By 2034, the United States will have an estimated shortage of 124,000 physicians. Specifically, a shortage of 13,400 Cardiology, Oncology, Infectious Disease and Pulmonology physicians, as well as 35,600 Anesthesiology, Neurology, Emergency Medicine, and Addiction Medicine physicians. While the state-wide…
The physician’s communication with a patient has a direct correlation to healthcare outcomes. Research finds that high-quality communication between patient and physician can improve adherence to treatment, reduce delays in diagnosis and build trust which facilitates the positive doctor-patient relationship…
“Physician fatigue” has become a critical issue for today’s healthcare industry. According to the industry journal, NEJM Catalyst, an overwhelming 96% of medical professionals agree that physician burnout is a serious issue. Exacerbating the problem, 42% of physicians are reluctant…
Globally, the pandemic has imposed substantial hardships. As we are all aware, detrimental consequences of COVID-19 included high rates of infection and death, financial hardships faced by individuals, stress related to known and particularly unknown information, and fear of the…
More than two years into the coronavirus pandemic, physicians and healthcare workers are still being put through extremely stressful hours and experiences. Many have been, or are beginning to, suffer from burnout. What exactly is burnout? According to ADA’s medical…
Hospitals are looking for telemedicine applications that help manage spikes in patient volumes, particularly in the Emergency Department (ED). Flu season has traditionally marked a surge in hospital patient load – when ED traffic and admissions spike. These surges put…
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…
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…
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…
Hospitals across the U.S. are expanding the ways they tackle hospital readmission rates in the age of COVID-19. With the help of telemedicine, hospitals are implementing procedures that better prepare at-risk patients for discharge. More than 35 million hospital discharges…