Posts by Frankie Veverka
Telemedicine and the Environment
Stanford Health Care (SHC) examined the environmental impact of in-person and virtual clinic visits from 2019 to 2021. Despite a 13% rise in clinic visits, SHC experienced a notable 36% decrease in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, mainly due to expanded telemedicine services. Telemedicine helped SHC avoid about 17,000 metric tons of GHGs in 2021 alone.…
Read MoreColorado Launches State Medicaid eConsult Platform
On February 1, the Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing (HCPF) launched the Colorado Medicaid E-Consult platform. This platform will promote HCPF’s mission to improve healthcare equity, access and outcomes for their patients. The eConsult platform will allow Primary Care Providers (PCPs) to communicate electronically with specialty providers, allowing PCPs and specialty providers…
Read MoreHIV Care Meets Telehealth: a Review of Successes, Disparities, and Unresolved Challenges
Telehealth adoption in HIV care delivery in the USA has been successful. Despite this success, racial minority groups, older adults, and individuals with low telehealth literacy face remaining challenges. A lack of broadband access, compatible devices, standardization, and government regulations of telehealth in HIV care contribute to poor patient-provider experience and utilization. New approaches to…
Read MoreColorado Chooses Safety Net Connect’s Enterprise eConsult Platform for Statewide Medicaid Initiative
The eConsult initiative advances Colorado’s mission for equitable, accessible, and improved healthcare outcomes for Health First Colorado members. Business Wire reports on August 29, 2023 06:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Safety Net Connect (SNC), a leading provider of advanced virtual care solutions, has been selected by the Colorado Department of Health Care Policy &…
Read MoreImplementation of E-Consults in an Integrated Health System for a Value Population
Optimizing Telehealth and E-Consult in Cardiovascular Care
Before the COVID-19 pandemic, telehealth use in cardiovascular care was limited. Challenges included payment model changes, privacy concerns, patient-clinician relationship impact, technology limitations, and potential disparities.Telehealth’s adaptations during the pandemic have the potential to enhance cardiovascular care and equity, but ongoing optimization is vital. Clinician-to-clinician or clinician-to-facility platforms, include asynchronous (“store and forward”) data transmission,…
Read MoreIncorporating E-Consult into Telehealth Strategy
The expansion of telehealth during the COVID-19 pandemic wasn’t a temporary response. It was a result of changing patient behavior, expectations, and advancements in technology.The decreased availability of neurologists, especially in rural areas, and long waiting hours highlight the shortfall of neurologists that will increase to 19% by 2025. The medical community needs to adapt…
Read MoreE-Consult Effectiveness in Women’s Health
In a study of e-consult and gynecology, 7042 referrals were made in a 10 month study period. After exclusion of referrals to colposcopy and the early pregnancy clinic, 4738 e-referrals remained. Of these, 1013 referrals (21.4%) were triaged for an e-consult. One hundred and forty-seven patients (14.5%) with an initial e-consult were re-referred within 6 months for the same condition.…
Read MoreThe Practice of Psychiatric E-Consultation: Current State and Future Directions
This article affiliated with Harvard Medical School presents a narrative review of the existing literature on psychiatric e-consultation. The review aims to provide guidance on psychiatric e-consult practice and suggest future research directions. The review highlights the benefits of psychiatric e-consults, including improved access to specialist guidance in mental health care and primary care provider…
Read MoreTelehealth Cuts Health Care’s Carbon Footprint and Patient’s Costs
UC Davis and four other University of California health care systems and doctors used telehealth to serve their patients and tracked this data over the first two years of the pandemic. The video visits that took place saved substantial time, carbon emissions, and transportation costs. These savings included eliminating the need to commute 53,664,391 miles –…
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