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Geisinger's Plan to Boost Quality and Patient Experiences Through Virtual Nursing

Health Leaders | Nursing

"The virtual model gives patients that one-on-one time with nurses that's uninterrupted," Tomcavage said, "and you can get through an assessment and not miss anything."

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How Customer-Centric is Your Practice, Business, or Organization?

Nurse Practitioners in Business

And while it may take up more time, show compassion towards patients and their families during difficult times. Accessibility: As much as possible, ensure patients have easy access to care by providing flexible scheduling, online booking, and telemedicine options where appropriate.

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Hospitals Are Looking for Hard ROI in Virtual Nursing

Health Leaders | Nursing

Health systems across the country are launching telemedicine programs aimed at improving the nurse's workload, but both value and sustainability are hard to pin down. Virtual nursing is all the rage these days, with health systems across the country launching telemedicine-based programs aimed at helping their beleaguered nurses.

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Geisinger’s Plan to Boost Quality and Patient Experiences Through Virtual Nursing

Health Leaders | Nursing

“The virtual model gives patients that one-on-one time with nurses that’s uninterrupted,” Tomcavage said, “and you can get through an assessment and not miss anything.”

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Careers in Virtual Nursing: What You Need to Know

Post University

The Technological Foundation of Virtual Nursing Believe it or not, the first telemedicine technology was used as far back as the 1960s when NASA built health monitoring sensors into the spacesuits of astronauts so their vitals could be tracked during space travel.

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Team Up to Tackle Care Redesign

Health Leaders | Nursing

While some health systems use tablets or telemedicine carts, an increasing number are using TVs built specifically for the healthcare setting and providing both entertainment and clinical services, ranging from audio-visual conferencing to access to resources and education.

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Telehealth: Navigating healthcare delivery in the new normalized space

American Nurse

Technological improvement: Enhance telehealth platforms to ensure ease of use, security, and a seamless patient experience. The experience of the pandemic has accelerated the adoption of telehealth and highlighted its potential to expand healthcare access. Medicare telemedicine health care provider fact sheet.

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