What Is The Importance Of The Doctor-Patient Relationship? The relationship between a doctor and their patient is extremely important. Patients want to feel that their healthcare team not only listens to their concerns, but provides expert advice and diagnosis. They want to feel that treatment options are based on a strong understanding of their condition.… Continue reading Building the Doctor-Patient Relationship With Practical Visualization Tools
Value-based care might be a big focus in the industry but reducing healthcare costs is still a major priority for leaders who are dealing with tight margins and fee-for-service contracts as well. Solutions such as handheld ultrasound have demonstrated cost-saving benefits for both patients and providers. A Tool to Help Lower Healthcare Costs: A Win… Continue reading A New Hero In Reducing Healthcare Costs: Handheld Ultrasound
Handheld ultrasound may present the opportunity to help physicians further engage their patients, which is why some are evaluating adding it to their practices. After all, having another diagnostic tool is appealing to healthcare providers looking to improve patient care. However, bringing in this new technology requires the right type of ultrasound training to get… Continue reading Embrace Handheld Ultrasound Training to Expand Patient Engagement
In a life-threatening emergency, every second counts. That’s why the crew at Geisinger Life Flight adopted Vscan Extend™ handheld ultrasound to help them save lives in the air and out in the field. There are many benefits of handheld aeromedical ultrasound in an emergency situation. “We’ve been able to implement a lifesaving intervention really quickly,… Continue reading The Sky Is The Limit: Vscan Extend Is Helping Save Lives In The Air And On The Ground through Aeromedical Ultrasound
The handheld ultrasound exam offers incredible potential for today’s primary care physicians (PCPs) — it can, and should, be used as a key diagnostic tool. According to a study in The World Book of Family Medicine, “Ultrasonography should be a diagnosis tool beside the stethoscope in the general practitioner office … the two instruments should… Continue reading How a Handheld Ultrasound Exam Could Help in Three Scenarios
The role of the physician assistant in clinical settings is evolving, enabling them to take on more clinical duties as physician offices now use a wider range of diagnostic tools. Handheld ultrasound education is now empowering these professionals to take on new responsibilities and play a more significant role in care delivery. Physician assistants are… Continue reading How Handheld Ultrasound Education Can Make a Difference in Physician Assistant Programs
When it comes to the best quality patient care, the physical exam is a fundamental factor. Providers glean a great deal of information this way, but using handheld ultrasound to visualize non-visible parts of the body might be a powerful clinical complement. In many cases, having handheld ultrasound available might also be the key to… Continue reading Handheld Point of Care Ultrasound: Why Having it is Important
