How to Stem the Tide of Transfers from Rural Hospitals
Telemedicine is a rewarding field to be in for many reasons. We make healthcare easier to access for patients and their families. We’re saving doctors…
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Best Telemedicine in the ICU Boosts Census and Leapfrog Scores
Telemedicine’s value to hospitals is demonstrated every day. In Emergency Departments (EDs), where stroke patients get the timely treatment they need in their local community…
Considering Telemedicine? Don’t Wait For a Crisis
With our history of providing telemedicine services to hospitals for nearly a decade, it’s interesting to see the change in the industry, the growing acceptance…
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…
2018: Expect the Best Year Yet for Inpatient, Virtual 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…