eBooks on telehealth telemedicine EMS Hospital MIH/CP
The Importance of Medical Interpreters in Patient Care The United States is growing increasingly more diverse, with racial and ethnic minorities making up roughly 40% of the population. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, over 25 million Americans speak the English language “less than very well”. Among these individuals, 8.6% are at risk for adverse…
Mental Health Illnesses affect nearly 50 million individuals in the U.s. and are on of the leading causes of burden in the nation. Yet despite the prevalence of illness and critical importance of treatment, less than 43% of mental health patients are able to get the care they need. This eBook will review he prevalnce…
Community paramedicine is a new and rising practice in healthcare, and as such, the term is thrown around the industry with some confusion. Often used interchangeably with Mobile Integrated Healthcare, community paramedicine raises more questions in the industry on what it really means and how it could benefit healthcare providers and its patients. Community paramedicine…
The federal Health and Human Services (HHS) Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) unveiled their Emergency Triage, Treat and Transport (ET3) model program on Valentines Day, 2019. ET3 is a voluntary, five-year payment model that will provide greater flexibility to ambulance care teams to address emergency health care needs of Medicare beneficiaries following a…
Healthcare is evolving, and technologies are “disruptive” drivers, ironically technology is often the easy part. What is difficult is the people component of implementing technology and process changes. Healthcare providers are stretched to the limits and change is often perceived as a distraction, masking real needs and opportunity that can lead to more efficient, better…