October 6 – 12 is Physician Assistant Week, an opportunity to celebrate the dedicated physician assistants making great care possible every day. More than 140,000 physician assistants (PAs) conduct roughly 400 million patient interactions every year across the U.S., providing crucial capacity […]
Keeping critically ill patients locally is a priority for every hospital, and Access TeleCare’s telePulmonary and critical care specialists make it possible. Access TeleCare’s hospital partners can depend on world-class physicians who are available 24/7, empowering on-site ICU staff at the bedside […]
For many hospitals, surgeries, especially complex surgeries, require patient transfers to a higher-level facility because of limited local availability of critical care specialists. By delivering 24/7 access to critical care specialists via telemedicine, Access TeleCare makes complex post-surgical care possible. Dedicated pulmonary […]
By Chris Gallagher, M.D. CEO, Access TeleCare What is the future of rural health care? That’s a question on the minds of many health care leaders. With more than 185 rural hospitals closing between 2005 and 2022 and an additional 600 at […]
Jason Hallock, M.D., Chief Clinical Innovation Officer On-call and nighttime physician coverage are two of hospitals’ biggest costs. With the staffing needed to run a specialty program 24/7 and to cover emergencies of any kind, hospitals’ physician costs can quickly become unsustainable. […]