TeleNocturnist Hospitlist Care: The Meat and Potatoes of Telemedicine
When we entered the telemedicine field nine years ago, we knew we had a winner on our hands. What we couldn’t predict was how the field would evolve over the following decade.
When we entered the telemedicine field nine years ago, we knew we had a winner on our hands. What we couldn’t predict was how the field would evolve over the following decade.
We believe hospital telemedicine use will accelerate this year. Sometimes, technology moves faster than our willingness to accept it. Such was the story with personal computers and cell phones. What once seemed like novelties or expensive playthings are now indispensable.…
We’ve known for some time that nephrology telehealth is the next big opportunity in telemedicine specialties, and we’ve been preparing for it. Patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) receive highly fragmented care, especially in rural…
I know a few nocturnists who thrive when they work at night, who actually request the night shift and build their careers around it, but they are few and far between. Some time ago, a Today’s Hospitalist article profiled five…
Not long ago, mobile telemedicine was a great idea that worked in certain specific situations, but wasn’t quite ready for prime time. Because the computers and videoconferencing networks involved in early telemedicine took time to “boot up,” we often saw…