Many providers recently transitioned from providing the vast majority of care as in-person appointments to offering almost all your clinical encounters online through telemedicine and virtual visits. The transition wasn’t exactly planned; it happened when the novel and highly transmissible coronavirus COVID-19 made it difficult and dangerous to see patients in your clinic. There are … Continued
In part one of this post, we covered some important preparation before a telemedicine visit, as well as some dos and don’ts for your virtual visits with patients. In the second part of the post, we’ll cover some other considerations for clinicians who are relatively new to telemedicine or just started using it as a … Continued
Telemedicine has quickly skyrocketed to the forefront of clinical practice concerns as a result of COVID-19. With many places under restrictions that limit a clinic’s ability to see patients in person, as well as concerns from patients about the safety of in-person visits, telemedicine has provided a great alternative that is both convenient and safe. … Continued
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
The last several months have brought a lot of change in the world of healthcare and telemedicine. Even if you are not in a hospital or working in the ICU, you have seen serious disruption to the way you “normally” provide care to your patients. For many clinics, that rapid switch from a mostly face-to-face … 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 blog post we discussed what cloud-based software systems are, and some of the advantages of using software-as-a-service (SaaS) when it comes to medical practice management software. In part two we’re going to cover some of the potential risks of cloud-based storage, as well as some tips to make sure you … Continued
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