Looking for ways you can utilize telemedicine to help contain the coronavirus?
VSee has had direct experience providing telemedicine solutions for both the Ebola and Zika virus crises. We’ve noticed a big surge of providers trying to get telemedicine quickly set up for their organizations. We want to help you learn about the different telemedicine implementations you can use to help keep patient exposure down while maximizing staffing capacity.
Visit: https://vsee.com/telemedicine-solutions-for-coronavirus/ to watch the webinar
In this webinar, VSee CEO Dr. Milton Chen shares telemedicine nurse hotline set ups, quarantine solutions, population health monitoring, and more!
Improvement Story session at the 2013 Saskatchewan Health Care Quality Summit. For more information about the summit, visit www.qualitysummit.ca. Follow @QualitySummit on Twitter.
The implementation and on-going enhancement of the eHealth Saskatchewan Clinical Portal to complement existing systems to support improved health care province-wide through electronic access to important clinical information.
Better Health
Kevin Kidney
Improvement Story session at the 2013 Saskatchewan Health Care Quality Summit. For more information about the summit, visit www.qualitysummit.ca. Follow @QualitySummit on Twitter.
The implementation and on-going enhancement of the eHealth Saskatchewan Clinical Portal to complement existing systems to support improved health care province-wide through electronic access to important clinical information.
Better Health
Kevin Kidney
How information saves lives in a paperless hospital. Dimension Data helped AME Africa to transform Inkosi Albert Luthuli Hospital from a digital hospital to a fully virtualised, paperless environment. At each step in the treatment process, all patient records are electronically updated and immediately accessible to all clinicians treating the patient.
An accomplished thoracic surgeon, Lawrence J. Markovitz, MD, has served as the medical director of Virginia Vein Care in McLean, Virginia, for nearly a decade, treating patients suffering from conditions such as spider veins and varicose veins. Dr. Lawrence Markovitz is certified by the American Board of Thoracic Surgery to treat a number of conditions.
More info, visit: https://vsee.com/blog/aacma-telemedicine-101-getting-started/
Get practical tips on choosing a technology platform that is right for your practice. Learn about how the right telehealth technology can save you and your staff valuable time in set up, onboarding, and patient flow. Set the right expectations about what telehealth can and cannot do. Find out best practices for launching your telehealth service fast.
Learning Objectives:
Learn important technology considerations for doing telemedicine & telehealth
Limitations of telehealth technology
Learn about other considerations for evaluating a vendor
What is the minimum technology setup necessary to start offering telehealth?
VSee Presentation - Telemedicine Tips for Urgent Care CentersBecky Wai
Dr. Milton Chen's Dec. 4, 2015 talk at the Urgent Care Centers Congress - introduces VSee telemedicine platform and practical tips for piloting and implementing telemedicine into an urgent care or primary care practice.
How information saves lives in a paperless hospital. Dimension Data helped AME Africa to transform Inkosi Albert Luthuli Hospital from a digital hospital to a fully virtualised, paperless environment. At each step in the treatment process, all patient records are electronically updated and immediately accessible to all clinicians treating the patient.
An accomplished thoracic surgeon, Lawrence J. Markovitz, MD, has served as the medical director of Virginia Vein Care in McLean, Virginia, for nearly a decade, treating patients suffering from conditions such as spider veins and varicose veins. Dr. Lawrence Markovitz is certified by the American Board of Thoracic Surgery to treat a number of conditions.
More info, visit: https://vsee.com/blog/aacma-telemedicine-101-getting-started/
Get practical tips on choosing a technology platform that is right for your practice. Learn about how the right telehealth technology can save you and your staff valuable time in set up, onboarding, and patient flow. Set the right expectations about what telehealth can and cannot do. Find out best practices for launching your telehealth service fast.
Learning Objectives:
Learn important technology considerations for doing telemedicine & telehealth
Limitations of telehealth technology
Learn about other considerations for evaluating a vendor
What is the minimum technology setup necessary to start offering telehealth?
