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Meet the Emergency Physicians Running for Congress

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testifying before Congress to advocate for telemedicine and value based care. As an emergency physician who has founded a telemedicine practice, treating patients in nursing homes, and worked to reduce unnecessary hospitalizations, I’ve seen what PE has done to the nursing home industry. He also has worked as an advocate in D.C,

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ED Boarding

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8 Additionally, military branches have skilled workers with complementary skills where an existing workforce could be immediately deployed to meet these needs. military facilities. Telemedicine is already being used to change how low-acuity patients are cared for, with off-site physicians diverting patients to the right setting.