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SOC Telemed Expands Behavioral Health Offering with Acquisition of Forefront Telecare; Company Renamed Access TeleCare

2023-11-03T22:13:42-05:00September 1, 2022|

September 1, 2022 (Dallas, TX) -- SOC Telemed, the largest national provider of specialty acute care telemedicine, announced its acquisition of Forefront Telecare, a leading virtual behavioral health company serving vulnerable adults nationwide across the care continuum.  The acquisition significantly expands [...]

Telemedicine’s solution to the physician specialty shortage

2023-11-03T22:15:19-05:00August 22, 2022|

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 [...]

Report projects specialist shortage over next decade

2023-11-07T21:44:55-06:00August 5, 2022|

Analysis shows significant opportunities for telemedicine growth as hospitals and clinics align with partners to expand reach of specialists through technology Shortages of physician specialties, such as neurology and infectious disease, nationwide are projected to become even more significant over the next [...]

THA Pioneer Award Winner Discusses Telemedicine’s Role in Strengthening Rural Hospitals

2023-11-03T22:23:33-05:00July 1, 2022|

The Texas Hospital Association honored Palo Pinto General Hospital CEO, Ross Korkmas, with its Pioneer Award, the association's highest honor for rural health care leaders. Korkmas sat down with THA's magazine staff to discuss the role of rural hospitals and his work [...]

Improving Infectious Disease Specialty Coverage | Dr. Jade Le’s Story

2025-01-31T08:47:47-06:00June 9, 2022|

How Telemedicine Bridges Gaps in Infectious Disease Care 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, [...]

Jade Le, M.D. Discusses Achieving Work-Life Balance With Telemedicine

2024-07-01T14:26:27-05:00June 3, 2022|

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. [...]

TeleInfectious Disease Specialist-led Antibiotic Stewardship Programs for Every Hospital

2024-11-04T09:54:06-06:00May 31, 2022|

With antibiotic resistance responsible for approximately 35,000 deaths annually in the U.S. alone, judicious and appropriate prescribing and use of antimicrobials is imperative. Responsible patient use is a component – completing a course of prescribed antibiotics and not taking an [...]

Paulgun Sulur, M.D. Talks About the Positive Impact of his Telemedicine Role on his Family

2024-06-18T15:13:43-05:00May 26, 2022|

Dr. Paulgun Sulur is an active and engaged dad with two adolescent sons and a hospitalist physician who has dedicated his career to patient care. Listen to his family’s story about the positive impact his role as Access TeleCare’s teleHospitalist service [...]

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