The New Great Debate – To Work From Home or the Office?
The New Great Debate - to Work From Home or the Office? Authored by Ayesha Rajan, Research Analyst at Vikriti Management Consulting Introduction The Covid-19 pandemic forced offices to shut and employees to adapt to a new style of work. Instead of conference rooms, people had Zoom meetings and instead of a lunch break to the cafeteria, people walked to their fridge. The lines between work and home became blurred for many people and at the beginning of the stay at home orders in the United...
What Will Your Office Look like Post Covid-19?
What Will Your Office Look like After Covid-19? Authored by Ayesha Rajan, Research Analyst at VIKRITI Management ConsultingIntroduction To many people the concept of an office experience includes a water cooler, round table meetings and opportunities to bounce ideas off of one another. However, those experiences may be a thing of the past as Covid-19 has dramatically restructured our routines and interactions. While we once brushed shoulders with a random person at crosswalk without a care in...
How Telemedicine Can Prop Up Underserved Communities
How Telemedicine Can Prop Up Underserved Communities Authored by Ayesha Rajan, Research Analyst at Altheia Predictive Health Introduction Seventeen years ago, The Institute of Medicine published a report titled “Unequal Treatment” in which they researched how racial and ethnic minority patients experience disparities within the healthcare system. The result of this research was to encourage physicians, nurses and providers to find ways to address racial disparities in practice. However, when...
How Has Coronavirus Impacted the Field of Telemedicine?
How Has Coronavirus Impacted the Field of Telemedicine? Authored by Ayesha Rajan, Research Analyst at VIKRITI Management ConsultingIntroduction Telemedicine has been a health delivery option for more than 10 years that has never lived up to its promise. There are a variety of reasons for this, from infrastructure and connectivity issues to a wide disparity of patient technical skills but perhaps the most limiting factor has been payer reimbursement. For years both CMS and private payers have...
Mental Health and Telemedicine
Mental Health and Telemedicine: Benefits, Challenges and More Authored by Ayesha Rajan, Research Analyst at VIKRITI Management ConsultingIntroduction Telemedicine is the use of telecommunication tools to provide services to patients without them coming into an office or hospital. In an age where nearly everything is digital, this is a naturally occurring idea that has many benefits – many patients with chronic conditions can struggle with a task like driving and may not be able to shoulder the...
Mental Health, Telemedicine and Covid-19 Where Do They Overlap?
Mental Health, Telemedicine and COVID-19 Where Do They Overlap? Authored by Ayesha Rajan, Research Analyst at VIKRITI Management ConsultingIntroduction Telemedicine is the use of telecommunication tools to provide services to patients without them coming into an office or hospital. In an age where nearly everything is digital, this is a naturally occurring idea that has many benefits – many patients with chronic conditions can struggle with a task like driving and may not be able to shoulder...