Telemedicine Blogs
Cardiologist Benefits from GD Telehealth Solutions Cardiologists are responsible for what happens in the Cardiac department of the Hospital. This includes making decisions for their teams such as Whether to activate the CATH lab for a patient or not What patient should remain in the cardiac unit What patient can be discharged Determine whether a…
IT Department Benefits from GD Telehealth Solutions The IT Team is responsible for keeping it all safe, secure, and up and running, 24/7 – Between handling the technical aspects of managing patient information flow and protecting patient data; or mitigating data loss risk. Healthcare IT Departments need a platform that is not only safe and…
Chief Officers Benefits from GD Telehealth Solutions Hospital Chief Officers (CXO) are responsible for ensuring that every component of the hospital is efficient. Ensuring quality patient care and satisfaction Setting the standard for operational excellence in performance Implementing and continuously improving clinical procedures and policies Safeguarding adherence to local, state and federal regulations Delivering a…
In short, everyone benefits from telehealth solutions. To be more specific, let’s focus on a certain economic, geographic and societal area that has been making major headway with telehealth advancements– the healthcare industry. Emergency Director: Focusing on process improvement has never been simpler, or more efficient with technology that allows you to create configurable workflows…
The Patient Handoff: A Critical Moment in Healthcare Patient handoffs continue to present challenges and risks to hospitals. According to the Joint Commission Center for Transforming Healthcare, “An estimated 80% of serious medical errors involve miscommunication between caregivers when patients are transferred or handed-off”. For patients brought to the hospital by emergency service responders, care…
Our current reality is one of necessary preparedness. The world is quite an unpredictable place. Large-scale disasters are very real, very possible and very daunting to address- but we are nevertheless faced with the challenge of being ever-prepared for whatever may occur, whenever it may happen. Telehealth provides many one-on-one benefits to both patients and…
STEMI Coordinator Benefits from GD Telehealth Solutions A STEMI Coordinator is responsible for all components of a STEMI program. This includes organization, development, planning, management and evaluation of the program. The primary goal of this role is to enhance the quality of care delivered to STEMI patients. With so many different aspects and responsibilities within…
The Quality and Process Improvement Manager is always looking for room to improve in the ever-changing industry of healthcare. Maybe they can stand to shave a minute or two off your door to needle time; maybe their notification response time could use a little boost; perhaps their EMS call flow could be flowing a bit…
Paramedic Benefits from GD Telehealth Solutions Paramedics are one of the first line of defense when a 911 call is placed and the person sent out on community paramedic vehicles. Before the patient reaches the Emergency Department, paramedics are responsible for examination, evaluation and treatment, all while simultaneously communicating with the hospital and writing/submitting accurate…
EMS Medical Director Benefits from GD Telehealth Solutions “Physician oversight of EMS by a dedicated and qualified medical director is critical to the successful delivery of quality out-of-hospital patient care at all jurisdictional levels.” (ACEP) The above quote by the American College of Emergency Physicians sums it up pretty neatly –but nothing about an EMS…