VSee Presentation - Telemedicine Tips for Urgent Care CentersBecky Wai
Dr. Milton Chen's Dec. 4, 2015 talk at the Urgent Care Centers Congress - introduces VSee telemedicine platform and practical tips for piloting and implementing telemedicine into an urgent care or primary care practice.
eHealth as a tool to support health practitioners November 2013Rajeev Rao Eashwari
“Telemedicine begins with a vision of connecting people to people, connecting resources to needs, and connecting healthcare problems to health care solutions”
Napier Healthcare: Making Connected Healthcare a RealityFang Yih Teng
These slides were part of the presentation by Napier Healthcare Solutions at one of HiMSS Asia Pacific's first webinars of 2018. Speaking on January 24, 2018, Anil Kumar, VP of Product Management, Napier Healthcare, guided the audience through the complex of technological, regulatory and commercial issues surrounding the often misunderstood concept of Connected Health, and shared strategies that healthcare providers can adopt to kickstart initiatives toward delivering connected healthcare.
PRESENTATION OVERVIEW
Extending healthcare services and management across the continuum of care seamlessly and effectively has been a major challenge facing healthcare systems across the globe. But applying new technologies and business models can make it a reality – making it possible to setup and run an integrated system of care that takes each patient through the entire range of health services covering acute care all the way to ambulatory care, extended care and home care. This presentation is a discussion of how they all come together on a single connected platform to deliver on the promises of true connected health: cost savings; heightened efficiencies; superior standards of care; and, enhanced quality of life for people everywhere.
TECHNOLOGY TALKING POINTS:-
• Cloud
• Mobility
• Internet of Things, Advanced Connectivity
• Telemedicine and Telehealth
• AI and Cognition–Chatbots and Voice Assistance
• Data Analytics and Business Intelligence
APPLICATION CONTEXTS:-
• Hospitals (Acute and Ambulatory Care)
• Long-term Care (including Nursing Homes and Remote Patient Monitoring)
• Home Care
• Hospices/Palliative Care
• Corporate & Community Wellness
• Population Health Management
• Care Coordination
Healthcare delivery continues to evolve and change as new technology and regulations come to light. Telehealth has come to the forefront as the new paradigm for healthcare in many clinical situations.
In this session, IVCi and Avizia reveal the:
Best practices for adoption of telemedicine.
Expansion of telemedicine into new service lines & trends of innovation.
Many uses of telemedicine for prevention based applications.
Geriatric Telehealth modalities are presented including Store & Forward Telehealth, Clinical Video (Real-Time) Telehealth, Home (Remote Monitoring) Telehealth and SCAN (Specialty Care Access Network) for inter-professional TeleWound Care across the healthcare continuum.
TiaNuMR is the complete hospital management system developed by TiaTech (also known as TiaTech Ecosystem). This HMS Software can be integrated with telemedicine system, PACS software, medical practice management software and other healthcare apps associated with this. For more details click : https://www.tiatech.net/tiamd-numr.php
Telemedicine has moved to the forefront of healthcare, opening up opportunities for both practices and their patients. To help unpack some of the enormous amounts of new information, This presentation focuses on:
- Relaxing of Regulatory Issues
- How Telemedicine Can Help Your Practice
- Challenges
- The Future of Telemedicine
Building A Chronic Care Management Program That Can ScaleVSee
Achieving 100% COVID Readiness with Chronic Care Telehealth
Chronically ill patients in the US account for 76% of all physician visits. They are also the most susceptible to COVID and COVID-related illnesses. With COVID variants on the rise, telehealth and remote patient monitoring (RPM) are essential to keeping these patients safe, while providing quality care and improving outcomes.
In addition, studies have shown that remote patient monitoring improves patient self-management and leads to earlier interventions. It can also reduce emergency hospital visits 30%. In 2015 Medicare began reimbursing clinicians for using remote patient monitoring technology to manage chronically ill patients with 2+ chronic conditions with Chronic Care Management (CCM) codes. In more recent years, it also began reimbursing remote patient monitoring (RPM) services for a wider range of patients.
