Telemedicine has the potential to positively affect nearly every aspect of healthcare.  From simple patient questions to complex critical care scenarios, a well-developed telemedicine integration can improve efficiency, satisfaction, and quality while decreasing costs for patients and the health system as a whole.  This article from USNEWS.COM provides a little overview glimpse into the potential.  […]

With the recent hurricanes pounding Texas, Florida, Puerto Rico and creating surreal apocalyptic devastation across many of the Caribbean islands, getting help to the residents of these areas is extremely complex and dangerous. Hurricanes, earthquakes, tornadoes, wildfires, wars, and political oppression can create displacement of a few to hundreds of thousands of people. Many of […]

Colorado Edition Health Care Costs Getting to You? We hear you loud and clear.  We feel it ourselves.  Health care costs too much.  Not only are most of us paying a monthly premium...but in addition to that, most of us are also paying a co-pay, which is a set amount paid for each type of […]

Today, it was great to sit down and talk with Dede de Percin, the Executive Director, of the Mile High Health Alliance and their Program Director, Danni Lederman.  The Mile High Health Alliance is doing some amazing work helping assure the health and well-being of the people of Denver through collaboration with the various organizations […]

Colorado had about 1.3 million residents enrolled in Medicaid at the end of 2016.  Medicaid in Colorado covers about 1 in 7 adults younger than 65 years old, 2 in 5 children, 3 in 5 nursing home resident, and 2 in 5 of people with disabilities.  Additionally, Colorado has about 25% of its population living […]

Colorado is a telehealth friendly state.  On January 1, 2017 a Colorado Telehealth law went into effect that requires health insurance carriers to cover health care services delivered to their members via telemedicine technologies on par with that same level of care delivered by an in-person visit.  A revision of that law was signed by Governor […]

Telemedicine Addresses Healthcare Access and Cost Most will agree that our health system needs a little help.  Healthcare access can be very limited in some areas.  Additionally,  the medical care available in those areas may not meet what would be considered minimum standards.  On the other side of the coin are areas that have abundant […]