by Katie Moyer | Jul 10, 2020 | Patient Engagement
Don’t let fears about safety and technology become barriers to care Patients have put off routine care during COVID-19 for fear of contracting the virus. In particular, routine outpatient appointments for pregnant women, infants, and elderly patients have been...
by Dr. Paul Karpecki | Jul 3, 2020 | Emerging Technology & Trends, Patient Engagement, Practice Pearls
Improved safety, reimbursements, and technology have increased its popularity Prior to COVID-19, telehealth and telemedicine were not all that widespread among doctors. Just 21 percent of all physicians stated that they used virtual consulting, according to a recent...
by Katie Moyer | Apr 9, 2020 | Emerging Technology & Trends, Technology & the Internet
No longer only for rural areas, remote visits are keeping doctors and patients connected during COVID-19 A couple of weeks ago, we may not have been able to imagine kindergartners attending virtual classes online, or hospital workers depending on facemasks hand-sewn...
by Rebecca Lee | Feb 7, 2020 | Patient Engagement, Technology & the Internet
4 reasons tech is superior to text Most people in the U.S. have embraced mobile technology—and are using it to monitor and improve their health. About one in five Americans now wears a smartwatch or fitness tracker, according to Pew Research Center. Nine in 10...
by Smitha Gopal | Jan 31, 2020 | Emerging Technology & Trends, Practice Pearls
Are you promoting the benefits to your patients and community? Most eye surgeries are now performed in ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) rather than hospitals, a major shift that has occurred over the course of a decade. According to a study...
