For many hospitals across the country, access to highly qualified, expert infectious disease specialists who can handle clinically complex cases is next to impossible. But through telemedicine, hospitals of any size can care for patients with even the most complex of conditions [...]
September 6, 2023 (DALLAS, Texas) – As parts of the U.S. experience a surge in syphilis cases, Access TeleCare is leveraging its advanced telemedicine capabilities and broad network of board-certified infectious disease specialists to equip hospitals and clinics to provide specialty care [...]
Access TeleCare’s infectious disease specialists turned what was initially diagnosed as a six-week hospital stay into one that lasted just a few days. When an elderly man from Massachusetts contracted an infection while on vacation in South Carolina, the local care [...]
When a severe summer storm left CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Winnsboro in rural East Texas without electricity for five days, telemedicine revealed itself to be an unexpected source of power. The Winnsboro hospital has been an Access TeleCare partner since 2017 [...]
For the first time in almost 10 years, new guidance has been issued on the use of antibiotics after surgery. In a recently published report, antibiotic guidance now calls for physicians to cease the use of antibiotic prophylaxis immediately following surgery. The [...]
First Case in 4 Years Documented in Texas’ Hood County For the first time since 2019, a confirmed case of measles has been recorded in Texas, occurring in Hood County. According to a report by the Texas Department of State Health Services, [...]
After a rigorous selection process that assessed leaders in the infectious disease field from across the U.S., the Infectious Diseases Society of America selected Access TeleCare’s chief of infectious disease, Jade Le, M.D. as part of its 2023 Community of Leaders [...]
Even as the U.S. moves into a new phase of recovery from the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, a severe shortage of infectious disease (ID) specialists persists, as 80% of U.S. counties lack an ID doctor. And, with 44% of ID [...]
With 80% of U.S. counties lacking a single infectious disease specialist, telemedicine is an essential component of the health care infrastructure to bring needed expertise to patients with complex infections, such as HIV, post-surgical infections, and rare zoonotic infections. Hear from [...]
Dr. Jade Le leads Access TeleCare's growing infectious disease service line and runs a busy house of four kids, two dogs, and a host of backyard chickens. She also delivers life-saving care to patients with complex infections all over the country. [...]
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