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ICU telemedicine programs bring essential critical care to community hospitals

Sound Physicians

Increasingly a valuable option for rural hospitals, tele-ICU provides access to higher acuity care and support to emergency and hospital medicine clinicians who are called to the ICU. Partnering with a telemedicine critical care team alleviates the pressure on both the hospitalist team and the patients.

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What to Expect During a Primary Care Visit

Mesa Family Physician

What to Expect During a Primary Care Visit Visiting a primary care provider for the first time can bring up many questions. This blog covers everything you need to know—from appointment types and coding to telehealth options and what really happens during your time with the provider. What does the doctor do first?

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Beware the bait-and-switch when it comes to HM program contracts

Sound Physicians

The challenge with this approach is that comparing total cost doesn’t always provide the complete picture. What I hear on the other side of their decision is that hospital executives wish they’d known what to look for — how to really compare apples to apples — before moving forward with what seemed like the obvious choice. Why the gap?

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Shorter stays, better outcomes

Sound Physicians

Finally, caregivers—often family members—play a critical role in educating the care team, flagging barriers to care once out of the hospital, and providing necessary insights into the bigger picture. Posted in Hospital Medicine Share Article Subscribe to the Sound Physicians Blog A trusted source for todays healthcare needs.

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CONTINUED AGAIN: DEA Announces A Second Extension of its “Temporary Rule” Addressing Telemedicine Flexibilities After the End of the COVID-19 Pandemic Emergency

FDA Law

Palmer — On Friday, October 6, 2023, DEA announced a second extension of telemedicine flexibilities concerning the prescribing of controlled substances, which were originally set to expire after the end of the COVID-19 pandemic emergency. HPM’s Presentation Deck and recording of the presentation are here, and here (passcode Bv3*o^i5).

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Dedicated ICU management: Navigating the transition

Sound Physicians

For smaller or rural hospitals, this can mean supplementing patient care with tele-ICU clinicians, available 24/7, to keep our providers from stretching too thin. Sound also supports residency programs, which guarantee a consistent pool of new critical care clinicians who can provide support in the ICU.

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Behind the stethoscope: A conversation with Dr. Osman Saleem

Sound Physicians

I went to the University of Toronto and finished my Bachelor of Science there in 2013. I wanted to get back to where we were, to give back to the program that gave my career a place to start, and to provide stability to my fellow providers. When prospective providers visit Mercy Hospital of Buffalo team.