RESTON, Va., Sept. 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- SOC Telemed
(NASDAQ: TLMD), the largest national provider of acute care
telemedicine, and Ob Hospitalist Group (OBHG), the nation's largest
and only dedicated provider of customized obstetric (OB)
hospitalist programs, today announced a collaboration combining
OBHG's leading OB hospitalist programs with SOC Telemed's
maternal-fetal medicine (MFM) experts. The first hospital partner
to go live with the new service in early August 2021 was Hendrick Medical Center in
Abilene, Texas. The combined OB
hospitalist/teleMFM offering is currently expanding to additional
OBHG hospital partner sites nationwide.
The new partnership enables patients to receive 24/7 onsite care
from OBHG's skilled OB physicians and access to SOC Telemed's MFM
physicians. When needed, OBHG clinicians can connect to MFM
specialists in minutes for consultation to assist with the
management of high-risk pregnancies or deliveries using SOC
Telemed's telemedicine platform, Telemed IQ. The program is
designed to complement the in-person physician care delivered by
the OB hospitalists with care recommendations from the remote
MFMs.
"The benefits of having teleMFM have been a blessing for our
patients, physicians and organization," said Michelle Owens, nurse manager and maternal
program manager at Hendrick Medical Center. "The maternal-fetal
medicine specialist is available within a matter of minutes if
needed. The physicians are knowledgeable and personable, making the
telemedicine encounter pleasant for the patient, family and staff.
The collaboration between the OB hospitalists and the MFM
physicians is amazing, with the OB hospitalists ready to provide
care recommended by the MFMs. Our hometown maternal fetal medicine
physicians are loved and respected by our community, but in moments
when they cannot physically be available at the bedside, the SOC
Telemed physicians provide excellent care and seamless
coverage."
The need for MFM specialists nationally far exceeds supply, and
geographic distribution of the nation's limited number of MFM
specialists is heavily concentrated in major urban centers. A
recent evaluation of SOC Telemed's teleMFM program demonstrated its
success at supporting local OB providers and keeping 94% of
families with an at-risk pregnancy in their local communities for
prenatal care and delivery.
"We're thrilled to partner with OBHG to help more mothers get
the care they need within their local communities," said
Sina Haeri, MD, MHSA, Vice President
of Women & Children's Health, Chief of Maternal-Fetal Medicine,
SOC Telemed. "Supporting local OB providers and their patients
enables reduced travel, better outcomes, and the strengthening of
local health care resources, representing a win-win for
pregnant women."
"Clinician access to maternal-fetal medicine support is
especially important when it comes to caring for high-risk
patients," said Lenny Castiglione,
CEO of OBHG. "OBHG can now offer maternal-fetal telemedicine
services alongside our OB hospitalist medicine programs to our
hospital partners without access or without full-time access to
maternal-fetal medicine resources."
About Ob Hospitalist Group
Since 2006, Ob Hospitalist
Group (OBHG) has led the nation in elevating the quality and safety
of women's healthcare by delivering 24/7 real-time triage and
hospital-based obstetric coverage to ensure consistent, timely care
for patients as well as collaborative, non-competitive support for
local OB/GYN physicians. As the original architect of the obstetric
emergency department, OBHG ensures that every expectant or
postpartum mother presenting to the hospital receives consistent
and unconditional medical care by an experienced physician. OBHG
leverages its national network of dedicated clinicians in partner
hospitals across the United States
to develop best practices in care that improves patient outcomes,
reduces care variability and drives operational and financial
efficiencies. The company was recently awarded its ninth
consecutive Inc. 5000 award as one of the nation's fastest growing
companies. For more information, visit www.OBHG.com.
About SOC Telemed
SOC Telemed (NASDAQ: TLMD) is the
leading national provider of acute telemedicine technology and
solutions to hospitals, health systems, post-acute providers,
physician networks, and value-based care organizations since 2004.
Built on proven and scalable infrastructure as an enterprise-wide
solution, SOC Telemed's technology platform, Telemed IQ, rapidly
deploys and seamlessly optimizes telemedicine programs across the
continuum of care. SOC Telemed provides a supportive and dedicated
partner presence, virtually delivering patient care through
teleNeurology, telePsychiatry, teleCritical Care, telePulmonology,
teleCardiology, teleInfectious Disease, teleNephrology,
teleMaternal-Fetal Medicine and other service lines, enabling
healthcare organizations to build sustainable telemedicine programs
across clinical specialties. SOC Telemed enables organizations to
enrich their care models and touch more lives by supplying
healthcare teams with industry-leading solutions that drive
improved clinical care, patient outcomes, and organizational
health. The company was the first provider of acute clinical
telemedicine services to earn The Joint Commission's Gold Seal of
Approval and has maintained that accreditation every year since
inception. For more information, visit
www.soctelemed.com.
Media Relations Contact for SOC
Telemed:
Lauren Shankman
Trevelino/Keller
lshankman@trevelinokeller.com
Investor Relations Contact for SOC
Telemed:
Steve Rubis
Vice President, Investor Relations, SOC Telemed
C: (214) 681-7991
srubis@soctelemed.com
Media Relations Contact for OBHG:
Amy Bomar
Corporate Marketing Manager, OBHG
(800) 967-2289
abomar@obhg.com
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