It is no secret that hospitals need infectious disease (ID) specialists. However, not every hospital has the resources to maintain a full-time ID specialist, which results in patient transfers that are not only an inconvenience for the patient but are…
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…
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…
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…
Like most Americans, I am staying home with my family during the COVID-19 crisis. Social distancing is a good time for us to take life a little more slowly and reconnect with one another. It also gives me time to…
Dr. Rania Saleh, an infectious disease specialist with Eagle Telemedicine, had not admitted any COVID-19 patients at the time of this writing. However, she is preparing alongside her onsite clinical teams at rural Wisconsin hospitals. “My space is quiet right now,” she…
We’ve probably all heard the announcements by airline pilots warning that “we might encounter some turbulence” on the flight ahead. For the hospital industry—at least as far as the physician shortage is concerned—the announcements are long since over. We’re flying…
Businesses understand today that customers want more than one way to interact with them. Ordering products online. Checking reviews on mobile apps. Joining company communities on social media. 2019 saw healthcare’s evolution in the same multi-channel direction. No longer is…
At first glance, one might think that telemedicine wouldn’t be the best medium for diagnosing and treating patients with infectious diseases (IDs). There is, after all, nothing to “listen to” in conditions of sepsis, infected wounds from diabetes or other…
It was abundantly clear in 2018 that there is a new reality in U.S. inpatient care. As I wrote in my year-end blog last month, most hospitals across the country have embraced the value equation telemedicine offers. No longer viewed…