Chris Gallagher, M.D., CEO of Access TeleCare discusses the difference between telehealth and specialty telemedicine in an article published by the American Telemedicine Association: "Survey after survey of health care consumers in 2022 found both increasing rates of use of telehealth visits [...]
Telemedicine can be a valuable tool in helping hospitals and clinicians adhere to clinical guidelines and best practices. Cardiac arrest management is a prime example. Chris Gallagher, M.D., CEO of Access TeleCare talked with Healthcare IT News about telemedicine's role in [...]
There are key differences between direct-to-consumer telehealth for primary care and facilitated, managed specialty telemedicine. These differences matter for policymakers, hospitals, physicians, and patients to keep in mind. Chris Gallagher, M.D., CEO of Access TeleCare articulated some of these differences in [...]
Telemedicine is perfectly suited for the non-procedural specialties -- those specialties that depend more on physicians' diagnostic and treatment management capabilities rather than procedures. These are also the specialties that are in short supply or are concentrated in the country's urban [...]
Because telemedicine physicians aren't in the room in person, there are unique skills and attributes they must cultivate to forge and maintain a relationship with the patient and their family. Every Access TeleCare physician has honed the ability to "break through [...]
A rural hospital is more than a health care provider. It is also often the largest employer in the region and an economic engine. When a community loses its hospital, it also loses jobs, the ability to attract employers, and a [...]
One of the perhaps unanticipated benefits of having a telecardiology program is the reduced time patients have to wait for surgery. With a telecardiology program, hospitals don't have to send patients far afield for cardiac work-ups prior to surgery. The result [...]
The nation's physician specialty shortage has only worsened during the COVID-19 pandemic. Telemedicine offers an immediate solution. Chris Gallagher, M.D., CEO of Access TeleCare discussed the specialty shortage and telemedicine's ability to address it in an Executive Q&A with Healthcare IT [...]
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