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Telemedicine Drives Rural Hospital Success, not Just Survival

2024-07-12T12:37:13-05:00July 18, 2024|

From Maine to California, more than 100 rural hospitals have completely closed their doors since 2005, as providers face a common set of specialist availability and financial challenges – challenges that telemedicine can solve. In rural Arkansas, Piggott Health System persevered despite [...]

Access TeleCare Expert Applauds New Research Identifying Loneliness as Stroke Risk Factor

2024-07-01T16:58:30-05:00July 3, 2024|

Elaine Jones, M.D., FAAN, medical director of quality and neurologist with Access TeleCare, shared her expert insight into new research on the link between chronic loneliness and an increased risk of stroke with Medscape Medical News. In addition to extreme weather and [...]

Telemedicine Solutions to Hospitals’ Most Pressing Challenges: Becker’s Webinar Recap

2024-07-01T11:14:31-05:00June 27, 2024|

Access TeleCare CEO Chris Gallagher, M.D., and UnityPoint Health System interim chief medical officer Cate Ranheim, M.D., explored firsthand experiences with telemedicine solutions and discussed successful strategies for deploying them in a recent webinar hosted by Becker’s Hospital Review. Discussion focused [...]

Making Up Time Lost to Prehospital Delays with 24/7 TeleStroke Coverage

2024-07-01T11:14:40-05:00June 27, 2024|

Key Points Over half of patients in a recent study arrived at the hospital more than two hours after the onset of stroke symptoms. Prehospital delays create additional challenges for time-sensitive stroke care. Access TeleCare’s teleStroke programs help hospitals overcome time [...]

How a Single Telemedicine Program Unlocks Seamless Growth & Expansion

2024-07-01T14:26:19-05:00June 24, 2024|

For hospitals seeking long-term solutions to meet their community’s specialty care needs, adding just one Access TeleCare telemedicine program can be the catalyst for rapid and organic expansion into specialty services that would otherwise be unfeasible without virtual care. Once one Access [...]

Telemedicine Enhances Complex Substance Abuse Care for Emergency Departments

2024-07-01T11:14:54-05:00June 21, 2024|

Arun Gopal, M.D., national medical director of outpatient care and consultation-liaison telePsychiatry at Access TeleCare, spoke with Behavioral Health Business about Access telemedicine’s critical role in caring for patients with substance abuse disorders in emergency departments. Emergency rooms are the front line [...]

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