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Virtual Nursing's Future? One Platform, Many Uses

Health Leaders | Nursing

Houston Methodist , which launched its virtual nursing program in 2022, is now using the platform to facilitate more than 500 admits and discharges a day across eight acute care campuses, says Steve Klahn , the health system's clinical director for virtual medicine.

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Virtual Nursing’s Future? One Platform, Many Uses

Health Leaders | Nursing

Houston Methodist , which launched its virtual nursing program in 2022, is now using the platform to facilitate more than 500 admits and discharges a day across eight acute care campuses, says Steve Klahn , the health systems clinical director for virtual medicine.

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Small Patients, Big Discoveries

Penn Nursing

One stress point that research assistant professor Halley Ruppel, PhD, RN, Nu’08 noticed was the increase in monitoring and digital communications. She’s taken those strategies to help create effective telemedicine treatment plans for pediatric burn victims. Telemedicine and telemonitoring are sort of the answer,” says Bettencourt.

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What Is Virtual Healthcare?

University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences

According to a survey conducted by Doximity, more than 83% of surveyed physicians expressed that telemedicine had proven valuable in improving the ongoing care for patients with complex or chronic conditions, while 65% noted it enhanced communication with their patients. 6 What Are the Benefits of Virtual Healthcare?

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How to Become a Speech Pathologist: 6 Meaningful Career Steps

University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences

Communication is key to our existence as human beings. So, who do we turn to when our body or mind creates roadblocks to successful communication? These specialists can address speech disorders and improve communication techniques for patients of all ages. Speech-language pathologists (SLPs). 10 This can be rewarding work.

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What Is Virtual Physical Therapy? How It Works and Benefits

University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences

1 Instead of traveling to a clinic for an in-person visit, patients communicate with a licensed virtual PT via phone call or videoconference and attend the appointment from home. An average of 22% of adults reported attending a virtual healthcare appointment during four weeks in 2022. What Is Virtual Physical Therapy? Sah, et al., “A

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Virtual Occupational Therapy: Everything You Need To Know

University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences

Even as the pandemic eased, telehealth has remained a popular choice for patients: 37% of adults participated in some form of telemedicine in 2021. They also need to communicate how the technology works to someone in a different space who may not be as comfortable with the tools as they are. Sources: Jacqueline W. Lucas and Maria A.