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More Rural Hospitals at Risk of Closure; Telemedicine Can Help

2024-12-03T17:22:40-06:00December 6, 2024|

With 700 rural hospitals deemed at risk of closure nationwide, specialty telemedicine programs proven to work for rural hospitals, their patients, providers, and communities offer a valuable and expedient solution. New analysis from the Center for Healthcare Quality & Payment Reform shows [...]

TeleBehavioral Health: Stopping the ED Revolving Door with Behavioral Health Care Across the Continuum

2024-11-25T15:22:51-06:00November 25, 2024|

Hospitals have invested significantly in people, processes, and policies to reduce preventable readmissions. Yet, readmissions of patients with behavioral health conditions remain stubbornly high, in large part due to factors not entirely within a hospital’s control. In previous blogs, we’ve addressed [...]

TeleBehavioral Health Programs Deliver Continuity of Care From Inpatient to Outpatient Treatment

2024-09-20T15:53:07-05:00November 21, 2024|

From 24/7 inpatient coverage to 100 percent coverage for its intensive outpatient program, Oceans Behavioral Hospital Lake Charles delivers continuity of care for its patients and operational efficiencies for its entire care team through telemedicine. Prior to [...]

Deaths From Antibiotic Resistant Infections Expected to Double

2024-11-18T11:42:49-06:00November 18, 2024|

Deaths From Antibiotic Resistant Infections Expected to Double TeleAntibiotic stewardship programs put a solution in hospitals’ hands An estimated 8.2 million deaths associated with antimicrobial resistance could occur globally by 2050, nearly double the 4.7 million deaths that occurred in 2021, [...]

Access TeleCare’s Advanced Practice Sonography Team is Raising the Standard of Care for TeleMaternal-Fetal Medicine Programs

2024-11-11T13:44:51-06:00November 11, 2024|

Access TeleCare has a team of advanced practice sonographers who support our Maternal-Fetal Medicine programs. Each of our sonographers has earned the credential of Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer (RDMS). This credential certifies their competence in the field of diagnostic medical sonography and [...]

Does Your Hospital Have a Plan for the Rising Tide of Physician Retirements?

2024-11-11T10:10:06-06:00November 8, 2024|

How Specialty Telemedicine Programs Can Address the Rising Tide of Physician Retirements With planned physician retirements inching back up after declining in recent years, hospitals increasingly are turning to specialty telemedicine programs to avoid disruptions in patient care, particularly for specialty [...]

Mapping Telemedicine’s Advance Toward Healthcare Equity

2024-11-11T09:14:33-06:00November 6, 2024|

By R. Jason Hallock, M.D., MMM, Chief Clinical Innovation Officer at Access TeleCare Imagine you're trying to build a house without a measuring tape. You might have a general sense of the dimensions, but without precise measurements, you're bound to end up [...]

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