Boston Magazine January 2019 cover Top Doctors

swyMed CMO Noah Rosen among Top 1% of Doctors

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Each year, Boston Magazine teams up with Castle Connolly Medical Ltd. to recognize the top one percent of physicians in each specialty in the Boston region, as identified by other doctors across the nation. Nominees are chosen not only for their skill as a physician, but also in the areas of academic medicine, research, and interpersonal skills.

We are proud to announce that once again, swyMed CMO Noah Rosen has made Boston Magazine’s Top Doctors 2019 list for Vascular Surgery. Congratulations, Noah!

Noah Rosen, swyMed CMO

Noah Rosen, swyMed CMO

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Can Telemedicine Visits Replace In-Person Doctor Appointments?

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Most people would agree that a strong doctor-patient relationship is crucial to helping the patient maintain optimal health. Traditionally, this relationship has been cultivated during in-person office visits. With the advent of telemedicine, however, debate has centered on whether telemedicine visits contain enough doctor-patient interaction to build a trusting relationship and provide enough data for the doctor to make an accurate diagnosis. Most recently, the American College of Physicians (ACP) clarified their position on the issue: First-time visits that are conducted via telemedicine must include a live audio-visual component. Read more

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Whose Telemedicine Usage Is Highest?

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Two American Medical Association (AMA) researchers recently evaluated the data from the 2016 Physician Practice Benchmark Survey of AMA in order to estimate telemedicine usage among physicians. The AMA’s survey was the first national survey to examine physicians’ telemedicine utilization rates. Upon examining telemedicine use in patient interactions and in consultations with other health care professionals, the researchers found that particular specialties have higher rates of telemedicine utilization than others, and a larger practice size correlated with a higher likelihood to engage in telemedicine. Read more

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Teleneurology Offers a Second Look at Brain Tumors

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A diagnosis of a brain tumor often brings fear and lengthy travel to a far-away specialist for a second opinion. The fear is understandable, but a teleneurology program is making strides in bringing brain tumor diagnoses and treatment options to the patient, rather than bringing the patient to the doctor. The Penn Brain Tumor Center has launched their Brain Tumor Second Opinion Program to help patients and caregivers understand the diagnosis and choose among treatment plans without traveling long distances. Read more

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Rural Telemedicine Revives Local Hospitals

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For smaller, rural hospitals, survival has become the name of the game—and not just for their patients. Keeping a physician on hand at all times in the Emergency Department (ED) is costly but necessary; unfortunately, this often results in rising salary costs and harried staff. However, hospitals participating in a hub-and-spoke rural telemedicine network are finding that rather than paying a physician to stay whether or not an emergency occurs, having instant access to physicians at a larger health system instead improves care management in the local ED and preserves limited resources—as well as boost staff morale and make it easier to attract new talent. Read more