[Sponsored] 3 Biggest Advantages of Telemedicine for SNFs During COVID-19

As Dr. Suresh Nellore, an infectious disease specialist, looked at the skilled nursing facility (SNF) landscape in this new age of COVID-19, he saw a pair of old problems with new, deeper challenges: rehospitalization risk and timeliness of reimbursements.

Specifically, Nellore saw a large, unmet need at SNFs and in long-term care facilities, where acuity level of patients was rising and physicians were struggling to keep up with care. The challenges were twofold.

First, if physicians have too many patients, the physical challenge of making the rounds and keeping up with patients is too great. Second, as that physical