Barton Blog / Healthcare News and Trends
Proper lighting techniques and what not to wear isn’t all you need to know. In this second piece of our two-part series on readying your virtual exam room, we’ll discuss the telemedicine equipment you need to provide remote patients with the best possible care....
States have their own laws around telehealth licensing, reimbursement and consent, as well as their own definitions for what constitutes telehealth. It is important for patients and healthcare providers to be aware of the laws in their state before using telehealth services....
If you are a healthcare facility, have you considered offering telemedicine to your patients and/or your staff? Here are four reasons why telemedicine can be beneficial to your organization....
Learning how to recognize and thwart potential authentication-based problem is critical — a concern that only becomes more serious as the organization brings on more temporary locum tenens workers, considering their need to access sensitive data during their time with your facility....
Before working in telemedicine, I had many questions. Having worked mainly in an outpatient setting, I wanted to know how telemedicine worked. Drawing from my experiences, here are four considerations to think about when applying for a telemedicine position....
Physicians, NPs, PAs, dentists and CRNAs have voiced several ways EMRs could be improved, including making them more user-friendly, efficient, and personalized....
As a physician who started practicing telemedicine a few years ago, I was excited but had questions and wasn’t sure where to turn. Other than reading a few online articles about telemedicine, I found it difficult to find personal information from a clinician’s perspective....
Telemedicine directly confronts issues that cause patients to ghost facilities. According to research from patient engagement software maker PatientBond, four high-level factors make most patients skip appointments are namely: cost of the visit, fear of bad news, time constraints, and demographic co...
Electronic medical records (EMRs) and their use in today’s hospitals, practices and companies are among healthcare’s hottest topics right now....
Telemetry, broadly defined as tools that allow for the collection and transmission of data away from the confines of clinical settings, carry real promise for facilities, clinicians, and patients....