Find out how you can become COVID ready by laying the foundations for a successful telehealth Chronic Care Management program on the next Telehealth Secrets webinar. Join us live with CEO Ajay Gehlot, MD, MBA of CareConnect Health–one of the largest primary care providers in the state of Georgia
Deploying Telehealth to 1.2 M Users - LA County Case StudyVSee
Innovating Equitable Telehealth for LA County
The Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health (LACDMH) is the largest county-operated mental health department in the United States, directly operating 85+ programs and contracting with close to 1,000 organizations and individual practitioners. It’s goal is to reach 1.2M of its 10M residents who are in need of mental health services.
Patient Engagement Strategies for Post COVID Success - Chris Nicholson | mPul...VSee
For more info: visit https://bit.ly/2TijLrV
Google gets over one billion health-related searches a day. Now is the time to leverage patients’ growing expectations for telehealth options to engage more deeply with them. Join our guest CEO of mPulse Mobile, Chris Nicholson and learn about effective patient engagement strategies you can put in place to create highly personalized healthcare experiences that drive patient outcomes--especially for the elderly and underserved populations.
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Deep Dive Into Telehealth Adoption Covid 19 and Beyond | Doreen Amatelli ClarkVSee
For more info: visit https://bit.ly/3pt6hp2
How has telehealth adoption changed following the pandemic and what are the implications for the future of telehealth? Join market research expert and owner of Way to Goal, Doreen Amatelli-Clark to talk about her latest findings from her COVID-19 study, covering surveys and in-depth interviews with doctors and healthcare practitioners from around the world.
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President Trump’s 2018 VA MISSION Act removed all geographic and licensing barriers for doing VA telehealth. This has made it possible to provide greater access and better care to more veterans. Join Sean O’Connor from the Oregon VA health system to learn:
- How is the VA using telehealth to deal with COVID-19 today?
- What are some key lessons learned from past telehealth deployments?
- What are key technology and clinic considerations that need to be taken into account?
- Where is VA telehealth going in the future?
Interested in becoming a community provider? More information at
https://www.va.gov/COMMUNITYCARE/providers/Veterans_Care_Agreements.asp
Panel: Telemedicine in Practice - Richard Thorp, MDVSee
Hear from physician Richard Thorp, MD who made the transition from doing in-person only visits to telemedicine. Learn from his experience and get practical advice for getting set up.
Physician Panel on Practicing Virtual Care: Marc Dean, MDVSee
Objectives:
Review the value and efficiency that telemedicine provides
Demonstrate real world examples of telemedicine impact and benefit
Highlight how telemedicine can become an integral component of today’s healthcare delivery
Discuss new trends and advances in technology and how they facilitate a virtual exam
Visit: https://vsee.com/blog/telemedicine-101-reimbursement/ for more info
Anjali and Mary Jean will present on the changing landscape of telemedicine reimbursement what it was in the past, where it is now during the National Emergency, and probable future outcomes based on her experience and insight. Additionally, she will provide practical guidance on coding to avoid fraud and abuse issues to avoid post-pandemic audits and investigations
Learning Objectives:
Allowable Telemedicine Reimbursement Past, Present, Future
Telemedicine Reimbursement Codes and How to Example
Considerations for Practicing Across State Lines and Documentation
Avoiding investigations: Fraud & Abuse
Getting Started With Telemedicine #3 - ReimbursementVSee
Visit: https://vsee.com/blog/telemedicine-101-reimbursement/ for more info
Anjali and Mary Jean will present on the changing landscape of telemedicine reimbursement what it was in the past, where it is now during the National Emergency, and probable future outcomes based on her experience and insight. Additionally, she will provide practical guidance on coding to avoid fraud and abuse issues to avoid post-pandemic audits and investigations
Learning Objectives:
Allowable Telemedicine Reimbursement Past, Present, Future
Telemedicine Reimbursement Codes and How to Example
Considerations for Practicing Across State Lines and Documentation
Avoiding investigations: Fraud & Abuse
Getting Started With Telemedicine #2 - Malpractice | Webinar SeriesVSee
Visit: https://vsee.com/blog/telemedicine-101-malpractice-considerations/
Participants in this webinar will learn the risk management basics of medical practice using telehealth. From the simple telephone, to sophisticated, often EHR imbedded applications this mode of practice is becoming increasingly more ubiquitous especially during the current COVID-19 pandemic. Key topics to be covered include understanding state-based licensing regulations, informed consent, technology pitfalls and documentation guidelines. The speaker will also cover the recent changes in both federal and state regulations which allow physicians to begin practicing using telehealth with fewer barriers. Know the trends and risks before dialing in!
