Virtual nursing has been getting an increasing amount of attention in healthcare, especially with telemedicine entering the mainstream during and following the COVID-19 pandemic.Baptist Health has a successful virtual nursing program up and running,…
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By Mark Melchionna
June 06, 2023 – Following a slight decline in February, telehealth use increased slightly in March at the national level and in two United States census regions, according to the FAIR Health Monthly…
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By Mark Melchionna
June 05, 2023 – A report from the University of Washington Center for Health and Workforce Studies showed that although there was limited information about how medical assistants (MAs) use telehealth, researchers found…
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By Mark Melchionna
June 05, 2023 – Published in the Journal of Counseling and Development, a study from the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) found that mental healthcare quality did not decline and accessibility improved…
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By Mark Melchionna
June 02, 2023 – After being selected as a subcontractor by the US Department of State (DOS), Northwell Direct will assist DOS providers in treating US government employees stationed overseas.
Following the growth of…
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Dr. Ala Stanford, founder of the Black Doctors Covid-19 Consortium, said she has saved more lives in a parking lot than she ever saved as a surgeon in the operating room.
She made this statement…
By Mark Melchionna
June 01, 2023 – In pursuit of age-inclusive healthcare, the West Health Institute, the Mid-Atlantic Telehealth Resource Center at UVA Health, and the UVA Health geriatrics section are working to launch a telehealth…
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In an AHA podcast, Rebecca Chickey, Senior Director of Behavioral Health at AHA, discusses strategies to support the mental well-being of healthcare workers with Dr. Arpan Waghray, CEO of Providence Well-Being Trust, and Elisa…
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Researchers at UMass Chan Medical School have developed a small interfering RNA (siRNA) technology that is stable enough for inhalation into the lungs, where it can potentially treat diseases as diverse as asthma, pulmonary…
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By Mark Melchionna
May 30, 2023 – Published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research, study findings indicate that certain demographic factors correlate with telehealth use, with low-income Hispanic and Asian patients being more likely to…
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