Telemedicine has become a popular topic, but often times, Telemedicine is mistaken for Skype or other video conference sessions. Telemedicine is more than just a video conference between a patient and a physician. In the world of Healthcare today, Electronic Medical Records (EMR) or Electronic Health Records (EHR) are used
Read more →Curatess is pleased to announce that our team will be at the 2016 HealthMEDX User Group in St. Louis April 12 to 14. The user group will be held at the historical Union Station 1820 Market St. St Louis, Missouri 63103. We will be featuring our Essential CARE Plus Telemedicine
Read more →Why would Emergency Departments need to use Telemedicine? It seems a little unusual to have an Emergency Department (ED) connected via Telemedicine when the ED is located at the hospital with different types of Physicians and specialists who are onsite. The answer: more efficient coordination of care for the hospital
Read more →Lexington Health Network (LHN) is a Post-Acute Network (PAN) who operates 10 Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNF’s) with over 2000 beds as well as Independent, Assisted, and Supportive Living. The company also provides Home Health and Hospice services. As a family owned business Lexington Health Network has maintained a unique quality,
Read more →Telemedicine provides value to Patients, Physicians, Healthcare Providers, and Payers. The current trend in healthcare is to reduce length of stay, eliminate returns to the hospital and improve clinical outcomes, all for less. As seen with the creation of the Readmissions Reduction Program in 2012,part of the Affordable Care Act,
Read more →Healthcare providers continue to face new demands that require improved clinical outcomes with reduced length of stays and reduced reimbursement. Rural healthcare providers have a disadvantage in meeting these requirements by virtue of their geographical location. According to the US Department of Health and Human Services, “up to 25% of
Read more →In recent years, Post-Acute care providers have become instrumental in the care management of patients referred by their Acute care partners. Post-Acute care providers have increased demands being placed on them by Acute care partners and regulatory changes that demand exceptional care. Acute Care partners are expected to discharge patients
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