In March of 2020, I had planned a trip to Peru. I had been hearing various murmurs from throughout the healthcare industry that there was some new disease beginning to circulate. However, there had been no real formal action to attempt to prepare for this new disease....

I had the opportunity to interview a forward-thinking physician, who saw the benefit of telemedicine as early as 2015.  Dr. Naomi Zilkha has been a practicing pediatrician since 1993 and predicted the telemedicine transition that is now happening.  For the last few...

I had the opportunity to interview 10 patients (i.e. patients, mothers, and caregivers) to gain their perspective of Telemedicine.  Based on my interviews with these patients, I identified some themes that emerged from the discussions.  Not surprisingly, eight...

We sat down with Mr. Michael DiDonato, MSHCI, author of “Telemedicine Perspective from Ambulatory Care, Where We Are and Can Go,” to gain his insight on telemedicine and what it means for the future for physicians and patients, as Mr. DiDonato works directly with...

The overall goal of Merit-based Incentive Program System (MIPS) performance activities is to improve clinical practices and the healthcare delivery model. The hope is that the performance activities will result in improved health outcomes, engage and support patients...

We sat down with Dr. Glenn Loomis, Chief Medical Officer at Simply Speak to gain his insight on telemedicine and what it means for the current and future practice of medicine. 1. Why are you an advocate of telemedicine? I think most people aren’t that excited about...