Articles Tagged With: telemedicine
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Shift to Telehealth Could Remain Trend After COVID-19
Telehealth was a small part of family planning before the COVID-19 pandemic. The landscape likely will look markedly different for telemedicine strategies after the pandemic.
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Implications of COVID-19 for Primary Care
Primary care physicians often are the first to communicate with potential COVID-19 patients. Without definitive testing, it is challenging to reliably provide an accurate differential diagnosis, but there is a developing list of signs and symptoms associated with COVID-19.
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With Remote Ethics Consults, Nonverbal Communication Is Lost
Normally, ethics consults include plenty of talking, mostly in-person, with patients, families, and clinicians. The need for more remote consults during the COVID-19 pandemic means missing all the communication that happens through facial expressions and body language.
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Hospitals Use Telemedicine to Limit Exposures, Preserve PPE, Guide Patients to Right Setting
Facilities are using technology to maintain safe distances between workers and patients to reduce the spread of COVID-19.
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Feds Ease Off on Specific Health-Related Regulations to Handle COVID-19 Crisis
Trump administration temporarily waives certain penalties and restrictions regarding HIPAA, telemedicine services.
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Survey: Physicians Embrace Digital Tools
Between 2016 and 2019, doctors’ adoption of many technology types increased, regardless of age, gender, or specialty.
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Can Telemedicine Deliver High-Quality Geriatric Care to Rural EDs?
Under a three-year research project, a New Hampshire medical center will be providing geriatric support and expertise to four rural hospitals through a mature telemedicine program already in place. One aim of the program is to enable senior patients in rural areas to receive high-quality geriatric care in their local EDs rather than face transfer to larger hospitals that may be far away.
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Telemedicine May Be Effective Tool for Monitoring Certain Neurological Conditions
Also, diagnosing particular disorders by video could be as accurate as in-person visits.
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Telehealth for Preoperation Consults Efficient, Convenient
Surgery centers located in places with patients traveling from rural areas or that draw patients from long distances could make presurgery consultations more efficient and easier through telemedicine.
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The Digital Revolution: Telehealth Might Reshape Same-Day Surgical Practice
Technology solutions are revolutionizing surgery, making it easier to communicate with patients and monitor their recovery.