Telehealth vs. Telemedicine: Does the Difference Matter?
You’ve probably seen and heard the terms “telehealth” and “telemedicine” used interchangeably these days, both online and in conversation. It doesn’t matter whether the source…
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2018: Expect the Best Year Yet for Inpatient Telemedicine
Healthcare publication editors frequently ask for my predictions about inpatient telemedicine in the coming year. You may have seen one of those guest posts published…
2017: A Good Year for Telemedicine
This same time last year I wrote about the growing acceptance of telemedicine, but in looking back at 2017, I believe “acceptance” is no longer…
Telemedicine’s Strengths Win Out Over Reimbursement Parity Confusion
Parity for telemedicine reimbursement is a long way off in the United States. The variations in rules by region and state can make your head…
A Hospital Nurse Practitioner Shares the Benefits of Working with Eagle Telemedicine Backup Support
“I couldn’t do what I do without them.” That’s how one Nurse Practitioner (NP) at a critical-access hospital in rural Kansas sums up the backup…
Micro-Hospitals: A New and Exciting Frontier for Telemedicine
When do you ever stop being a pioneer? As long as there are new frontiers to explore, you don’t. It’s the reason that nearly 10…
How To Build a Case for Telemedicine at Your Hospital
Sometimes the most challenging part of implementing a telemedicine program is making the decision to start one. You might be familiar with other hospitals that…
The Buzz at Recent Industry Conferences: “Telemedicine Can Really Do All That?”
If asked to condense our experience at the American Telemedicine Association’s (ATA) International Conference in Orlando last month, and the National Rural Health Association’s (NRHA)…
Telenocturnist Care: The Meat and Potatoes of Today’s Telemedicine Offerings
When we entered the telemedicine field nine years ago, we knew we had a winner on our hands. What we couldn’t predict was how the…
Teleneurology Programs Are a Smooth Path to Three Levels of ROI for Hospitals
I’m honored to be on the list of presenters at the American Telemedicine Association’s International Conference & Tradeshow in Orlando, April 23-25. My topic? How…