telemedicine

When the global COVID-19 pandemic struck, direct-to-consumer (DTC) telemedicine suddenly took center stage. In a study published in the Journal of the American Informatics Association, the NYU Langone Health system in New York saw 683% growth in virtual urgent care visits and an […]

By Dr. Eric Anderson The FDA approved the use of tissue plasminogen activator for ischemic stroke in 1996. Over the next two decades, the literature on treating stroke patients with tPA as quickly as possible became widely accepted as the standard of […]

By Jason Hallock, MD Imagine if we invested the same amount of time, energy, and money in building out our virtual care delivery as we have in building out our hospitals, our outpatient centers, and our offices? I’ll come back to that […]

By Dr. Eric Anderson, Chair of Neurology Recent news and clinical reports raise the alarming incidence of strokes in COVID-19 patients younger than 50. As the largest teleNeurology practice in the United States, we typically see over 7,000 neurological consults each month […]

By Mark S. Kestner, MD, MBA, Chief Medical Officer, TractManager Before the COVID-19 pandemic hit the U.S., there were already major trends changing the healthcare industry. I believe we’re going to see these trends not only continue but also accelerate as a […]

Dr. Jason Hallock, SOC Telemed’s chief medical officer, recently took part in a radio and satellite media tour to raise awareness and explain the importance of telemedicine during the COVID-19 pandemic. Speaking to broadcast stations across the country, here are some of […]

The Coronavirus Preparedness Act and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act (H.R. 6074) provides Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) the authority to waive specific Medicare telehealth restrictions temporarily in order to broaden access to Medicare telehealth services. As a result, the Centers […]

Dr. Jason Hallock, Chief Medical Officer, Access TeleCare The Corona virus has officially spread to every state. Hospitals have been preparing for this eventuality for weeks, moving up or postponing elective surgeries, creating a triage response team and protocols, and planning where […]

Adapted from a presentation at the Telemed IQ Summit Kathryn Buck, emergency services clinical nurse specialist, explained to Telemed IQ Summit attendees how CarolinaEast Medical Center used teleNeurology to build a comprehensive stroke care program. She started with why: “CarolinaEast is the […]