Search results for "Telemedicine"
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COVID-19 resources are among those eligible for CME credit and MOC points.
https://acpinternist.org/weekly/archives/2020/06/16/6.htm
16 Jun 2020
Telemedicine tips for internists in the era of COVID-19
Optimizing your telemedicine practice, or even starting it as part of your response to the COVID-19 pandemic, doesn't have to be a frantic process.
https://acpinternist.org/archives/2020/05/telemedicine-tips-for-internists-in-the-era-of-covid-19.htm
1 May 2020
Telemedicine's future looks bright, with some caveats
ACP's Healthcare Roundtable predicted new uses for telemedicine in a variety of health care settings.
https://acpinternist.org/archives/2018/11/telemedicines-future-looks-bright-with-some-caveats.htm
1 Nov 2018
Preventive care still on during COVID-19
COVID-19 may foster innovation in primary care as physicians describe various strategies to reconnect with patients, such as leveraging telemedicine visits to also explain the practice's coronavirus-related safety protocols, or systematically reviewing their panels to flag at-risk patients.
https://acpinternist.org/archives/2020/11/preventive-care-still-on-during-covid-19.htm
1 Nov 2020
Primary care visits declining while urgent care use is on the rise, study finds
Early evidence indicates a decline in per capita primary care visits, with possible explanations including the rise of urgent care, telemedicine, and high-deductible health insurance plans, study authors said.
https://acpinternist.org/weekly/archives/2020/02/04/4.htm
4 Feb 2020
Effects of pandemic on alcohol use, mental health, primary care, and hospitalizations
Recent studies found that the pandemic was associated with increases in alcohol use and internet searches for mental health issues. The rise of telemedicine meant fewer blood pressure and cholesterol evaluations, and hospitalizations for several non-COVID-19 conditions stayed below normal.
https://acpinternist.org/weekly/archives/2020/10/06/1.htm
6 Oct 2020
Telemedicine connects remote areas with care
Modern medicine is dramatically cutting the distance that patients must travel, even for severe injuries. Consulting by telemedicine reduces delays, improves patient outcomes and brings health care to areas that otherwise wouldn't have it.
https://acpinternist.org/archives/2008/04/one.htm
1 Apr 2008
Monitoring outpatients by text appeared to reduce mortality from COVID-19
Patients with SARS-CoV-2 who received twice-daily, automated text message check-ins with an option to report worsening symptoms at any time had lower 30- and 60-day mortality than outpatients receiving usual care, a retrospective study found.
https://acpinternist.org/weekly/archives/2021/11/16/1.htm
16 Nov 2021
Tackling tPA and stroke outcomes through telemedicine
Thirteen “spoke” hospitals across the U.S. without on-site stroke experts used telemedicine to increased their use of recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) to treat acute ischemic stroke.
https://acpinternist.org/archives/2014/07/telemedicine.htm
1 Jul 2014
Internal Medicine Meeting 2022 goes hybrid
It will be the first in-person Internal Medicine Meeting since 2019 in Philadelphia and the first Internal Medicine Meeting held in the Windy City since 1990.
https://acpinternist.org/archives/2022/03/internal-medicine-meeting-2022-goes-hybrid.htm
1 Mar 2022