# Articles From thought to impact ## Critical to care: Telemedicine continues to bridge gaps in ICUs across the U.S. July 14, 2023 | Clinical Innovation, Critical Care For clinicians in the telemedicine world, the pandemic blew open the doors of need and access. What had been used before to treat critically ill [...] ## 4 Common Barriers to Telemedicine in SNFs July 14, 2022 | Clinical Innovation, Telemedicine Effective telemedicine integration is one of the most powerful advantages a SNF (skilled nursing facility) can invest in. While telemedicine aids nurses and increases the [...] ## Home Health Care: Big Challenges, Innovative Solutions May 12, 2022 | Clinical Innovation, Telemedicine The Primary Care Problem Now more than ever, evidence proves that care services provided at home rather than at a facility create undeniable value for [...] ## Sustaining Affordability in Emergency Medicine March 31, 2022 | Clinical Innovation, Performance As COVID-19 has tested us to our core, it begs the question: Is sustaining operational affordability in emergency medicine (EM) possible? The pandemic morphed and [...] ## Aligning Physicians to Value – Show, Don’t Tell! December 9, 2021 | Clinical Innovation, Policy, Thought Leadership Value-based care (VBC) is advancing, but for many, the transition from fee-for-service proves challenging. As noted earlier this year in the HealthLeaders 2021 Value-Based Care [...] ## Value-Based Critical Care November 23, 2021 | Clinical Innovation, Performance As we look to the next phase of healthcare reform, there’s every reason to believe there will be a continued push on coverage expansion. Leadership [...] ## Telemedicine is a Game Changer for Night Shift SNF Nurses October 29, 2021 | Clinical Innovation, Telemedicine When a SNF patient experiences a change in condition on nights or weekends, the most common care plan involves waking up an on-call doctor with [...] ## Are You Ready For Mandatory Bundles? July 27, 2021 | Clinical Innovation With significant changes to Bundled Payments for Care Improvement Advanced (BPCIA) and the CMS call for mandatory bundles by 2023, an average-sized hospital will be [...] ## A Portrait of Clinical Integration July 9, 2021 | Clinical Innovation Optimizing how patient care is coordinated across varying conditions, providers, settings, and time to achieve a high-quality patient experience is summed in the phrase “clinical [...] ## For SNFs, the Right Telemedicine Partner Makes a Difference June 16, 2021 | Clinical Innovation, Telemedicine Skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) have turned to telemedicine in record numbers to improve resident care and adapt to pandemic-related staffing and safety challenges. The positive impact and [...] ## Patient Experience Improvement in the Emergency Department March 12, 2021 | Clinical Innovation First impressions matter. And what’s more, there’s a short window to make memorable impacts that lead to customer loyalty. This is true for advertisers, presenters, [...] ## Telemedicine: The Future of Post-Acute Care March 3, 2021 | Clinical Innovation, Telemedicine Hospital admissions, staffing, infection control, and financial vitality are but a few issues keeping senior living facility leaders up at night. COVID-19 compounded these challenges [...] ## 5 Ways to Communicate that Your Skilled Nursing Facility is Safe October 14, 2020 | Clinical Innovation, Telemedicine Skilled nursing facilities continue to feel the impact of COVID-19, and many are experiencing lower census and fewer hospital referrals. Now is the time to [...] ## Reducing Hospital Readmissions is Important in the COVID-19 Era September 23, 2020 | Clinical Innovation Care transitions are a particularly vulnerable time in a patient’s care journey. The transfer from one physical location to another, along with a hand-off to [...] ## Planning The Next Site Of Care as the First Priority May 21, 2020 | Clinical Innovation When was the last time you heard about a patient whose goal was to stay in the hospital longer than necessary and return to the [...] ## Sound Physicians combats COVID surge with telemedicine and innovative care design May 7, 2020 | Clinical Innovation, Telemedicine Amid the spreading coronavirus pandemic, the state of Maryland was grappling with how to manage a surge in COVID-19 patients, which prompted the state’s governor [...] ## Using Telemedicine to Respond to COVID-19 March 18, 2020 | Clinical Innovation, Telemedicine As a hospitalist and National Medical Director for Sound Telemedicine, I engage in many emergency planning scenarios and model deployments on local, regional, and national [...] ## SNF Telemedicine: reducing readmissions through 24/7 support March 12, 2020 | Clinical Innovation, Telemedicine Originally published in HealthTech Magazine With an aging population and health care payers’ increasing focus on the quality and cost of post-acute care pressuring Skilled [...] ## Wearable Health Devices are Changing How We Care December 12, 2019 | Clinical Innovation According to Business Insider, wearable technology use has tripled in the last four years. More than 80% of consumers are using devices to be more health-conscious. [...] ## Rising Trends of the Nurse Practitioner November 15, 2019 | Clinical Innovation We sat down with Sound Physicians’ Tracy Cardin, Vice President, Advanced Practice Providers, to ask her about trending Nurse Practioner issues that are helping shape their contributions and roles.