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Apr52018

Considering Telemedicine Consult Services? Don’t Wait For a Crisis

By Dr. Mac McCormick April 5, 2018Healthcare Trends, Telemedicine5 Comments

With our history of providing telemedicine services to hospitals for nearly a decade, it’s interesting to see the change in the industry, the growing acceptance of telemedicine by patients, providers and—slowly but surely—payers. It’s also interesting to observe the changes in how we talk about what we do. Ten years ago, we spent much of our time talking with hospital executives about why they needed us. Today, it’s more a question of when.

Mar192018

Telehealth vs Telemedicine: Does the Difference Matter?

By Dr. Mac McCormick March 19, 2018Healthcare Trends, Telemedicine6 Comments

You’ve probably seen and heard the terms “telehealth” and “telemedicine” used interchangeably these days, both online and in conversation. It doesn’t matter whether the source is a physician or other healthcare professional or Jane or John Doe. The line between these terms is blurring. Nonetheless, there is a distinction.

Feb152018

Preparing a Patient for Telemedicine: An Onsite Clinician’s View

By Rebecca Carter, APRN February 15, 2018Critical Access Hospital, NP/PA Backup, Staffing, Telemedicine2 Comments

Telemedicine’s acceptance among patients and providers is rapidly growing across the country. Many factors have made it possible: the quality and value of programs like Eagle’s, the dependable “always on” technology that can deliver physician expertise to hospitals anywhere, and the widespread acceptance of technological devices in our lives today. All these things have helped make telemedicine a sensible choice for more and more hospitals.

Jan242018

Texas’ Turnabout on Telemedicine: A Firsthand Perspective

By Eagle Telemedicine January 24, 2018Healthcare Trends, Telemedicine

What’s so great about Texas? A lot, quite frankly. Especially when it comes to the growth of telemedicine. (And I’m not just saying that because I’m a lifelong Texan.)

Jan122018

2018: Expect the Best Year Yet for Inpatient, Virtual Telemedicine

By Dr. Mac McCormick January 12, 2018Healthcare Trends, Long-Term Acute Care, LTACH, Micro-hospital, Telemedicine1 Comment

Healthcare publication editors frequently ask for my predictions about inpatient telemedicine in the coming year. You may have seen one of those guest posts published last month in Electronic Health Reporter. I’ve recapped the predictions below, but to sum them up in one line: It’s going to be another good year for telemedicine―perhaps the best yet. Momentum has been building for the increased acceptance of telemedicine in the hospital setting.

Dec272017

2017: A Good Year for Telemedicine

By Dr. Mac McCormick December 27, 2017Healthcare Trends, Long-Term Acute Care, Micro-hospital, Tele-ICU, Telemedicine, TeleNocturnist, TelePulmonology1 Comment

This same time last year I wrote about the growing acceptance of telemedicine, but in looking back at 2017, I believe “acceptance” is no longer the right word. It’s more accurate to say that hospitals, providers and patients are embracing telemedicine with gusto. It’s a solution for many of today’s most pressing challenges.

Nov162017

Telemedicine’s Strengths Win Out Over Reimbursement Parity Confusion

By Dr. Mac McCormick November 16, 2017Healthcare Trends, Long-Term Acute Care, Micro-hospital, Reimbursement, Revenue Cycle Management, Telemedicine, TelePsychiatry1 Comment

Parity for telemedicine reimbursement is a long way off in the United States. The variations in rules by region and state can make your head spin. The good news is that telemedicine and the hospitals that implement it are coming out financial winners, even in today’s shifting payment market.

Sep202017

A Nurse Practitioner Shares the Benefits of Working with Eagle Telemedicine Backup Support

By Dr. Mac McCormick September 20, 2017Healthcare Trends, NP/PA Backup, Staffing, Telemedicine2 Comments

“I couldn’t do what I do without them.” That’s how one Nurse Practitioner (NP) at a critical-access hospital in rural Kansas sums up the backup support she gets from hospitalists in the Eagle Telemedicine program at her facility. Rebecca Carter, APRN, was a champion of the telemedicine program when it began at Anthony Medical Center (AMC) in Anthony, Kan., in January 2015. Today, nearly three years later, she is a stronger champion than ever.

Aug172017

Micro-Hospitals: A New and Exciting Frontier for Telemedicine

By Dr. Mac McCormick August 17, 2017Healthcare Trends, Micro-hospital1 Comment

When do you ever stop being a pioneer? As long as there are new frontiers to explore, you don’t. It’s the reason that nearly 10 years after we founded one of the first inpatient telemedicine companies, we’re still pioneering the industry: There are always new frontiers. Micro-hospitals, for example.

Jul252017

Build a Case for Using a Telemedicine Company at Your Hospital

By Dr. Mac McCormick July 25, 2017Hospitalists, Tele-ICU, Telemedicine, TeleNocturnist2 Comments

Sometimes the most challenging part of implementing a telemedicine program is making the decision to start one. You might be familiar with other hospitals that use telemedicine successfully, but is it right for you? And what about others on your team—are they skeptics, or advocates, or undecided? How do you critically analyze your choices, and then reach agreement among your hospital’s clinical, finance, and administration decision-makers that telemedicine is the right one?