SOC Telemed (SOC) began with a group of neurologists using telemedicine to treat stroke patients. But, as Mauricio Sirvent, general manager of Neurology at SOC, explains, teleNeurology is more than stroke care. “While telestroke accounts for a majority of our neurology work, it really is only one of the tools in our arsenal of care. […]
JSA Health TelePsychiatry is now SOC Telemed. This information on using telePsychiatry to treat substance abuse originally appeared on the JSA Health website and we’ve republished it here for your convenience: The Harris County Texas Community Supervision and Corrections Department, formerly known as the Harris County Adult Probation Department, is using telePsychiatry to treat substance […]
Acute care telemedicine provides access to specialty physicians where and when they are needed most. What was once extraordinary—a physician providing care by video consult—is now commonplace for many specialties. Increasingly, acute care telemedicine goes beyond the big three (teleNeurology, telePsychiatry, and teleICU) to other specialty models, such as hospitalists. And, telemedicine is now much […]
Melissa Pritchard, Project Manager and Proposal Manager at SOC Telemed (SOC) is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP) and holds a Lean Six Sigma Green Belt. She also leads SOC’s community involvement as Chair of the SOC Volunteer Committee, organizing both large and small-scale community outreach events and liaising with executive leadership on these efforts. […]
We wanted to share a synopsis of our recent webinar, A teleNeurology Story: Implementing the 2018 Stroke Guidelines, with a link to the on-demand recording. Earlier this year, the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association (AHA/ASA) released new guidelines for the management of patients with acute ischemic stroke. Stroke is the second-leading cause of death in […]