CHAPTER 1 SEMESTER V PREVENTIVE-PEDIATRICS.pdfSachin Sharma
This content provides an overview of preventive pediatrics. It defines preventive pediatrics as preventing disease and promoting children's physical, mental, and social well-being to achieve positive health. It discusses antenatal, postnatal, and social preventive pediatrics. It also covers various child health programs like immunization, breastfeeding, ICDS, and the roles of organizations like WHO, UNICEF, and nurses in preventive pediatrics.
Deep Leg Vein Thrombosis (DVT): Meaning, Causes, Symptoms, Treatment, and Mor...The Lifesciences Magazine
Deep Leg Vein Thrombosis occurs when a blood clot forms in one or more of the deep veins in the legs. These clots can impede blood flow, leading to severe complications.
Antibiotic Stewardship by Anushri Srivastava.pptxAnushriSrivastav
Stewardship is the act of taking good care of something.
Antimicrobial stewardship is a coordinated program that promotes the appropriate use of antimicrobials (including antibiotics), improves patient outcomes, reduces microbial resistance, and decreases the spread of infections caused by multidrug-resistant organisms.
WHO launched the Global Antimicrobial Resistance and Use Surveillance System (GLASS) in 2015 to fill knowledge gaps and inform strategies at all levels.
ACCORDING TO apic.org,
Antimicrobial stewardship is a coordinated program that promotes the appropriate use of antimicrobials (including antibiotics), improves patient outcomes, reduces microbial resistance, and decreases the spread of infections caused by multidrug-resistant organisms.
ACCORDING TO pewtrusts.org,
Antibiotic stewardship refers to efforts in doctors’ offices, hospitals, long term care facilities, and other health care settings to ensure that antibiotics are used only when necessary and appropriate
According to WHO,
Antimicrobial stewardship is a systematic approach to educate and support health care professionals to follow evidence-based guidelines for prescribing and administering antimicrobials
In 1996, John McGowan and Dale Gerding first applied the term antimicrobial stewardship, where they suggested a causal association between antimicrobial agent use and resistance. They also focused on the urgency of large-scale controlled trials of antimicrobial-use regulation employing sophisticated epidemiologic methods, molecular typing, and precise resistance mechanism analysis.
Antimicrobial Stewardship(AMS) refers to the optimal selection, dosing, and duration of antimicrobial treatment resulting in the best clinical outcome with minimal side effects to the patients and minimal impact on subsequent resistance.
According to the 2019 report, in the US, more than 2.8 million antibiotic-resistant infections occur each year, and more than 35000 people die. In addition to this, it also mentioned that 223,900 cases of Clostridoides difficile occurred in 2017, of which 12800 people died. The report did not include viruses or parasites
VISION
Being proactive
Supporting optimal animal and human health
Exploring ways to reduce overall use of antimicrobials
Using the drugs that prevent and treat disease by killing microscopic organisms in a responsible way
GOAL
to prevent the generation and spread of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Doing so will preserve the effectiveness of these drugs in animals and humans for years to come.
being to preserve human and animal health and the effectiveness of antimicrobial medications.
to implement a multidisciplinary approach in assembling a stewardship team to include an infectious disease physician, a clinical pharmacist with infectious diseases training, infection preventionist, and a close collaboration with the staff in the clinical microbiology laboratory
to prevent antimicrobial overuse, misuse and abuse.
to minimize the developme
Empowering ACOs: Leveraging Quality Management Tools for MIPS and BeyondHealth Catalyst
Join us as we delve into the crucial realm of quality reporting for MSSP (Medicare Shared Savings Program) Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs).
In this session, we will explore how a robust quality management solution can empower your organization to meet regulatory requirements and improve processes for MIPS reporting and internal quality programs. Learn how our MeasureAble application enables compliance and fosters continuous improvement.
