GD Connect [June 2020] – Telehealth Newsletter Connecting EMS, Hospitals, MIH/CP and ET3 Healthcare Providers Recent News – In case you missed it + The Difference Between Mobile Integrated Health and Community Paramedicine Community Paramedicine (CP) and Mobile Integrated Healthcare (MIH) both focus on finding ways to physically bring quality healthcare to those who…
A new informational packet was released, by CMS, on their stance regarding telehealth and reimbursements. What you can find inside this informational packet released by CMS: + Originating Sites + Distant Site Practitioners + Telehealth Services + Telehealth Services Billing and Payment + Telehealth Originating Sites Billing and Payment + Resources + Helpful Websites +…
GD Partners with MD1 Program for COVID-19 Response MD1 Physicians and EMS Connect to Manage COVID-19 Patient Care with GD e-Bridge Telehealth Solution FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE RIDGEFIELD, NJ — April 16, 2020 — The MD1 Program, a non-profit organization that supports EMTs and paramedics by bringing highly trained emergency physicians to the…
New Mobile Telehealth from GD Protects COVID-19 First Responders & Healthcare Providers EMS and Physician providers can now perform direct-to-patient telehealth with GD e-Bridge Visit PRESS RELEASE GD (General Devices) last week announced new direct-to-patient telehealth called GD e-Bridge Visit that is rolling out in NYC. As an extension of their leading GD e-Bridge mobile…
The past few years have seen the rise of telehealth services in many different areas, and now it seems that telehealth is making improvements in yet another category- schools. Are we replacing the school nurse with telemedicine?! No, not quite. As a matter of fact, quite the opposite. Telemedicine doesn’t replace school nurses- it empowers…
“We exist to promote healing, prevent disease, educate medicine’s brightest minds, and bring wellness and prosperity to the region.” If you browse Southeast Alabama Medical Center’s webpage, you’ll see that statement. According to their website, that is their first and foremost vision and mission- to promote health, prevent disease, educate tomorrow’s top medical minds, and…
Out of the 931,000 heart attacks throughout the United States each year, over 700,000 are classified as STEMI’s. A heart attack is always serious, but the STEMI, or ST segment elevation myocardial infarction, is undoubtedly the most dangerous. (piedmont.org, 2019) The result of a total blockage of an artery, the STEMI, or “widow maker,” leaves…
(October 27th, 2019) Ridgefield NJ – General Devices (GD) has announced the partnering integration of Zoom video as a leap forward in Responsive Innovation for healthcare at the 2019 ACEP (American College of Emergency Physicians) Scientific Assembly in Denver, CO. “We are talking about a complete video platform enhancement that’s now included in the GD e-Bridge…
Let’s talk about trauma. According to the National Trauma Institute, Trauma is defined as “a bodily wound or shock produced by sudden physical injury, such as that from violence or an accident, including vehicle crashes, severe falls, gunshots or knives, blunt force, blasts and burns.” Just how common is such an injury? Startlingly common. Trauma…
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…