Access TeleCare

Neuroscience service lines need coverage models that support clinical care and long-term growth. Access TeleCare helps hospitals extend neurology expertise from acute stroke and emergency consultations to inpatient neurohospitalist care and EEG interpre... accesstelecare.com/specialti…

Behavioral health access breaks down when hospitals cannot move patients smoothly among the emergency department, inpatient care, and outpatient follow-up. Access TeleCare helps hospitals build virtual behavioral health programs across that continuum, w... accesstelecare.com/specialti…

One in three U.S. counties is a maternity care desert, creating longer travel times and fewer care options for pregnant patients in many rural communities. Blake Porter, M.D., chief of teleMaternal-Fetal Medicine at Access TeleCare, discusses the workf... accesstelecare.wpengine.com/…

A patient facing a complex high-risk pregnancy worried that virtual specialty care might feel distant. Instead, she said the support she received through Access TeleCare and the onsite team at St. Luke's felt "personal, compassionate, and genuine." The... accesstelecare.com/blog/impa…

Rural hospitals cannot afford to stand still as costs rise and resources remain limited. In this clip, Saurin N. Patel, MD, explains why rural healthcare leaders need to pursue new care models and strengthen operations—and how that work can free up res... accesstelecare.com/blog/live…

In stroke care, speed is rarely the result of one fast decision. It is the result of a system designed to eliminate delays. This World Stroke Day, Access TeleCare encourages hospital leaders to look beyond neurology coverage and ask a bigger question: ... accesstelecare.com/blog/ever…

The bedside team carries the work of critical care. Access TeleCare's telePulmonology and Critical Care specialists support nurses, hospitalists, respiratory therapists, and other clinicians with patient assessment, treatment planning, ventilator manag... accesstelecare.com/specialti…

Specialty coverage decisions affect access, staffing, transfers, capacity, and the financial performance of service lines. Access TeleCare helps hospitals and health systems address those priorities through scalable virtual specialty programs that suppo... accesstelecare.com/specialti…

When psychiatric specialists are not available locally, patients with behavioral health needs still require expertise. Some patients have medical conditions with psychiatric comorbidities. Others have primarily psychiatric needs. One hospital needed a s... accesstelecare.com/blog/impa…

Critical care is team care. This Respiratory Care Week, Access TeleCare recognizes the respiratory therapists whose bedside expertise helps guide some of the most important decisions in pulmonary and critical care. From monitoring how patients respond... accesstelecare.wpengine.com/…

For patients with acute ischemic stroke, every minute gained with faster intervention can influence outcomes. Each 15-minute acceleration in thrombolytic treatment is associated with greater odds of independent ambulation and discharge home, as well a... accesstelecare.com/telestrok…

One in three U.S. counties lacks maternity care access. For pregnant patients in rural communities, that can mean longer drives, delayed care, and fewer options if complications arise. Blake Porter, M.D., chief of teleMaternal-Fetal Medicine at Access ... accesstelecare.wpengine.com/…

How can rural hospitals expand access to specialty care while keeping patients close to home? In this clip, Michelle Franklin, CEO of Sullivan County Community Hospital, discusses her hospital's partnership with Access TeleCare, an example of the role ... accesstelecare.com/blog/live…

Fewer transfers. More kidney care close to home. NMC Health expanded local access to renal care through Access TeleCare's teleNephrology and inpatient dialysis program. Join Heather Porter, Chief Clinical Officer at NMC Health, and Saurin N. Patel, MD,... register.gotowebinar.com/reg…

Chief advanced practice officer roles are appearing across more hospitals and health systems. The titles may be relatively new, but the leadership behind them is not. At Access TeleCare, advanced practice clinicians have long helped shape clinical prog... accesstelecare.com/blog/the-…

The goal of effective transfer management is not to keep every patient in place. It is to help each patient receive the right care at the right site. For years, Access TeleCare has grown alongside a health system partner serving urban and rural communi... accesstelecare.com/blog/the-…

A virtual specialist may be miles away from the patient. The standard of care should be the same. During Healthcare Quality Week, Access TeleCare recognizes the quality and patient safety professionals, clinicians, and hospital partners working to make... accesstelecare.com/blog/rais…

By working with Access TeleCare to better align onsite and virtual stroke teams, a 352-bed hospital reduced its average door-to-needle time by 52.9 minutes. In one year, the hospital also reported a 43% increase in patients treated per month for acute i... accesstelecare.com/telestrok…

Hospital leaders need specialty care strategies that work across changing census, workforce limitations, and multiple sites of care. Access TeleCare partners with hospitals and health systems to design telemedicine programs around their clinical and ope... accesstelecare.com/specialti…

Patients with complex infections need timely specialist input, yet consistent infectious disease coverage can be difficult to maintain. Access TeleCare provides additional around-the-clock teleInfectious Disease coverage to support diagnosis, treatment ... accesstelecare.com/specialti…