Elena Muller, MPH

“Why is my child well-behaved at school, but difficult and moody when they get home?” Your child’s teacher has nothing but excellent reviews for your child. She says your kid is great at school, but that’s not what you experience once the school day ends. In fact, you’re experiencing the opposite. Your child is difficult—they’re moody, whiney, and even having meltdowns when they get home.

Sleep is crucial for everyone, but especially for kids who are developing both mentally and physically. For kids of all ages, sleep is essential for restoration, strengthening the immune system, muscle growth, and regulating hormones. Kids that get adequate sleep and are well-rested have improved attention, behavior, learning, memory, and overall physical and mental health.

Health Recovery Solutions interviewed two Hospital at Home program leaders at Michigan Medicine and Allina Health who provided helpful insights into their Hospital at Home programs and shared their lessons for success.

Many individuals with diabetes have sub-optimal control of their disease due to poor adherence to their treatment plan, noncompliance with doctor’s visits, or a general lack of understanding about their condition. Telehealth can help.

Remote patient monitoring is defined as “periodic, asynchronous, or continuous monitoring and transmission of vital signs, including weight, blood pressure, oxygen saturation, glucose levels, heart rate, or heart rhythm.” Remote patient monitoring falls under the umbrella of telehealth. It is when medical data and health information is collected from an individual in one location and transmitted electronically to a provider in a different location.

After-visit bookmarks for elementary, middle, and high school aged children.

To better connect with patients and families, Hazel Health providers — Doctors, Therapists, Physician Associates, Nurse Practitioners, and the FamilySupport Team — reflect the communities they serve.

High temperatures and extreme heat can cause children to become very sick, very quickly. Heat and sun can cause dehydration, sunburn, heat exhaustion, heat cramps, and heat stroke, which is a serious medical emergency that can be deadly. Throughout the summer, it is vital that you understand how to keep your children safe in the heat.

Researchers have found that medical care accounts for only 20% of a person’s health outcomes. As much as 80% of health factors are influenced by social determinants, the conditions in which people are born, learn, live, work, play, worship and age. Where people live, work, go to school, and socialize, as well as the conditions of these environments, all play a major role in predicting health outcomes.

How has COVID-19 shifted patient behavior? How have patients changed how they consume healthcare? Explore the trends that will make 2021 the year of patient controlled health.

The COVID-19 pandemic forced every healthcare provider to rethink how they deliver high quality care to their patients. Seriously - anyone responsible for patient care, I’m talking health systems and home health providers, but also payers, hospice and palliative care organizations, and yes, physician groups.

For public health professionals health literacy is one of the first things we learn about. Why? Because it cascades into and influences all areas of health. Per the CDC’s definition, personal health literacy is the “degree to which individuals have the ability to find, understand, and use information and services to inform health-related decisions and actions for themselves and others.”

Launching or expanding a telehealth and remote patient monitoring (RPM) program can be an intimidating task. From establishing goals and determining your financial plan, to choosing a technology partner and building clinician and patient buy-in, there are many essential factors to consider to ensure your program is successful. This guide, informed by HRS health system, home health, and hospice clients across the country, as well as HRS’ Client Success, Implementation, Reimbursement and Clinical teams will serve as a resource for your organization as you start the telehealth implementation journey.

Our nation is aging—recent data from the US Census predicts that the number of American ages 65 and older is projected to nearly double from 52 million in 2018 to 95 million by 2060. As our population ages, it will be essential that innovative applications are harnessed to ensure patients can age in place.

A recent study out of the Duke University Department of Medicine explored the role the COVID-19 pandemic has had on digital transformation in healthcare. The researchers provide advantages and limitations of various telehealth modalities throughout the three phases of the United States response to the pandemic.

HOBOKEN, N.J., March 21, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Health Recovery Solutions (HRS), the leading provider of telehealth and remote patient monitoring solutions, announced the first telehealth COVID-Kit available to all providers.

The United States has the highest maternal mortality rate in the developed world and is one of only two developed countries where this number is steadily rising, the other country being Serbia. Across the globe and in particular over the last 30 years, there have been remarkable improvements in maternal and reproductive health. So, what’s the story? Why is the US’ maternal mortality rate among the highest and increasing, and what can be done by providers and patients to reduce the risk of danger

Palliative care is an approach to specialized medical care for people with a serious illness that aims to prevent and relieve suffering, ultimately improving quality of life. As the world’s population has aged, the prevalence of serious and often life-threatening chronic conditions has risen exponentially.

According to the CDC 1 in 59 children have a diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Often, children with autism and their families live too far away from care and support or cannot access it due to high costs and/or limited availability. Telehealth can serve as a wonderful resource for the ASD patient and their family as it can be utilized for diagnosis, therapy/treatment, and caregiver education.

In the United States today, there are more than 5.5 million people living with Alzheimer's and other dementia, and the number is continually growing. As the baby boomer generation ages, the incidence of Alzheimer's disease (AD) will increase, not only affecting the lives of those living with the disease, but also the lives of caregivers and the healthcare system as a whole. Telehealth has great potential to improve the standard of care for patients living with Alzheimer's disease.