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Cleveland Clinic listed Increase Access to Telemedicine Through Novel Practice and Policy Changes as number 7 in the 2021 top 10 medical innovations.

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Increased Access to Telemedicine Through Novel Practice & Policy Changes

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Importance of Telemedicine- Opinion and Rationale

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Importance of Telemedicine- Opinion and Rationale

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Medicare coverage of telehealth services is a very important improvement on healthcare outcomes in the country. Seema Verma refers to 60 million Americans who will now have access to telehealth care. Without this access, there is potential for many poor outcomes due to undiagnosed diseases, lack of treatment and lack of follow-up. With this spread we will be able to decrease those poor outcomes potentially saving hundreds and thousands of lives. I know I personally used telehealth services several times during the pandemic, and I have thoroughly enjoyed the convenience and ease of it as have many people.

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Seema Verma on White House expanding telehealth services for seniors

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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services administrator and coronavirus task force member Seema Verma explains on 'Fox & Friends' how Medicare patients can access telehealth services during the pandemic.

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Increased compliance for patient follow up

Better patient engagement

Patients receive the right care at the right time and place

No transportation or travel requirement

Less requirement to take time off from work

Reduction in exposure to different diseases for both patients and staff

Preserving of supplies

Potentially less cost for both patient and provider

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Technical problems- requires internet service

Lack of equipment necessary for the patient to access

Requires some knowledge on the use of technology

Potential language barriers

Geographical barriers for access

No physical exam by provider- potential for miss diagnosis

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Angelica-Analytical- The concept and spread of telemedicine has many moving parts. Angelica will use her analytical strength to look at all the different parts from every angle for the best outcome.
Chloe-Competition- This is an important strength to have because this person will push the team to succeed and have better performance.
Daisy-Developer- Daisy along with Chloe will be the two people in the team that will allow us to come together as a team focusing on each other's strengths and improve the overall concept of the project.
Fernando-Focus- Fernando will be the person to keep team members disciplined and on track to reach set goals
Matthew-Maximizer- Matthew will make the team see the true potential of each other as well as the project and excel.

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The use of telemedicine became popular in the midst of the COVID pandemic in an effort to minimize the spread of the virus. There have been many regulations when it came to those that are able to use telehealth services. In response to the pandemic, Congress passed the Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act which allowed healthcare professionals to bill Medicare for fee-for-service with the use of telehealth.

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#7 Increased Access to Telemedicine through Novel Practice & Policy Changes. Cleveland Clinic Innovations - Top 10 Medical Inventions | Cleveland Clinic Innovations. (n.d.). Retrieved October 3, 2021, from https://innovations.clevelandclinic.org/Programs/Top-10-Medical-Innovations/Top-10-for-2021/7-Increased-Access-to-Telemedicine-through-Novel-P.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2020, October 30). Trends in the use of telehealth during the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic - United States, January–March 2020. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Retrieved October 3, 2021, from https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/69/wr/mm6943a3.htm.

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My top five strengths are Positivity, Responsibility, Empathy, Learner, and Strategic. Positivity will allow me to lead the team in focusing on our end outcome taking into consideration potential fallout but not allowing the follow outs digress our progress. I take responsibility for myself as well as the team when collaborating and dividing tasks for the best outcome.  Empathy comes into play by understanding the potential difficulties that my teammates may face and filling in the gaps when necessary.

Learner is an important strength because I am always open to suggestions and constructive criticism for the good of the group and project.  I will use my strength of strategic

to be resourceful, and creative when coming up with ideas as a team.