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Beam “Hearts” Improving Access to Cardiovascular Healthcare
Did you know that the health of a population is impacted by their race, ethnicity, income, education, geography, and access to healthcare?
Barriers to Telemedicine Use in Older People
If you have a senior parent or family member, you may be aware of some challenges that they (or you, as a caregiver) encounter in coordinating and facilitating their medical care. Some common difficulties include things like keeping track of medical appointments and treatment plans, arranging transportation to medical centers, and more.
Beam Supports Critical Access Hospitals through Tele-RT Program
Acute respiratory failure is a serious, life-threatening condition that usually requires the patient to be admitted to an intensive care unit.
The Future of Tele-Respiratory Therapy
A Tele-Respiratory Therapist (Tele-RT) is a medical professional that provides remote treatment for patients with problems related to breathing. Tele-RTs work with patients who have chronic lung conditions such as COPD, ALS, bronchiectasis, pulmonary fibrosis, cystic fibrosis, and asthma.
The Benefits of Seasonal Eating and Autumn Harvest Recipes
Globalization has allowed us to access a variety of fruits and vegetables from around the world, no matter the season. While there are benefits to being able to enjoy fresh berries in the middle of winter, we need to consider the potential consequences of the systems that make it possible.
Telemedicine is a Solution to Increasing Quality Healthcare Access for Mexican Orphanages
Beam Healthcare recently began a partnership with Fundación Esperanza Contigo, A.C. The goal of this partnership is to provide greater access to quality healthcare for more than 200 children across four orphanages located in the city of Tijuana, Baja California.
Beam Healthcare Launches “You Beam They Beam”
“You Beam They Beam” is an umbrella term that emcompasses Beam Healthcare’s initiatives to give back. Beam is passionate about giving back in the areas of healthcare, education and climate. “That’s what we understand best,” said Sarjoo.
Beam Hospitalist Teams Support Rural Communities During the COVID-19 Pandemic
At Stoughton Hospital in rural Wisconsin, Beam Healthcare’s Hospitalist team stepped up to meet the first wave of the COVID-19 Pandemic.
PCOS: A More Convenient Model of Care
Almost 5 million women in the United States are dealing with polycystic ovarian syndrome, a hormonal condition also known as PCOS. According to the CDC, …
Improving Access to Endocrinologists for Diabetes Care Through Telemedicine
Previous Beam blog posts described the ways in which telemedicine lends itself to the management of complicated Diabetic Foot Infection (DFI) and COVID-19 care preparations. …
How Telemedicine Antibiotic Stewardship Helps Healthcare Providers
Did you know that some pathogens are now so resilient that even powerful antibiotics cannot overcome them? Antibiotic resistance is developing at an alarmingly fast …
Why Telemedicine? Patients Save
In this series we discuss the advantages to telemedicine across clinical settings and medical specialties. These are evidence-based mini-reviews of how and why telemedicine offers …
Leveraging Telemedicine for Procedures: Pulmonary Function Tests
In this series, we discuss how health systems can leverage telemedicine to increase procedural utilization locally. Focusing on individual procedures, these are evidence-based mini-reviews of …
Why Telemedicine? Economic Health
In our “Why Telemedicine?” series we are examining various benefits to telemedicine programs. These posts aim to provide evidence-based mini-reviews across healthcare and of relevance …
Mistrust in Vaccination and the COVID-19 Vaccine
The back-to-school checklist just got bigger. Counties across America are requiring staff and children of certain ages to be vaccinated for COVID-19, and unvaccinated employees …
The Difference Between Telehealth vs. Telemedicine
Telehealth and telemedicine have become global mainstays in recent years. The benefits for many organizations are too numerous and the savings too large to ignore. …
Telemedicine FAQs
We believe telemedicine is the answer to the Iron Triangle of healthcare—improving cost, quality, and access. As effective and efficient as telemedicine is, however, it’s …
Starting A Telemedicine Career
2019 was a banner year for me. I traveled extensively, celebrated the start of my fourth decade, moved to a new home, got my motorcycle …
Infectious Disease & Infection Prevention Services
In a series of posts, we’ll be taking a deep-dive look at each of Beam’s telemedicine service offerings — Infectious Disease and Prevention, Cardiology Consults …