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

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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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How Urgent Care Can Address its Degrading Scope of Practice

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Monte Sandler, COO of Experity Over the past several years, urgent care centers nationwide have opened their doors to millions of patients in need of COVID-19 testing and treatment, driving an increase in daily patient visit volumes and new, challenging patient care demands.

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4 Strategies for Urgent Care to Thrive During the Pandemic and Beyond

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A year of constantly shifting gears to respond to the Covid-19 pandemic and meet patient needs further solidified the essential role urgent cares play during large-scale public health crises. Subsequently, the pandemic is continuing to change the way patients use and view urgent care.

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

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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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Urgent care's impact during the pandemic and the future of on-demand care

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In 2020 alone, urgent care clinics saw a 58% increase in visit volumes due to the demand for COVID-19-related episodic care, with testing and vaccinations accounting for more than 60% of total visits, according to the latest research from urgent care software company Experity, which surveyed half of U.S.

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Amenities Health Closes $10M to Modernize Health System Digital Front Doors

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Today, many hospitals and provider groups offer online scheduling, but it is usually reserved for current patients and offered exclusively through the patient portal, which requires an existing account.

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Salvo Health Secures $5 Million to Expand Wraparound GI Care Model

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. – The investment will fuel the nationwide deployment of Salvo’s innovative “wraparound care” model for gastroenterology (GI) practices, health systems, and Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs).