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The rise in cardiovascular disease has reached epidemic proportions. According to the CDC, approximately 655,000 Americans die from heart disease each year, making it the leading cause of death in the US.[1] Many experts believe that the growing prevalence of chronic...

The pandemic, doing in months what was projected to take years, has catalyzed a reaction that’s made virtual care part of healthcare's new normal. For example, telehealth has become ubiquitous, with many physicians seeing their telehealth volume increase by a factor...

Treating medical conditions is not the same as caring for patients. This is an important concept and the foundation of managing a large patient population with chronic illnesses such as hypertension or coronary artery disease. Yet making the move from episodic care to...

To say 2020 has been an unusual and stressful year is an understatement. Like any company in post-acute care, we started out the year very hopeful. And then a pandemic. Overnight we were faced with physician practices and senior living communities shutting down....

As of August 21, the US had more than 5.5 million confirmed cases of COVID-19, with more than 174,000 deaths.[1] While the number of cases has decreased in most regions, other areas are now in an upswing. The same is true in other countries around the globe. It’s...

Most of us thought—or at least hoped—we would be on the other side of the pandemic by now. But such as they are, we can’t predict with certainty how much longer it will last. While we wait for the much-anticipated vaccine, healthcare systems continue going above and...

Most of us thought—or at least hoped—we would be on the other side of the pandemic by now. But such as they are, we can’t predict with certainty how much longer it will last. While we wait for the much-anticipated vaccine, providers continue going above and beyond to...

As of August 21, the US had more than 5.5 million confirmed cases of COVID-19, with more than 174,000 deaths.[1] While the number of cases has decreased in most regions, other areas are now in an upswing. The same is true in other countries around the globe. It’s...

Diabetes is the seventh leading cause of death in the United States [1]. In 2018, there were more than 34.2 million Americans with diabetes, representing 10.5% of the population [2]. Another 88 million have been diagnosed with prediabetes, yet experts suspect the...

Telehealth, including virtual visits, has exploded in the last several months due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The pace of the expansion may not continue. Still, due to widespread acceptance of the technology and the changes in medical practice operations accommodating...