Breaking Barriers: Telehealth Language Interpretation
To break down barriers between healthcare providers and patients, SecureVideo offers a game-changing remote interpreting program. Language interpretation for telehealth services provides much-needed language help for telehealth participants and providers, allowing them to bridge any dialogue gap due to the limited expertise in foreign languages or the need for American Sign Language interpretation. Now, no […]
The Advanced Tools in a Telehealth Platform
If you’re a doctor or therapist looking for new and innovative ways to provide care for your patients, it is imperative that you look at telehealth platforms. These platforms offer a wide range of advanced tools that can help you provide the best possible care for your patients. In this blog post, we’ll discuss some […]
Why Consumers Love Telehealth
Keeping up with your health is everything, so why do so many patients have trouble doing this? Well it’s not just apathy or simple inconveniences. There are many reasons that can prevent a patient from either Seeking care when they need it Keeping up with their prescribed care Following through on annual check-ups What are […]
5 Ways Telehealth Benefits Your Practice
In today’s connected world, a majority of healthcare patients prefer easy access to physician services over in-person office visits. Whether a patient needs advice on a child’s fever, wants clarification on medication or presents with a condition that can be assessed and treated remotely, virtual visits offer on-demand care without the loss of time or the cost […]
Ditching Traditional Doctor Visits
In a previous article we observed that nearly every medical specialty in healthcare can incorporate Telehealth; we also saw who the driving force is: Millennials. With over 77 million individuals born between 1982 and 2004, millennials make up nearly 40% of the country’s workforce. Additionally, they are expected to surpass Baby Boomers as the country’s […]
3 Telehealth Benefits You May Not Have Considered
In the past, doctors made regular house calls to provide medical assistance to patients who were homebound because of severe illnesses. This convenience is rarely heard of these days. The need, however, does still exist. In fact, for the more than 100 million Americans suffering from chronic disease, going to an office to receive medical treatment […]
Current eNLC States and the Impact on Nurses
The eNLC Breaks Down Licensure Barriers for Telehealth Nurses For the past eighteen years, the Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) has predominantly operated out of twenty-five states. The NLC was a big success for nursing eighteen years ago because it effectively allowed nurses to maintain their license from the state where they were residing, while working in another state without getting an additional […]
Telehealth: A New Dimension to Healthcare
Advancements in technology and the growth of the internet have led to dramatic changes in daily life. It has impacted how we communicate, how we travel, how we shop and how we learn. The field of healthcare is no exception. Technology has improved how medical professionals access and share information and provide care to patients. […]
2017 and Telehealth: An Encouraging Year for Expanded State Licensing Laws and Reimbursement Policies
Steady wins the race applies to telehealth’s entry into the mainstream of healthcare. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) reports that 61% of the nation’s healthcare institutions are employing some sort of telemedicine service, and more and more states are working to come up with viable guidelines for enacting telehealth laws and reimbursement policies. As […]
The New Face of Healthcare
Almost one hundred years ago, a multi-talented inventor and writer by the name of Hugo Gernsback predicted a technology that would allow a physician to diagnose a patient using video. Today, that technology is known as Telehealth. The concept of Telehealth dates as far back as the invention of the telephone with healthcare professionals consulting […]