telehealth

Conductors Bring Harmony to Healthcare

Jun 9, 2020

Since the onset of COVID-19 at the beginning of this year, with an extraordinarily tragic loss of over 100,000 lives, we are seeing new trends in healthcare delivery rapidly emerging. The most talked about change has been the increased development of telehealth as a method of communication between healthcare provider and patient. From medical journals to newspaper articles, we are seeing a growing discussion of the limitless possibilities for using telecommunications as the primary access point to healthcare services. Having personally experienced two telehealth visits during this phase of our stay-at-home order, I approached these two contacts, one with my...

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Filed Under: concierge healthcare, Health Management, healthcare quality, telehealth

Mental Health Cost of COVID-19

Mar 31, 2020

By Mark Schlussel, CEOAs a nation we are facing a pandemic that threatens the fabric of our society -  We are aware of the need for social distancing and washing of  hands frequently. Those messages have been received.  However, as the reality of our isolation sinks in, we need to turn our attention to the mental health cost, as well as the physical and economic costs, of this pandemic.  There is no doubt in my mind that this experience will impact each one of us, no matter our background or socio-demographic. We will each never be the same as we...

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Filed Under: changes in healthcare, coronavirus, covid-19, healthcare quality, medical access, Mental Health, preventive healthcare, quarantine, social distancing, telehealth