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NYC Health + Hospitals keeps patients out of ER with virtual urgent care

Healthcare It News

Once the COVID-19 pandemic struck, the health system needed to be able to treat the surge of patients with urgent care needs virtually so they could keep them safely at home and away from the overwhelmed emergency care system. NYC H+H patients would then be scheduled for same- or next-day clinic-based infusion therapy."

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Urgent Care Medical Billing for an Improved Profit Margin

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Giving a miss to urgent care medical billing or compromising over the urgent care services could be a reason. Let’s get familiar with urgent care and the influence of urgent care profit margins on a provider’s financial status. Why Consider Urgent Care Profit Margin in Billing?

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What’s Causing Fewer Primary Care Visits in the US?

Health Populi

Americans who have commercial health insurance (say, through an employer or union) are rarely thought to face barriers to receiving health care — in particular, primary care, that front line provider and on-ramp to the health care system. visits per 100 member-years. ” The U.S.

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Zoom is helping MaineGeneral Health boost its telehealth success

Healthcare It News

We then made the business case to pilot switching existing services over to Zoom, including all primary care practices. We have since transitioned all synchronous “virtual visit” telehealth services to Zoom. Volumes have continued to rise since we shifted all services.

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Bridges Health Partners Highmark BCBS Form Commercial Value-Based Care Agreement

HIT Consultant

Additionally, the agreement will establish a joint care management team tasked with utilizing data insights to proactively address Highmark members’ healthcare needs, promoting early intervention and preventive care education. The integration between inpatient and outpatient care teams will ensure seamless coordination of care.

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Location, Location, Location – Understanding Health Consumers’ Evolving Definition of Convenience

Health Populi

Patients most frequently make visits for primary or preventive care, followed by seeing a specialist, and seeking urgent care, the first bar chart illustrates. See that urgent care visits were more likely sought by younger patients under 43.

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The Doctor Will See You Now…At Home? The AMA Launches a Health at Home Framework

Health Populi

.” The H-a-H Framework is illustrated here, with the patient’s home environment is positioned at the center of the circle which identifies various care services including: Ambulatory care, covering primary care, chronic care, specialty care, mental and behavioral health, oncology-at-home, dialysis, infusion On-demand and urgent care, which (..)

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