Expanding horizons to include telemedicine in skilled nursing facilities
By
Viktoriya Friedman, MSPT
Jul 11, 2014
In a recent Wall Street Journal article, the author described how hospitals are using interactive video to give patients more access to medical care. So why not nursing homes?
Spacely Sprockets and the future of medical care
By
Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
Apr 02, 2014
So does anyone remember the cartoon “The Jetsons”? You know, George and Jane, daughter Judy, son Elroy and, of course, the dog, Astro. It’s kind of fun to see how their 1960s and 1980s...
Reducing readmissions: Physician services enabled by telemedicine in SNFs
By
John Durso
and John Whitman
Nov 04, 2013
When a resident of a skilled nursing facility has an acute event after hours or on weekends, the on-site nurse will generally call the patient’s primary care physician. Over the telephone, the nurse...