future of Pediatric Care
Growing healthcare costs and specialist shortages continue to rise, causing fluctuations in high-quality pediatric and neonatal hospital care. The impact is especially prevalent in…
Diversified Care Improves Hospital Revenue and Patient Care
Over the past several years, hospital revenue has fallen while facilities have also been pushed to provide higher quality, lower cost care. In many states,…
Case Study: Patient Surge and Rising Costs Prompt Move to Telemedicine
About the Hospital AdventHealth Murray, located in Chatsworth, Georgia, provides care to its rural residents at its 42-bed hospital. With support from Eagle Telemedicine the…
States must make access to telemedicine easier for Medicaid patients
Medicaid patients are among the country’s most vulnerable, as these millions of Americans include low-income adults, children, pregnant women, elderly adults and people with disabilities.…
Medical Licensing Across State Lines: Is IMLC the Answer?
During the COVID-19 pandemic, many barriers to telemedicine and access to remote doctors were removed to meet emergency healthcare demand. Most states relaxed in-state licensing…