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ICU telemedicine programs bring essential critical care to community hospitals

Sound Physicians

With the absence of intensivists on the ground in these community hospitals, the question becomes how to treat these patients where and when they need care. Our tele-ICU program , which is part of our critical care specialty, has brought meaningful and much-needed intensive care to remote communities for the past five years.

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Addressing diabetes management in the context of social needs: a qualitative study of primary care providers [Diabetes and endocrine disease]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context: Diabetes management (DM) for patients with Type 2 Diabetes (T2D) can be hindered by non-medical, health-related social needs. family medicine, general internal medicine, endocrinology) affiliated with an academic medical center serving a diverse population in a mid-western metropolitan area.

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Drugs Vs. Digital Therapeutics – A Digital Symbiosis

The Medical Futurist

For centuries, we have administered medical aid through a pill bottle or, in more serious instances, an IV drip. Defining DTx Digital therapeutics deliver evidence-based therapeutic interventions driven by high-quality software programs to prevent, manage, or treat a medical disorder or disease.

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Finding the right fit: Considerations for a confident clinical career choice

Sound Physicians

Who you serve matters Every hospital and facility have a unique patient population and clinical environment. Are you looking for a vibrant city life or a quieter, family-friendly community? Scope of practice: The types of frequent procedures and patient cases vary widely between facilities. All rights reserved.

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

Sound Physicians

This ensures our team — from medical director to clinician — has skin in the game. Compared with industry-standard annual subsidy increases of between 4.2 percent and 5.7 percent, our average increase over five years is just 0.5 percent annually. Why the gap? Physician compensation is tied to quality of care.

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Dedicated ICU management: Navigating the transition

Sound Physicians

For hospitals, this means investing in cutting-edge medical interventions and partnerships that help them transition to the modern best-practice of dedicated ICU management. Sound Critical Care is at the forefront of bringing coordinated leadership and clinical excellence to hospital ICUs and the patients within them.

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Behind the stethoscope: A conversation with Dr. Osman Saleem

Sound Physicians

We caught up with Dr. Osman Saleem, Medical Director for our hospital medicine practice at Mercy Hospital of Buffalo in Buffalo, New York, to go behind the stethoscope and learn more about how he came to Sound and his leadership journey:    When did you first consider a career in medicine? Most of all, I saw how they supported each other.