What’s in a Label? What You Need to Know to Make Healthy Food Choices
What’s in a Label? What You Need to Know to Make Healthy Food Choices What’s black, white, and red all over? The nutrition label on a pack of Twizzlers! Reading a nutrition label is a must-have skill in today’s world of ultra-processed and complex and plentiful additives. If you don’t know what you’re putting in […]
Primary care practices identify needed improvements for telemedicine
New research found that experienced practice leaders most often cited visit-triage rules and telemedicine-specific staffing and scheduling protocols as two key areas most needed for telehealth implementation and maturation.
Hypertension: 5 Ways to Stop the “Silent Killer” Before it Stops You
Hypertension: 5 Ways to Stop the “Silent Killer” Before it Stops You “The Silent Killer.” The bearer of the name is far more dangerous and deadly than the subject of any true crime podcast or serial killer Netflix binge. This particular serial killer is estimated to take over 1,000 lives every single day, and sends […]
Telehealth Has Many Benefits in GI Care, Says Oshi Health’s Sam Holliday
Telehealth provides more flexibility for patients with gastrointestinal issues to better fit their care into their lives and around symptoms they may be experiencing, said Sam Holliday, co-founder and CEO of Oshi Health.
Addiction recovery provider sees success with AI-enabled telehealth meds monitoring
In two years following 100 new-start opioid use disorder patients, Bill Farr says 94% remained in the medication-assisted treatment program – attrition rates had previously hovered around 54%.
DEA Extends Telemedicine Flexibilities for Prescribing of Controlled Medications
On May 10, 2023, the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) released a new regulation – “Temporary Extension of COVID-19 Telemedicine Flexibilities for Prescription of Controlled Medications” – temporarily extending the “full set” of DEA’s COVID-19 waivers for prescribing controlled substances via telemedicine.
Augusta University Health saves $1.1M with home-based virtual care
Also through its Virtual Care at Home program, Augusta has been able to show a reduced readmission rate of 7.4%.
Saved by the Bell? Telehealth Remains Largely Intact When PHE Ends
Healthcare providers are scrambling to understand the impacts of the May 11 expiration of the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE). Luckily for most telehealth providers, the outlook of their operations post-PHE is relatively clear.
5 Tips for Managing Stress
5 Tips for Managing Stress “I promise you nothing is as chaotic as it seems. Nothing is worth diminishing your health. Nothing is worth poisoning yourself into stress, anxiety, and fear.” – Steve Maraboli May is Mental Health Awareness Month! For many of us, it can feel like stress rules our lives—trying to manage kids’ […]
Growing Hospital-at-Home Services Indicate Healthcare Transformation
Due to health systems’ capacity issues and struggles with high costs, hospital-at-home services are growing more popular and producing patient benefits, new research shows.