Rethinking the Scope of Virtual Care

As healthcare organizations increasingly adopt virtual care technologies, many focus primarily on virtual nursing or physician specialty consultations. However, this narrow view overlooks a crucial opportunity: leveraging virtual platforms across all clinical disciplines to enhance care coordination, improve efficiency, and better serve patients. ...

  • Published date: 06-05-2025 12:00 AM

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As healthcare organizations increasingly adopt virtual care technologies, many focus primarily on virtual nursing or physician specialty consultations. However, this narrow view overlooks a crucial opportunity: leveraging virtual platforms across all clinical disciplines to enhance care coordination, improve efficiency, and better serve patients. The effectiveness of nursing care is intrinsically linked to the support system around it. When healthcare organizations implement staffing ratios, they often reduce other disciplines to maintain nursing levels. This leads to nurses taking on additional roles stretching them thin and potentially compromising care quality.