Barton Blog / Healthcare News and Trends
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....
Tayla Holman | September 03, 2019
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....
Dr. Eki Abrams, MD | April 16, 2019
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....
Evan Wade | March 28, 2019
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....
Dr. Eki Abrams, MD | March 26, 2019
Physicians, NPs, PAs, dentists and CRNAs have voiced several ways EMRs could be improved, including making them more user-friendly, efficient, and personalized....
Claire Cavanaugh | March 19, 2019
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....
Dr. Eki Abrams, MD | March 12, 2019
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...
Evan Wade | February 14, 2019
Electronic medical records (EMRs) and their use in today’s hospitals, practices and companies are among healthcare’s hottest topics right now....
Claire Cavanaugh | December 25, 2018
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....
Evan Wade | October 23, 2018
As part of the larger big data movement, machine learning technology holds immense potential in healthcare settings. Here's what you need to know....
Evan Wade | September 04, 2018
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