How Telemedicine Is Changing the Health-Care System —Sarah Hiner Talks to Dr. Suzanne Steinbaum

Suzanne Steinbaum

Dr. Suzanne Steinbaum is an attending cardiologist in private practice specializing in prevention and wellness using her unique, personalized strategy designed specifically for women called SRSHeart that empowers them to live heart-healthy lives. Previously, she was the director of Women’s Cardiovascular Prevention, Health and Wellness at The Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City and director of Women’s Heart Health at Northwell Lenox Hill, also in New York City. Author of Dr. Suzanne Steinbaum’s Heart Book: Every Woman’s Guide to a Heart Healthy Life and coauthor of Lower Your Blood Pressure Naturally, she has been awarded a New York Times Super Doctor and a Castle Connolly Top Doctor for Cardiovascular Disease and named to New York magazine’s prestigious Best Doctors list. Dr. Steinbaum is a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association, and a national spokesperson for the Go Red for Women campaign and a chairperson of the Go Red for Women in New York City. She is on the New York City Board of the American Heart Association. Dr. Suzanne’s motto for life balance, success, healing and ultimate happiness is simply “live from the heart.” Learn more at her website at DrSuzanneSteinbaum.com and on Facebook and Twitter.

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Telemedicine is transforming the health-care system. It has been a lifesaver for both doctors and patients during the pandemic, and it will be one of the bright spots to come out of the quarantine as its many benefits make health care safer and more accessible. There are, however things you need to know about how best to use this new technology…what it’s limitations are…and how to get the most out of your time with the doctor.

In this edition of the Bottom Line Advocator Podcast with Sarah Hiner, nationally acclaimed preventive cardiologist Dr. Suzanne Steinbaum joins Bottom Line President Sarah Hiner to share her experience and recommendations for the use of telemedicine.

Specific topics…

How the world has changed since the start of COVID (0:00 – 5:23)
When patients got scared (5:23 – 6:25)
Face-to-face conversation is richer (6:25 – 9:19)
Can tests be done with telemedicine? (9:19 – 11:35)
Testing technology for smartphones (11:35 – 13:36)
For those not-so-tech-savvy (13:36 – 16:35)
Connecting to Electronic Health Records (16:35 – 17:17)
Telemedicine and psychological counseling (17:17 – 18:28)
For those who needed testing (18:28 – 19:32)
Unreported deaths due to COVID-19 not because of COVID-19 (19:32 – 20:32
Top uses of telemedicine (20:32 – 22:10)
Compliance for follow-up improvements in telemedicine (22:10 – 23:18)
No wasted time (23:18 – 25:31)
How to prepare for a telemedicine appointment (25:31 – 27:00)
Can you do an annual physical via telemedicine? (27:00 – 28:44)
Second opinions and increased collaboration (28:44 – 30:44)
Lessons learned about self-advocacy (30:44

To learn more about Dr. Steinbaum and her work at SRSHeart.com.

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