The change from in-person visits to virtual (telemedicine) visits was dramatic in recent months as millions of patients were unable to come to clinics. Some of that was due to local regulations that closed businesses (including non-emergency medical facilities) while some were from patients not feeling safe coming into your clinic for fear of contracting … Continued
Craig Cooper, product manager at AdvancedMD, was recently interviewed about how to digitize your practice to boost staff efficiency and decrease wait times. Physicians enter the medical profession because they want to take care of patients, not focus on administrative tasks. Yet these tasks continue to dominate their time and attention, leading to frustration and … Continued
The rise of telemedicine in recent months has been swift, with many practices starting telemental and telepsychiatry for the first time (along with others who didn’t have it and didn’t really know where to start). For practices that don’t offer telemedicine right now or those looking to improve on a system you started up recently … Continued
As part of the ongoing series of telehealth interviews with EHR vendors, John Lynn at Healthcare IT Today interviewed Tim Costantino, VP, Head of Product at AdvancedMD. In this series, Healthcare IT News talks with EHR vendors to better understand how they’re approaching telehealth. Are they developing telehealth in-house or are they relying on partners? … Continued
Providers, clinical staff, and office managers have spent a lot of time this year discussing and adapting to a new way of providing care (and for patients, a new way of receiving that care). A lot of the focus has been around telemedicine, which provides patients and providers with a convenient option when in-person visits … Continued
Pretty much every clinic in the U.S. healthcare system has learned recently that it’s essential to have tools for providing remote care to patients. Many clinics were caught off guard by the speed with which everyone had to switch to all-remote visits, and only had the tools in place to provide some limited care over … Continued
Mental health care has long been a point of concern for clinicians and patients. Many agree that we do not have adequate resources to meet the mental health needs of all our patients in the U.S., and a lack of mental health services in many areas makes it hard for certain patient populations to access … Continued
In part one of this post we covered some common questions related to telemedicine that have come up for many providers and clinics trying to figure out how to provide care for patients as COVID-19 has made in-person or face-to-face visits challenging or even unsafe in some areas. In part two we’ll cover some … Continued
The novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 (known as COVID-19) has created a lot of new challenges for medical practices. While some urgent care and emergency medicine facilities are dealing with surges of patients affected by the disease, other practices are adapting on the fly to provide more of their care through telemedicine to reduce the risk of … Continued
In part one of this blog we discussed some of the ways that telemedicine has improved patient access during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, that is not universally true for all patients. In part two we’re going to discuss some of the barriers that your patients might face in accessing care through technology like smartphones, apps, … Continued
An executive order issued on Monday is aimed at improving rural healthcare accessibility, so patients have ongoing access to high-quality healthcare and expanded telehealth (telemedicine) services. Revenue for rural providers varies significantly month to month, making it difficult to stay in business. Nearly 25 percent of the U.S. patient population resides in rural communities. The … Continued
Wowing patients & improving outcomes through people-centered technology For many practices, the steep learning curve of implementing telehealth (telemedicine) technology has been surmounted, with a healthy push from COVID-19. As it turns out, that was actually the easy part. The next big challenge? Making telehealth work for patients, providers and staff alike in a way … Continued