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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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Sparrow Health System uses pandemic lessons to expand its virtual care strategic plan

Healthcare It News

Sparrow Health System in Lansing, Michigan, began developing a virtual care strategy in October 2019 – well before COVID-19 struck – with the hope of leveraging the technology as a tool to support patient care and the organizational strategy, rather than as a stand-alone strategy in and of itself.

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Non-State Actors and Public Health Emergencies

Bill Of Health

By Rossella De Falco Strong, well-coordinated and resilient public health care services play a vital role in preventing and responding to public health crises. Further, non-State actors also have a responsibility to respect human rights (5.4.b), b), as well as to “contribute to the fulfilment of human rights’ ”(5.3.

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14 Ways to Reduce Long Patient Wait Times

Healthcare Success

With recent advancements in technology and an explosion of non-urgent care options (e.g., Highly recognizable brand names like CVS MinuteClinics, Walmart Care Clinics, Target Clinics, Walgreens Healthcare Clinics, and new companies like Optum Health, Luna Physical Therapy, Roman, and HIMS are disrupting the status quo.

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The 3 A’s That Millennials Want From Healthcare: Affordability, Accessibility, Availability

Health Populi

While Millennials were least likely to visit a doctor’s office in the past year, they had the most likelihood of making a visit to a mental health provider, to seek chiropractic care, urgent care, and acupuncture — all services delivered outside of traditional medical home settings.

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Behavioral Health System Modernization: Comprehensive Approaches and Cross-Cutting Tools

NASHP

Invest in prevention and early intervention. Enhance and streamline system of care for children with complex needs and their families. Two states have pursued more innovative approaches and were highlighted in a NASHP report on increasing access to behavioral health care. Expand outpatient and community-based service array.

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Rethinking Patient Access: 4 Key Action for Health Systems

HIT Consultant

In a 2021 survey of 1,000 healthcare consumers, more than 70% of those who obtained virtual care during the pandemic said it was their first time having a virtual visit and over 40% expressed a preference to receive routine and/or mental healthcare virtually or through a hybrid virtual/in-person approach moving forward.