by Matthew Rehrl MD | Telemedicine
Telemedicine is a good idea early in a pandemic when a vaccine doesn’t exist. This saves the lives of both healthcare staff and patients. Telemedicine is a good idea for a patient stationed in Antarctica where the next available face-to-face visit is six months away....
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Digital Trust Networks, EHR, Telemedicine
Here;s my hierarchy—from best to worst—for the efficient transfer of information between two people who don’t know each other well: Face-to-face conversation (Best!).Phone conversation. ↓ Email. ↓ Text messaging (Worst!). The gaps I placed above between phone/email...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Telemedicine
Adequate care is when a physician sees someone for a cough, correctly diagnoses bronchitis, and then (usually) doesn’t prescribe antibiotics. Great care is when a physician sees someone for a cough, correctly diagnoses bronchitis, doesn’t prescribe an...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Telemedicine
In the summary paper The Effectiveness of Outpatient Telehealth Consultations, here’s what some of the consultation evidence suggests: For outcome, there is strong evidence it may be helpful in psychiatry and wound care. There is moderate evidence it’s beneficial for...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Telemedicine
Here are the 4 different types of acute care medicine: #4 Bad care is giving a patient an antibiotic they don’t need for a 3- day cold. #3 Marginal care is refusing an antibiotic for a 3-day cold and having a patient leave the encounter upset and angry about...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Telemedicine
Although the business model for telemedicine for acute care appears strong on its surface – with the combination of customer convenience being location independence at its core – the medical and human model is much weaker. First of all, regarding the...
