Gigi Sorenson, Author at GlobalMed

Jan 07

Solving Access to Specialty Care for Rural Communities

By Gigi Sorenson Events and Appearances, General Interest, Telemedicine Technologies, Virtual Care No Comments

Limited access to specialty providers and internet connectivity continues to be a barrier to quality healthcare for rural communities worldwide. Rural patients typically have less income than those in urban areas, limiting their ability to afford care even if they can manage the travel to an urban location. Combine this...

Dec 09

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Telepsych and Mental Health in the Workplace

By Gigi Sorenson General Interest, Telemedicine Technologies, Virtual Care No Comments

Workplace stress is a common occurrence – and often the stress carries medical consequences. A report gathered by the American Heart Association, “Mental Health: A Workforce in Crisis,” found that 8,000 employees around the world die every year from medical conditions like strokes and heart attacks caused by job stress....

Nov 18

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6 Ways Telemedicine Helps Control Diabetes

By Gigi Sorenson General Interest, Patient Engagement, Telemedicine Technologies, Virtual Care No Comments

It’s November and that means it’s National Diabetes Month. Most people have some awareness of what diabetes is; many have family members or friends with Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes. But what isn’t as well known is how telemedicine is helping patients manage their condition and live healthier lives....

Nov 06

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Telemedicine in the Golden Hour: Saving Neonatal Lives

By Gigi Sorenson General Interest, People, Telemedicine Technologies, Virtual Care No Comments

When people think of a typical telemedicine scenario, they often picture a patient who can’t get to a hospital. A soldier wounded in the field, an elderly man with mobility challenges or a melanoma patient in a rural town hours from a dermatology clinic: these are the usual faces of...

Oct 28

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Is Telehealth the Key to Changing the Opioid Crisis?

By Gigi Sorenson General Interest, Patient Engagement, Telemedicine Technologies, Virtual Care No Comments

The American nightmare that is the opioid epidemic affects everyone. More than 130 people die of an overdose every day; every 25 minutes a baby is born suffering from opioid withdrawal. The costs are staggering for both the healthcare industry and the nation, which Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...

Oct 16

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Too Old for Telemedicine? Seniors Say Otherwise

By Gigi Sorenson Patient Engagement, Telemedicine Technologies, Virtual Care No Comments

Here’s what an ideal world might look like for older patients and their caregivers. Your father who has Parkinson’s disease dials up his neurologist for his quarterly appointment. Over video conferencing, the neurologist watches your father walk back and forth, watching his gait and facial expressions and listening to his...

Oct 02

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5 Ways Telemedicine Can Help with Flu Season

By Gigi Sorenson International Health, Patient Engagement, Telemedicine Technologies No Comments

100 years ago, a third of the world’s population became sick. One of the most disastrous pandemics in human history, the outbreak spread rapidly from nation to nation, infecting people even on remote islands. Today some experts believe it killed more people than both World Wars combined. The name of...

Aug 25

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Reducing No-Shows with Virtual Healthcare

By Gigi Sorenson Patient Engagement, Telemedicine Technologies, Virtual Care No Comments

Like death and taxes, nothing is certain in medical life except no-show appointments. Rates vary widely, but one study came up with an average no-show rate of 24.8 percent – which rises to 41.25 percent for Medicaid patients. It’s often quoted that no-shows cost the U.S. as much as $150 billion a...

Aug 12

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Solving the Disconnections in Connected Care

By Gigi Sorenson General Interest, Health Information Technology, Patient Engagement, Telemedicine Technologies, Virtual Care No Comments

Imagine that you’re a surgeon in a large hospital network. A patient has presented to the emergency department with a ruptured ovarian cyst; before you operate, you use the surgical suite’s telemedicine platform to consult with the patient’s gynecologist, who provides valuable history. However, when the patient visits your clinic...

Aug 07

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4 Ways Virtual Health is Transforming Specialty Care

By Gigi Sorenson General Interest, Health Information Technology, Patient Engagement, Telemedicine Technologies, Virtual Care No Comments

One of every three patients are sent to a specialist each year in the United States. Because specialists offer more advanced care than primary care doctors, they’re almost guaranteed to play a critical role in any patient’s life at some point – from addressing heart trouble to a melanoma scare to...

Gigi Sorenson

Solving Access to Specialty Care for Rural Communities

Telepsych and Mental Health in the Workplace

6 Ways Telemedicine Helps Control Diabetes

Telemedicine in the Golden Hour: Saving Neonatal Lives

Is Telehealth the Key to Changing the Opioid Crisis?

Too Old for Telemedicine? Seniors Say Otherwise

5 Ways Telemedicine Can Help with Flu Season

Reducing No-Shows with Virtual Healthcare

Solving the Disconnections in Connected Care

4 Ways Virtual Health is Transforming Specialty Care

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