Treating Depression with Telemedicine Offers Same Results as In-person Visits
Even though depression affects about one in 10 Americans and is a leading cause of death and disability, almost half of patients with depression don’t get treatment, researchers note in the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry. When depression goes untreated, it’s often because people can’t overcome issues with mobility, travel distance, transportation costs or time off … Read More
Flu Season is coming - Prevent its spread with Telemedicine
If you’ve been into any retail establishment lately, you’re sure to have noticed that the Halloween candy and pumpkins have been replaced by all things Christmas. But along with the holiday cheer comes something not so joyous. The flu. Flu season starts in October and will continue in full force well into February. Telemedicine Can … Read More
Should You Trust an Online Symptom Checker? The Study Says ….
These days there are a bunch of online apps that attempt to help patients figure out what their health symptoms might mean. These symptom-checkers ask patients to enter in information about their symptoms and background and return a set of likely diagnoses. They use algorithms to come up with the most likely explanation for what … Read More
IT Health Check for Physicians
Most primary care doctors advise patients to have an annual physical, even if they are feeling fine. This way they can be screened and problems can be caught before they become a major concern. Many medical issues are much easier to treat if caught early. IT issues are very similar. It is far better to … Read More
Explaining Telemedicine to Patients
I was sitting in the waiting room at my doctor’s office yesterday and she walked out of an exam room with another patient. They were talking about scheduling his next appointment and she mentioned that if he wanted, he could do it using telemedicine. Of course, my ears perked up, but he looked at her … Read More
Telemedicine Gaining Traction. Patient Attraction Growing. Here’s the Data.
Recently we wrote about the American Telemedicine Association and WEGO Health study regarding patient experiences with telemedicine. Today, we have more data that supports the growing demand for telehealth services. The Physician Trends Report by Jackson Health collects data, surveys and commentary on U.S. physicians. It includes data on supply & demand, regulatory impacts, compensation … Read More
Survey Confirms Customer Interest in Telehealth
The American Telemedicine Association (ATA) and WEGO Health released a joint study of active healthcare users regarding their experience with and interest in telehealth as a replacement or addition to in-office care. It shows strong interest, with convenience as a key motivating factor. Consumers do, it seems, suffer from some confusion about the availability of … Read More
10 Specialties That See Value in Telemedicine
Primary care practices are turning to telemedicine as a way to become more efficient, stay competitive, and increase revenue by seeing more patients. These benefits aren’t confined to primary care alone. The approach is also gaining traction across a wide variety of specialties. Here are a few that are a perfect fit. Cardiology The option … Read More
Study Finds 52 Billion Reasons for Patients to Love Telemedicine
We’ve talked quite a bit about the financial incentives for healthcare providers to embrace telemedicine. The impact to the bottom line can be substantial. But what about the financial implications for patients? Physicians at the University of Pittsburgh looked into just that and what they found was stunning. The researchers wanted to look at the … Read More
Busting a Few Unfortunate Myths About Telemedicine
When something becomes a myth it is usually based on some kernel of truth. The legend of Big Foot probably started with someone seeing a bear. A giant sturgeon may have given rise to the Loch Ness Monster. Stories get told and retold, gaps get filled in, assumptions made, times change and soon you have … Read More
