HIT Consultant

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

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.

Urgent Care 52

Urgent Care Hospice Care Integration Primary Care 52

Home Health Care

DECEMBER 8, 2022

DispatchHealth — a company that delivers high-acuity care and other services in the home setting — has entered two new partnerships that increase access to its offerings. Originally launched as an in-home urgent care startup, Denver-based DispatchHealth delivers higher-acuity care, including offering hospital-level care, in the home.

Urgent Care 95

Urgent Care Primary Care Patient Experience Medical Services 95

Healthcare It News

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

In December, our Express Care practices switched to Zoom for MaineGeneral’s virtual urgent care service, “eCare.” ” In the first full month of switching platforms, the service volume is up, quadrupling the average visit volume (average of 14 visits per month, up to 62 visits in January).

Telemedicine 256

Telemedicine Primary Care Integration Urgent Care 256

Health Populi

AUGUST 3, 2023

.” 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 (..)

Doctors 118

Doctors Ambulatory Care Telemedicine Urgent Care 118

Health Populi

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

Most impressively, statistics-wise, was that visits to alternative venues like urgent care centers rose by 46.9%. The researchers pointed to several possible drivers to lower PCP visits including perceived visit needs, financial barriers like co-payments, and use of alternative sources of care.

Primary Care 143

Primary Care Urgent Care Doctors Medical Services 143

Healthcare ECONOMIST

JUNE 30, 2022

Would the VA also have better quality and lower cost for non-urgent care? Note that this study has high internal validity–as the quasi-experimental design appears robust–but the external validity is less clear. That would be an interesting research question to investigate in the future.

Hospitals 75

Hospitals Urgent Care Medicare Medical Services 75

Health Populi

JUNE 8, 2021

These include remote monitoring tools for virtual check-ins addressing chronic conditions, more home-based care, emails and texts that nudge patients over time, digital pricing tools to support shopping for medical services, and better-designed portals that serve up more welcoming digital front doors.

Urgent Care 116

Urgent Care Doctors Healthcare Population Health 116

Sequence Health

JANUARY 2, 2023

24/7 Availability and Support Mitigating after-hour calls is another benefit of having a medical call center. With the rise in remote and urgent care needs, patients can be accommodated with around-the-clock access to medical services.

Quality Assurance 52

Quality Assurance Doctors Urgent Care Medical Services 52

Health Populi

AUGUST 8, 2018

At least 40% of people were concerned about possibly incurring expenses for catastrophic events, long-term care, end-of-life and chronic conditions. healthcare), emergency room, and urgent care. As patients take on great financial burden for covering health care costs, they seek more accessible and convenient channels for care.

Urgent Care 81

Urgent Care Doctors Medical Services Hospitals 81

NASHP

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Emergency medical services (EMS) should be aware and partner as warranted. Mobile Crisis Resources The American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) establishes an enhanced 85 percent federal medical assistance percentage (FMAP) opportunity for mobile mental health crisis team services in Medicaid.

Medicaid 52

Medicaid Urgent Care Integration Hospitals 52

Health Populi

OCTOBER 1, 2019

With the introduction of GoodRx Care, Americans now have easy access to a network of qualified medical professionals so they can get the treatment they need, when they need it… GoodRx Care aims to help fill in the gaps in care to improve access, adherence, and affordability of medical care for all Americans.”.

Primary Care 59

Primary Care Urgent Care Doctors Medical Services 59

NASHP

APRIL 15, 2022

Use crisis services, emergency rooms, urgent care, or inpatient stays as the sole source of care; Experienced two or more emergency room visits or two or more hospitalizations due to SMI or SUD in the past 12 months. The Drug Medi-Cal Organization Delivery System (DMC-ODS) or the Drug Medi-Cal (DMC) program.

Medicaid 57

Medicaid Public Hospital Hospitals Nursing 57

Icanotes

JULY 20, 2021

The ideal mental health crisis system should offer services with similar funding and intensity as other public services, like fire departments, emergency medical services (EMS) and law enforcement. Hubs can also be used as a centralized location for the coordination of crisis services within the community.

Urgent Care 86

Urgent Care Hospitals Prevention Quality of Care 86

Healthcare It News

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Language barriers also impact care utilization and success rates, as individuals who cannot fully understand the directions they are given will not be able to adhere to a care plan. One study on healthcare utilization among Hispanic adults found that limited English proficiency contributes to the underuse of medical services.

Telemedicine 334

Telemedicine Physical Therapy Medicaid Digital Care 334

Health Populi

JULY 26, 2021

The study assessed payors’ perspectives in 2021, finding their top three concerned were increasing costs, quality of care, and the prospects for another pandemic.

Regulations 68

Regulations Healthcare Physical Therapy Urgent Care 68

p3care

OCTOBER 7, 2021

The significance of medical credentialing works out in countless ways from securing patient outcomes to avoiding lost reimbursement opportunities fines and penalties to encourage streamlined working culture as per the best standards in the Healthcare facilities. Patients don’t have any say in hiring any healthcare service provider.

Medical Services 130

Medical Services Doctors Urgent Care Prevention 130

p3care

OCTOBER 7, 2021

The significance of medical credentialing works out in countless ways from securing patient outcomes to avoiding lost reimbursement opportunities fines and penalties to encouraging streamlined working culture as per the best standards in the Healthcare facilities. Patients don’t have any say in hiring any healthcare service provider.

Medical Services 130

Medical Services Doctors Urgent Care Prevention 130