CHAPTER 1 SEMESTER V - ROLE OF PEADIATRIC NURSE.pdfSachin Sharma
Pediatric nurses play a vital role in the health and well-being of children. Their responsibilities are wide-ranging, and their objectives can be categorized into several key areas:
1. Direct Patient Care:
Objective: Provide comprehensive and compassionate care to infants, children, and adolescents in various healthcare settings (hospitals, clinics, etc.).
This includes tasks like:
Monitoring vital signs and physical condition.
Administering medications and treatments.
Performing procedures as directed by doctors.
Assisting with daily living activities (bathing, feeding).
Providing emotional support and pain management.
2. Health Promotion and Education:
Objective: Promote healthy behaviors and educate children, families, and communities about preventive healthcare.
This includes tasks like:
Administering vaccinations.
Providing education on nutrition, hygiene, and development.
Offering breastfeeding and childbirth support.
Counseling families on safety and injury prevention.
3. Collaboration and Advocacy:
Objective: Collaborate effectively with doctors, social workers, therapists, and other healthcare professionals to ensure coordinated care for children.
Objective: Advocate for the rights and best interests of their patients, especially when children cannot speak for themselves.
This includes tasks like:
Communicating effectively with healthcare teams.
Identifying and addressing potential risks to child welfare.
Educating families about their child's condition and treatment options.
4. Professional Development and Research:
Objective: Stay up-to-date on the latest advancements in pediatric healthcare through continuing education and research.
Objective: Contribute to improving the quality of care for children by participating in research initiatives.
This includes tasks like:
Attending workshops and conferences on pediatric nursing.
Participating in clinical trials related to child health.
Implementing evidence-based practices into their daily routines.
By fulfilling these objectives, pediatric nurses play a crucial role in ensuring the optimal health and well-being of children throughout all stages of their development.
Defecation
Normal defecation begins with movement in the left colon, moving stool toward the anus. When stool reaches the rectum, the distention causes relaxation of the internal sphincter and an awareness of the need to defecate. At the time of defecation, the external sphincter relaxes, and abdominal muscles contract, increasing intrarectal pressure and forcing the stool out
The Valsalva maneuver exerts pressure to expel faeces through a voluntary contraction of the abdominal muscles while maintaining forced expiration against a closed airway. Patients with cardiovascular disease, glaucoma, increased intracranial pressure, or a new surgical wound are at greater risk for cardiac dysrhythmias and elevated blood pressure with the Valsalva maneuver and need to avoid straining to pass the stool.
Normal defecation is painless, resulting in passage of soft, formed stool
CONSTIPATION
Constipation is a symptom, not a disease. Improper diet, reduced fluid intake, lack of exercise, and certain medications can cause constipation. For example, patients receiving opiates for pain after surgery often require a stool softener or laxative to prevent constipation. The signs of constipation include infrequent bowel movements (less than every 3 days), difficulty passing stools, excessive straining, inability to defecate at will, and hard feaces
IMPACTION
Fecal impaction results from unrelieved constipation. It is a collection of hardened feces wedged in the rectum that a person cannot expel. In cases of severe impaction the mass extends up into the sigmoid colon.
DIARRHEA
Diarrhea is an increase in the number of stools and the passage of liquid, unformed feces. It is associated with disorders affecting digestion, absorption, and secretion in the GI tract. Intestinal contents pass through the small and large intestine too quickly to allow for the usual absorption of fluid and nutrients. Irritation within the colon results in increased mucus secretion. As a result, feces become watery, and the patient is unable to control the urge to defecate. Normally an anal bag is safe and effective in long-term treatment of patients with fecal incontinence at home, in hospice, or in the hospital. Fecal incontinence is expensive and a potentially dangerous condition in terms of contamination and risk of skin ulceration
HEMORRHOIDS
Hemorrhoids are dilated, engorged veins in the lining of the rectum. They are either external or internal.
