Meeting Critical Care Needs in Rural New Hampshire Huggins Hospital, a 25-bed Critical Access Hospital in Wolfeboro, New Hampshire, was facing a challenge that’s become all too familiar in rural healthcare: maintaining consistent, high-quality inpatient care through the night without…
For millions of Americans living in rural and underserved communities, getting timely neurologic care can feel impossible. According to the American Academy of Neurology, the U.S. will see a 19% shortfall in neurologists in the coming year. Meanwhile, more than…
Access to specialty healthcare is a challenge across the United States, but it’s especially critical in rural areas where distances are vast and medical resources are scarce. Goodland Regional Medical Center (GRMC), located in the northwest corner of Kansas, took…
Around 12 million Americans over the age of 40 have some form of vision impairment. 93 million adults are at high risk for serious vision loss, but only half of those at risk visited an eye doctor in the past…
The American Heart Association’s most recent report stated that cardiovascular diseases strike nearly half of Americans, making having specialists on-site vital for most hospitals. However, this isn’t always possible. Having telecardiology services can make a big difference. The Challenges TeleCardiology…
The following article appeared in MedCity News on November 1, 2023 written by Jason Povio, President and COO of Eagle Telemedicine. Read the original article here. While telemedicine seems to be the ideal solution to this ever-increasing physician shortage problem,…
Looking at the latest statistics which estimate 117,000 physicians left the profession in 2021, out of an exodus of almost 334,000 healthcare provider personnel, the analysis from Definitive Healthcare reaffirms that the physician shortage is one of the main obstacles…
“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…
Does your hospital have GI on demand? Night-shift GI coverage? Esophageal disorders, gastrointestinal bleeding, pancreatitis, inflammatory bowel disease, irritable bowel syndrome, colitis, H. pylori and other infections are all very common among today’s patients — and require a GI specialist’s…
Tele-Critical Care seems like an odd choice to support hospitals at night. Yet, most ICU admissions occur during the night shift, and those admitted in the earliest morning hours have the worst prognosis – with significantly higher mortality rates. That’s…