Reimagining the Hospital Means Every Hospital: Takeaways from the Newsweek AI Health Summit It’s not a matter of “telemedicine or no telemedicine.” To quote the American Telehealth Association, Telehealth Is Health. I’m grateful to help carry that message, every day and through two unique opportunities over the past few weeks. The first was the invitation…
Read MoreAccess to Care Is a Promise. Coordination Is How You Keep It. Most conversations about virtual specialty care start with access, and they should. A hospital that can’t reach a neurologist or an intensivist when it needs one has a serious problem. But access is a promise, not a product. That promise is only fulfilled…
Read MoreTeleICU: Delivering Critical Care Excellence at Scale Every year, more than five million patients are admitted to intensive care units across the United States, according to the Society of Critical Care Medicine. Behind each of those admissions is a clinical team working against time, complexity, and — in many hospitals — a fundamental shortage of…
Read MoreTeleHospitalist Programs: 24/7 Hospital Medicine That Works Hospitals and health systems are at the heart of their communities. Patients should be able to count on consistent care at any hour. This is where hospital medicine often breaks down. When care shifts from day to night teams, handoffs can become fragmented, and decisions about patient care…
Read MoreI had the privilege of moderating a panel at ATA Nexus this week with leaders who are actually doing this work, not pitching it, not theorizing about it, building multi-site virtual care programs inside real health systems with real constraints. A few things stuck with me. Someone in the audience asked what the biggest barrier…
Read MoreWhen a stroke occurs, every minute matters. Nearly two million brain cells are lost each minute a stroke goes untreated, increasing the risk of long-term disability or death, according to the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. BE-FAST helps identify stroke symptoms quickly, but it assumes something critical: a neurologist is immediately available to…
Read MoreAccording to recent reports, the behavioral health workforce shortages remain a pressing concern in the United States. As of 2026, more than 122 million Americans now live in designated mental health professional shortage areas (MHPAs). Complicating this, behavioral health visits among commercially insured individuals in the United States have surpassed those in primary care. This…
Read MoreHospitals are not designed to slow down after business hours, yet many do. While patient demand remains unpredictable around the clock, physician availability often does not. Overnight and weekend coverage gaps introduce delays in decision-making, strain in-house teams, and create operational friction that carries into the next day. Tele-hospitalists are increasingly viewed not just as…
Read MoreToday, more than 76% of U.S. hospitals use telemedicine to connect patients with remote physicians, transforming how care is delivered nationwide. With this increasingly impressive technology, specialists are available to patients at the bedside without the wait times that often plague today’s clinics, hospitals, and other healthcare organizations. For patients, this means faster care. For…
Read MoreCancer remains the second leading cause of death in the United States, yet for many patients, access to the specialists they need depends on where they live. Today, just under half (45%) of U.S. counties have a practicing oncologist. For patients in underserved communities, timely cancer care often requires long travel times or comes with…
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