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American Board of Telehealth launches certificate program tailored to primary care
September 02, 2021 4 min read ADD TOPIC TO EMAIL ALERTS Receive an email when new articles are posted on Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . “ data-action=”subscribe”> Subscribe We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact customerservice@slackinc.com. Back to Healio The American Board of Telehealth has launched a Teleprimary Care Certificate program to help health care providers better utilize telehealth in their practices, according to a recent press release. The program … Read more
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Union and health care provider join to offer training to fill worker gaps in California health care
Credit: pixabay Credit: pixabay California has long needed more health care workers, and the coronavirus pandemic only made the demand more pressing. Filling the gap is the goal of a unique joint venture that creates certificate programs to recruit and train new medical technicians, as well as lab and dental assistants throughout the state. It’s called Futuro Health, a nonprofit venture by Kaiser Permanente, a Bay Area-based health system, and the Service Employees International Union-United Healthcare Workers West, the California branch of 100,000 members of the national health care workers union. Futuro doesn’t directly train what are termed allied health … Read more
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Online health care platform streamlines collaboration among nonprofits
Meals on Wheels San Antonio now has a faster way to get food delivered to clients in need. The nonprofit is among nearly 50 organizations — including YMCA, Goodwill Industries of San Antonio and Catholic Charities — that have begun using an online system, called Signify Health, that quickly shares client records and referrals with other local charities and organizations. Signify Health is a HIPPA-compliant platform used by health plans and health care organizations, and it includes a component geared toward fostering collaboration among health care and social services providers. It is available for free to nonprofits that join the … Read more
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Care Collaboration in Atopic Dermatitis
Margaret Bobonich, DNP, FNP-C, DCNP, FAANP: What do we do? How can we assist our colleagues in helping them look at one, how do we choose therapies, and when do we collaborate and refer these patients, and what kind of patient education can we provide for these patients? Douglas DiRuggiero, DMSc, PA-C: Well, I think just to kind of bring this all the way back around, first off an accurate diagnosis always leads to successful treatments. So, make the diagnosis. Familiarize yourself with the different presentations of atopic dermatitis and the neonate versus the toddler versus the teen versus the … Read more
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American Board of Telehealth Offers New Teleprimary Care Certificate Program to Help Primary Care Teams Succeed with Virtual Services in a Post-Pandemic Future
SIOUX FALLS, S.D., Aug. 17, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — The American Board of Telehealth is launching a new Teleprimary Care Certificate program designed to help primary care providers develop telehealth strategies for a post-pandemic future. The self-paced, online program explores innovative telehealth models and best practices that will enable primary care teams to overcome key challenges, such as reimbursement parity, regulatory barriers, infrastructure costs and new competition from retail clinics and urgent-care centers. “Teleprimary care is at the forefront of the telemedicine space, but it continues to evolve and expand with the development of new technologies, innovative care models and … Read more