Telehealth & Covid-19
The 7 Skills of a Rock Star Telehealth Coordinator
In last week’s Telehealth Tuesday I described the 7 critical qualities, 4 responsibilities, and 7 key skills that make a Telehealth a Rock Star in their profession: Customer Service Skills (Customers [...]
The 7 Critical Qualities of a Rock Star Telehealth Coordinator
A Rock Star Telehealth Coordinator is the key to telehealth success. Neither a brilliant telehealth strategy nor the latest telehealth technology will get you sustainable success with patients, providers, nurses, and [...]
Can Digital Health Quell Quiet Quitting?
In the fall of 2022, the term Quiet Quitting hit the internet and social media hard, though recently it has been “quiet” on that front. But “resignation without leaving”, “minimal accepted [...]
The 6 Hallmarks of Excellent Telehealth Services
Before COVID-19 it would take most organizations many months to launch a new telemedicine service. Interest or demand was not very high and the individuals assigned to getting the new service up and running were only doing so part-time. [...]
COVID-19 Remote Care Checklist
For organizations around the nation that are shifting to a remote care model by connecting with patients at a distance, here is a helpful checklist (in no particular order) of the various aspects of this new clinical service to [...]
Fitting the Right Telemedicine Service to the Right Need
I've been fond of using one of the quotes of Don Berwick, the founder and past president of the Institute of Healthcare Improvement (IHI): "Every system is perfectly designed to get the results it gets". In order to get [...]
Covid-19: Launching Telehealth in 5 locations in 2 days
The tension in the medical directors meeting was high. It was now clear that the Coronavirus crisis was going to have a significant impact on the world and on the rural healthcare organization that I was working with. The [...]
Using Remote Care for Triage, Diagnosis and Treatment
Almost exactly 100 years ago, the term triage was introduced into the common vocabulary of modern times. The stem of this word, ‘trier’, is of French origin and means ‘to separate, to select, to sort’. The concept of triage [...]
Telehealth for Coronavirus Care
Here’s the basic WHAT of establishing the capability for Community Health’s providers to treat patients for the Coronavirus using live audio/video technology.1. Clinical Guidelines: Clearly define which patients qualify and do not qualify for Telemedicine-based coronavirus care.2. Medical licensure: While [...]