Healthcare DIVE April 22, 2024
Nursing has quickly become one of the hottest areas for virtual care delivery, and nurses are eager and willing to work in these settings. Many healthcare facilities are finding new use cases for telehealth nursing that are both cost-effective and efficient. While it’s true that incorporating nurses into virtual care has its challenges, they are well worth tackling — both for the benefit of the patient and provider alike.
Embracing virtual nursing
Prior to the pandemic, very few organizations used virtual nurses outside of the old-school nurse hotline setting. This changed when hospitals began using virtual nurses to offload simple, routine tasks during peak periods to maximize their patient care team. Things like intake, discharge, simple charting, and...