William Gonzalez, MD 7/29/20 William Gonzalez, MD 7/29/20

Recording Medical Visits: Things to Remember

Recording medical visits can be done, but proper planning is needed to avoid risks. We should be familiar with the laws that regulate the recording of conversations. Many patients record medical visits without the consent of the physician, and there is not much we can do about it.

William Gonzalez, MD 6/4/20 William Gonzalez, MD 6/4/20

The Environmental Impact of Telemedicine

Telemedicine can help mitigate healthcare’s impact on the environment. The healthcare sector is one of the largest emitters of greenhouse gases — a leading cause of climate change. Climate change is a threat to the health and wellbeing of our society, which is contrary to the goals of our healthcare system.

William Gonzalez, MD 5/21/20 William Gonzalez, MD 5/21/20

Understanding the Telehealth Consent

The telehealth consent is an important tool to educate patients about the benefits and risks of a telehealth visit. It is also an opportunity to address privacy and security. Despite not being required in all states, the telehealth consent is consider a best practice.

William Gonzalez, MD 5/20/20 William Gonzalez, MD 5/20/20

Telehealth Interventions to Support Self-Management of Chronic Conditions

Improving a patient’s skills to manage their chronic illness can have a positive impact on the value of the services we provide. This article discusses the PRISMS taxonomy and how it's components could be reconstructed for telehealth delivery.

William Gonzalez, MD 5/15/20 William Gonzalez, MD 5/15/20

Telemedicine and the Patient-Physician Relationship

The patient-physician relationship remains a keystone of healthcare. This relationship must be established before the provision of telemedicine services. The Federation of State Medical Boards has guidelines for the establishment of a valid relationship via telemedicine.

William Gonzalez, MD 5/14/20 William Gonzalez, MD 5/14/20

Ease-of-Use Factor in the Design of Telehealth Programs

Consumer satisfaction is the driving force for the planning and design of services. Useful and easy to use telehealth programs can can have a positive impact on the consumer’s adoption of these services. Asynchronous modalities, mHealth and eCommunications are convenient and effective strategies to facilitate end-user adoption.

William Gonzalez, MD 5/5/20 William Gonzalez, MD 5/5/20

Using Connected Health to Improve Care Coordination

Connected Health is a term used to describe the collective of telemedicine technologies. Care coordination a key strategy that has the potential to improve the value of our services, but a disjointed system highlighted by deficient communication and collaboration is a barrier to quality care coordination. Care coordination tasks can be reconstructed using digital health tools.

William Gonzalez, MD 12/10/19 William Gonzalez, MD 12/10/19

Incorporating Telemedicine Education in the Medical School Curriculum

There are unique barriers to incorporating telemedicine competencies to the existing curriculum: a busy schedule, limited institutional and financial resources, lack of experienced faculty and lack of available telemedicine curriculum. This article highlights 3 ways to incorporate telemedicine into the curriculum.

William Gonzalez, MD 12/3/19 William Gonzalez, MD 12/3/19

Facilitators of Physician Adoption of Telemedicine Programs — Part 3 of 3

This article focus on an important factor influencing physician engagement and adoption of telemedicine: Financial Incentives/Reinforcement Factor.

William Gonzalez, MD 11/25/19 William Gonzalez, MD 11/25/19

Facilitators of Physician Adoption of Telemedicine Programs — Part 2 of 3

This article focus on two factors influencing physician engagement and adoption of telemedicine: Social Influence and Facilitation Conditions.

William Gonzalez, MD 11/16/19 William Gonzalez, MD 11/16/19

Facilitators of Physician Adoption of Telemedicine Programs — Part 1 of 3

This article focus on two factors influencing physician engagement and adoption of telemedicine: Usefulness and Ease-of-Use.

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The Environmental Impact of Telemedicine

Telehealth Interventions to Support Self-Management of Chronic Conditions

Ease-of-Use Factor in the Design of Telehealth Programs

Using Connected Health to Improve Care Coordination

Incorporating Telemedicine Education in the Medical School Curriculum

Facilitators of Physician Adoption of Telemedicine Programs — Part 3 of 3

Facilitators of Physician Adoption of Telemedicine Programs — Part 2 of 3

Facilitators of Physician Adoption of Telemedicine Programs — Part 1 of 3

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