In the past year, we’ve seen a tremendous number of positive changes to synchronous telemedicine in 3 areas: Flexible Delivery Models Specialty Expansion Treatment Locations To respond to the surge of patients, hospitals had to deploy a tremendous amount of flexibility. As telehealth models expanded and improved access to specialists, increased coverage and navigated rapidly…
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If jobs in telemedicine interest you, Eagle can make all the difference. After a year of working long hours and back-to-back schedules, hospitalists, emergency medicine physicians and critical care providers are anxious to find jobs in telemedicine to improve work-life balance. For those considering a telemedicine role, one of the fastest-growing areas in medicine, finding…
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Telemedicine cardiology consultations are a hot topic right now because cardiac issues are often the number one reason for patient transfers from small community hospitals. In many cases, transfer is not necessary, and patients only need a consultation to determine whether they can be retained and treated. With a TeleCardiologist is on call, local hospitals…
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COVID-19 put the spotlight on telemedicine for pulmonology. However, hospitals see their share of chronic non-COVID respiratory disorders on a regular basis. Many of these patients are in and out of hospitals for years, as their condition progresses. It’s a burden for small community, rural or inner-city hospitals, trying to provide the specialist care these…
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When calculating each hospital’s readmission performance, hospital patient transfer is not the first thing that comes to mind. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) excludes patients with planned readmissions, left against medical advice or are immediately transferred to other hospitals following an evaluation in the calculation. However, hospitals that have Medicare patients readmitted…
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During the pandemic, hospitals became acutely aware of the need and advantages of telehealth for Infectious Disease (ID) to support care for patients with COVID-19, especially those patients with complicated cases. But, hospitals have long needed ID specialists to manage aging and chronically ill patients with a variety of infectious diagnoses, including more rare infections.…
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Is it time for a career transition? Find out what to expect from telemedicine physician jobs this year. During the pandemic, telemedicine physician jobs “saved the day” in many hospitals. Telemedicine helped hospitals stay afloat in challenging times when more lucrative elective surgeries had to be postponed. In 2020, healthcare was transformed by the pandemic.…
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Eagle’s leaders reflect on the past 12 months — and share what telemedicine trends they expect in the coming year. Our healthcare heroes continue giving their best for COVID-19 patients. This pandemic battle is far from over, and its effects on hospitals have been daunting. Eagle’s Specialists have proudly supported our partner hospitals’ dedicated doctors,…
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As the pandemic ramped up, and hospitals faced a surge in patients with telemedicine conditions providers can diagnose and treat remotely. At the same time, the lack of onsite infectious disease (ID) specialists became critical. The confluence of a specialist shortage and a telemedicine solution led many hospitals to seek out emergency hospital telemedicine programs.…
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Programs designed to lower hospital readmissions often focus on patient characteristics associated with reimbursement penalties assessed by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS). This approach makes a lot of sense because the Hospital Readmission Reduction Program (HRRP) only reduces payment for readmissions associated with certain diagnoses — acute myocardial infarction, heart failure, pneumonia and…
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