{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Seamless Connection","title":"#34 - Optimizing Telehealth and Inter-Hospital Transfers: Insights from Dr. Stephanie Mueller","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2057,"description":"Join us this week as Meena Mallipeddi welcome's guest Dr. Stephanie Mueller, Clinician Investigator at Brigham and Women's Hospital.\nWhat you'll get from this episode:Dr. Stephanie Mueller's Dual Role: Dr. Mueller serves as a clinician investigator at Brigham and Women's Hospital, focusing on clinical care and research related to healthcare transitions, particularly inter-hospital transfers.Impact of Inter-Hospital Transfers: Analysis reveals that such transfers can lead to longer hospital stays and higher costs, with variable impacts on patient mortality depending on the diagnosis.Challenges of Patient Transfers: Initially termed \"OSH bombs\", these transfers often involve critically ill patients arriving with insufficient information, posing significant risks to patient safety.Evolution of Transfer Processes: Advances like the integration of electronic health records and the establishment of specialized transfer centers have streamlined the patient transfer process, enhancing communication and patient care.The Role of Telehealth: Telehealth has emerged as a potent alternative to physical transfers, potentially reducing unnecessary hospital visits and optimizing resource use.\n\n“AmplifyMD immediately connects medical facilities to a large network of physicians in all of the most essential specialties, including Neurology, Cardiology, Infectious Disease, Pulmonology and Heme/Onc.” Their mission is access, by becoming the definitive specialty care platform that connects every medical facility to the specialty care they need to improve patient outcomes. - https://amplifymd.com/\nLearn more:\nCompany LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/brigham-and-women's-hospital/\nCompany Website https://www.brighamandwomens.org/\n\nFollow The Seamless Connection: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-seamless-connection","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/sEg1j9QIO5GTSpU59o_1qtDBZYpXlqDZH8xoEZKzvtw/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzM2NjMwLzE2NzAy/NjQ2NjgtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}