Suicide is sadly a leading cause of death in the U.S., and suicidal ideation is recognized as a risk factor that increases the risk of suicide. With the COVID-19 pandemic, the use of telehealth skyrocketed, and we are now beginning to learn more about the impact of telehealth services. A study recently published in JMIR Formative Research has … [Read more...]
Can Telehealth Help to Reduce Suicidal Ideation?
Broadband Access – Essential For Telehealth
OPYS Telehealth Blog Series March 8, 2022 Issue No. 3 Broadband access is the foundation of telehealth and virtual healthcare services. Without it, your program is like a like a sandcastle, built in the sand, that can be easily washed away by the ocean. When a patient is trying to access virtual healthcare, spotty or inadequate broadband speeds … [Read more...]
Expanding Telehealth Access – Lessons from Omicron
OPYS Telehealth Blog Series January 6, 2022 Issue No. 2 Anytime you hear or read a healthcare related news story, there seems to be more information about COVID, and the global pandemic that is now approaching the two-year mark. The newest variant gaining traction is called flurona.[1] As you might guess, the term flurona is used when a … [Read more...]
Telehealth Is Here to Stay
OPYS Telehealth Blog Series December 2021 Issue No. 1 Telehealth is here to stay. There, I said it. While many people may not have heard the term ‘telemedicine’ prior to the COVID-19 worldwide pandemic, the terms ‘virtual health’, ‘virtual visit’, and ‘video visit’ are now commonly used to describe a telehealth visit; also known as a live, … [Read more...]
New Guidelines For Preventing Recurrent Stroke
Strokes are common and can lead to significant disability or death. Ischemic strokes that involve blockages in blood flow in the brain due to plaques or clots account for nearly 90% of all strokes in the U.S. It has long been recognized that suffering one stroke significantly increases one’s risk for having another stroke in the future when the … [Read more...]