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How Virtual Primary Care Can Enrich Your Practice

HIT Consultant

Primary care has also benefited from virtualization of services. According to a study published in the Journal of Primary Care & Community Health , telehealth offered by primary care physicians rose from 5.3% before the pandemic to 46.2% to $186.10 per visit.

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Proposed 2022 CDC Clinical Practice Guideline for Prescribing Opioids

Briggs Healthcare

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare. The February 10, 2022 Federal Register includes the announcement of the opening of a docket to obtain comment on the proposed clinical practice guideline, CDC Clinical Practice Guideline for Prescribing Opioids—United States, 2022.

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Bedrock Healthcare at Home Leans On Technology To Keep Patients Out Of The Hospital

Home Health Care

In any segment of health care, constant moving parts can cause a headache for both workers and patients. What makes matters even worse is when there is no solid communication between workers within a care team. Out of that frustration, Bedrock Healthcare at Home was born. It’s just one example of our mission statement.

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Health IT leaders can do better boosting access for underserved populations

Healthcare It News

Most in the healthcare industry would say provider organizations have an obligation to offer better care to underserved populations. He has had a long career on the healthcare provider and healthcare information technology sides of the industry. So much of the value of healthcare is defined by our ability to access it.

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From Evolution to Innovation, from Health Care to Health: How Health Plans With Collaborators Are Re-Defining the Industry

Health Populi

The response: A health plan is a comprehensive package of healthcare services and coverage that helps individuals or groups manage and finance their healthcare needs. Health plans are designed to provide a range of medical services, preventive care, and financial protection against the costs of healthcare.

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Transitional Care: How Can We Make it Better for Patients?

Healthcare Leadership

It got me thinking about another aspect of the patient journey that does not get attention – patient transfers and transitions between healthcare organizations. Transitional Care is Important What is transitional care or the transition of patients from one healthcare setting to another? The Patient? A 3 rd party?

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Health Disparities in America: JAMA Talks Structural Racism in U.S. Health Care

Health Populi

.” To solve the challenge of structural racism in American health care, the authors say, “there needs to be much more intensified and multifaceted approaches that by necessity will require a much larger and committed investment in research, training, clinic practice, and community engagement.” colonoscopy).