FLATULENCE
As gas accumulates in the lumen of the intestines, the bowel wall stretches and distends (flatulence). It is a common cause of abdominal fullness, pain, and cramping. Normally intestinal gas escapes through the mouth (belching) or the anus (passing of flatus)
FECAL INCONTINENCE
Fecal incontinence is the inability to control passage of feces and gas from the anus. Incontinence harms a patient’s body image
PREPARATION AND GIVING OF LAXATIVESACCORDING TO POTTER AND PERRY,
An enema is the instillation of a solution into the rectum and sig
Health Education on prevention of hypertensionRadhika kulvi
Hypertension is a chronic condition of concern due to its role in the causation of coronary heart diseases. Hypertension is a worldwide epidemic and important risk factor for coronary artery disease, stroke and renal diseases. Blood pressure is the force exerted by the blood against the walls of the blood vessels and is sufficient to maintain tissue perfusion during activity and rest. Hypertension is sustained elevation of BP. In adults, HTN exists when systolic blood pressure is equal to or greater than 140mmHg or diastolic BP is equal to or greater than 90mmHg. The
1. • For individual doctors and therapists
• For urgent cares
• For healthcare systems
• For nation
◦ Airport
Telemedicine for Covid19
2. • Free VSee Clinic
◦ HIPAA compliant
◦ Queuing (chat w/ one while calling another)
• Paid
◦ Branding
◦ Patient self schedule
◦ Credit card payment & insurance eligibility check and claims
submission
For individual doctors and therapists
3. • Telehealth nurse/doctor hotline via chat or video
• Uber-style load balance & customer service rep
• Best practice
◦ Use VSee mass sms/email your patients via templated content
◦ Link from website landing page & email signatures
◦ FB/google ad -> hipaa chat
For urgent care centers
4. • Urgent care + VSee Clinic for every provider
• VSee Messenger for remote patient exam
◦ When the provider is quarantined at home
• VSee Clinic for remote patient monitoring
◦ BodyTrace, Dexcom, …
• Home quarantine
◦ MedWand + temperature patch
For healthcare systems
5. • Hardware options
◦ HD pan, tilt, zoom camera
Allows medical staff remotely to control the camera
from laptop and mobile phones and talk and see the patient
◦ Vital sign device streaming capture
Capture and stream the vital sign monitor to the remote medical staff
◦ TV semi transparent overlay
Allows medical staff to push medication reminder and other instructions
as overlay over live TV. Also includes Amazon Alexa integration to
support patient saying “call nurse” and bring up video call
• Software
◦ VSee Messenger Quarantine Room – video call & vital sign streaming
◦ VSee Command Center – web interface to allow
one staff to monitor 30-50 quarantine rooms
Hospital Quarantine Room
6. • VSee Messenger for provider-provider coordination to fight
chaos (email is too slow, need one tool to quickly do everything)
◦ Broadcast chat
◦ Chat groups
◦ Curb side consult
◦ Lossless screen sharing
◦ Remote patient exam
For healthcare systems (2)
7. • Ministry of Health
◦ Mass education, screening, hotline
◦ SMS, AI chat bot, interactive voice response (IVR) -> funnel to virtual visits
• 2 way mass sms -> mobile app
•
• Decrease in-person hospital usage by 50%
◦ Work-sick leave, med refill
◦ Remote patient monitoring
◦ Drop VSee Clinic app into your ministry app
• Virtual medical staffing & specialists access via async(Econsult) or video
For nation
9. • ~50% of corona virus patients do not have fever
• Quarantine all passengers for 14 days?
• Covid-19 rapid test
◦ For screening - 15 min via antibodies (99% accuracy)
◦ For release - 6 hour via RNA/DNA (99% accuracy)
• Like TSA-Pre, CoVid-Cleared (CVC)
◦ Mobile app + GPS always on
◦ Allow to board if negative on antibodies OR negative on RNA test
Airport CVC-Pre
10. • I got our doctors video conference – I am done
• My EMR has video visit, I am done
• Medical workflow is about efficiency
◦ Triage, load balance, medical exam, async + sync
Remove people who don’t get it
11. • Everett Clinic / Optum
• US Oncology / McKesson
• Landmark Health
• MedNax
• United Health Group, Humana, Guidewell/BCBSFL
• Pacific Coast Psychiatric Associates
• Qatar
• Dharmendra Ghai (dharmendraghai.com)
• Thanks to Cerner, Advantech, Microsoft, GE, MedWand, Logitech/Minrray,
BodyTrace, …
People who get it