90 percent of our nation’s 3.8 trillion in healthcare expenditures are for people with chronic and mental health conditions, according to a report by the Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. For example, the article points out more than 868,000 Americans die of heart disease or stroke every year—that’s one-third of all deaths. The top chronic diseases noted …
Is Telehealth Key to Achieving Health Equity in Long-Term Care?
Attribution: Article from Guidehouse.com – August 11, 2021 | Insights The adoption of telehealth soared in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and has become an integral platform of healthcare for many—especially vulnerable populations. Many older, low-income, disabled, and rural Americans, for instance, have appreciated the ease of virtual medical check-ins and immediate access to care when in-person visits weren’t necessary— one …
Compassion Fatigue Common During COVID-19
Even in normal times, healthcare providers face considerable stress brought on by any number of factors. Long shifts or night shifts. Managing multiple patients and competing responsibilities. Listening to patients and family complaints or challenging experiences. This “perfect storm” of factors—and of course the considerable, ongoing stress related to COVID-19—may mean you are suffering from compassion fatigue. Compassion fatigue is …
AHC and AT&T Partnering to Help Underserved Populations
AllHealth CHOICE has chosen FirstNet®, Built with AT&T, to provide reliable and highly secure connectivity for 400 tablets used with the company’s remote patient monitoring (RPM) kits. The tablets transmit the vitals of high-risk patients with chronic or complex conditions. The patients’ oxygen levels, heart rate, blood pressure, and more, are collected by health devices included in the RPM kits, such …
Walking an Extra 1,000 Steps May Increase Your Life Span
Activities such as walking are accessible and achievable for many people; and, the health benefits of walking are exponential for something that is relatively simple and inexpensive. It’s no secret regular physical activity has been linked to a decreased risk of diabetes and high blood pressure, along with improved lipid profiles. Walking can also help reduce the risk of heart …
Best Practices in Virtual Residency Interviewing
We’re always on the lookout for great uses of technology to improve lives and improve healthcare, so when we found this article in KevinMD, outlining best practices for hospitals setting up residency virtual visits we had to share! Two medical students who recently went through the virtual residency matching, share tips for optimizing virtual residency matching, with many of the …
Need for Telehealth Amplified
At times, it seems medical technology is advancing at warp speed and that has never been more true than now. While Remote Patient Monitoring and Telehealth were well on their way to being mainstream before COVID, the pandemic certainly amplified the need for people and medical professionals to connect remotely and securely. Patients and providers have now overcome the hesitancy …
The Opioid Crisis: What It Is, How to Recognize Signs
Chances are you’ve heard the term “opioid crisis,” since it’s become a hot button issue in the media in recent years. The opioid crisis refers to the rapidly increasing number of deaths and hospitalizations from opioid medications, which includes highly addictive prescriptions as well as illegal drugs. Opioids you may have heard of include codeine, Demerol, fentanyl, heroin, oxycodone and …
Yoga – The Importance of Balance & Flexibility
Servicing your car is the life of the engine. Time and effort fuel meaningful relations. The bottom line – everything requires maintenance. Your body is no exception. But with today’s digital distractions – and our busy schedules – it’s easy to neglect giving our bodies the care and maintenance they need. If we do carve out time for …
Sitting is the new smoking? Here’s your treatment plan!
According to the CDC, more than 10 times as many U.S. citizens have died prematurely from cigarette smoking than have died in all the wars fought by the United States. So, it’s pretty big news to compare sitting to smoking. The saying is primarily directed at people who sit for long periods of time at work on a consistent basis. …
