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SCHC Psychotherapy Professionals Use Telehealth to Reach Patients
As a full-service in-home and telehealth provider, South Carolina House Calls (SCHC) includes Psychotherapy as one of its essential services.
Empowering Patients through Pharmacy Consults
One of the most powerful tools in the South Carolina House Calls (SCHC) arsenal to help patients avoid unnecessary hospitalizations is the pharmacy consult. The consults are performed exclusively through telehealth visits for new patients transitioning in care, existing patients who need a medication review, and those requested by a provider.
Social Work & The New Virtual World
South Carolina House Calls (SCHC) has taken social work to a virtual level with their new Patient Service Coordinator (PSC) role. The new position designed to increase a provider's efficiency when seeing patients through telehealth or face to face has been well received in the community.
Technology and Telehealth; A Perfect Marriage
The world of telemedicine has experienced explosive growth, with the pandemic pushing telehealth into the mainstream. The change has also been spurred on by the Center for Medicare & Medicaid (CMS) and private insurance companies recognizing the potential savings and value for the patient.
South Carolina House Calls Expands Services During COVID-19
Yesterday, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that for the duration of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency, they are allowing practitioners to utilize telehealth services to see their patients and is now providing reimbursement for e-visits.
Proactive, Patient-Centered Care (Part Two)
Last week in (Part 1) of proactive patient-centered care, we explored a trend in healthcare spurred on by the pandemic that has moved the needle from a reactive care model toward a more proactive patient-centered model. This week we are looking at some of the components South Carolina & Georgia House Calls (SC & GA HC) utilizes in their proactive care model.
Seven Ways a Patient Portal Saves Time and Money
Like most people, you probably have applications on your phone that you seldom or never use. However, there is one app available through SC & GA House Calls and Main Street Physicians that I highly recommend if you want to save both time and money.
Healthcare Providers Require Agility when Adapting to Industry Changes
With short notice from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), healthcare providers are scrambling to adapt to the new CMS 2021 fee-for-service schedule. Undoubtedly, the adjustments stemming from lessons learned during the Pandemic, where telehealth visits increased significantly, impacted the CMS decisions.
Telehealth Offers New Opportunities for Medical Assistants
SC House Calls (SCHC) have aggressive plans to expand the number of Medical Assistants (MAs) and their role in telehealth and in-home care market. According to Frost & Sullivan, a leader in information and growth consulting, telehealth services are projected to see a sevenfold increase in the next five years, equating to an annual growth rate of 38.2%.
Telehealth Services Poised for Explosive Growth in 2021
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) telehealth changes for 2021 have recently been reviewed in an article published on healthcaredive.com. The report shows that the Public Health Emergency (PHE) has had a significant effect on expanding services now eligible to be provided through telehealth.
“Oh my Gosh, I’m going to have to take Dad to the Emergency Room!”
Last Sunday afternoon, 67-year-old Joe was working in his garden with his wife, Diane. Joe is highly allergic to bees and always takes the necessary precautions, until Sunday, when a bee stung him on the hand. Diane immediately called her daughter, Beth, who’s a nurse.