Telemedicine Blogs
Patient Transfers are business. Serious business for all patients involved; transferring hospitals, transport service, agent and – the patient. They hold the balance to patient care, place and time plus the business side of healthcare. If a patient transfer is initiated and the ED/ EMS staff are unable to follow protocols it could result in…
In 2016, nearly 64,000 Americans under the age of 50, died as a result of the Opioid epidemic. This is a 540% rise in just three years. This epidemic has become one of the leading causes of death over guns and car accidents and is taking lives at a rate faster than even H.I.V at…
One of the most significant and dangerous gaps in patient care is between EMS providers and emergency departments. The antiquated approach of EMS sharing patient health information (PHI) via radio or hard copy reports with hospitals often results in physicians not receiving all of the necessary information in a timely manner. With PHI only moving…
Critical care demands precision and accuracy- The newest solution e-Bridge Workflow, provides just that. Workflow gives first responders the tools they need to treat patients en route while giving the waiting ED all of the information it needs to prepare for arrival. GPS tracking, video clips of stroke assessment, clear, readable EKG’s- once a goal…
by Tamara Williams, April 20, 2018 Curt Bashford CEO General Devices (GD) Health IT Connections member Curt Bashford shares some insights with us on the telemedicine market. The projected $34B global telemedicine market (by 2020) is at a critical juncture in its evolution as both rising healthcare costs and an aging population continues to…
When you think of emergency acute care, many things come to mind. Urgency, assessment, information gathering, and split-second decisions are just a few. One thing that should never come to mind? Risk. The requisite pace and palpable stress of pre-hospital and hospital acute care are a lot to juggle. With every passing moment and every…
Patient handoffs continue to present challenges and risk to hospitals. In fact, according to the Joint Commission Center for Transforming Healthcare, “An estimated 80 percent of serious medical errors involve miscommunication between caregivers when patients are transferred or handed-off.” For patients brought to the hospital by ambulance, care actually begins with “first medical contact” by…
By Curt Bashford On March 8th I was fortunate to speak alongside fellow industry professionals at the International Wireless Communications Expo (IWCE 2018) in Orlando, Florida. Our panel, moderated by FirstNet board member Kevin McGinnis, explored new technologies and innovations available to Emergency Medical Services (EMS) first responders and hospitals. The discussion focused on FirstNet,…
GD (General Devices) has announced that it once again partnered with the ( FDNY EMS ) Fire Department of the City of New York to implement CAREpoint 2.0 at its Telemetry Center in Woodside, Queens. The FDNY is a longtime client who has relied on GD for dependable, effective communication since the mid 1990’s.…