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RPM reduces 30-day readmission rates by 50% at Lee Health

Healthcare It News

Moreover, these at-home and remote patient monitoring technologies can optimize resource utilization, streamline care delivery, reduce length of stays in the acute setting, and reduce readmissions – leading to a tangible return on investment for healthcare organizations. in Room W307A at HIMSS24 in Orlando.

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How Hims & Hers built a business entirely centered on telehealth

Healthcare It News

Early in the pandemic, the company launched mental health and primary care service lines. Healthcare IT News sat down with Baird to discuss the company's unique brand of telehealth and how she and her team have developed the technology for a winning endeavor. First we launched primary care.

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Included Health, Solv Partner to Connect Virtual & In-Person Care

HIT Consultant

. – Built on the scale of Solv’s national network of providers, Solv Final Mile technology makes continuity of the patient care journey possible, by eliminating the friction between digital care and same-day, in-office visits for providers and their patients.

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Cleveland Clinic leader: Telehealth now a 'permanent mode' of care delivery

Healthcare It News

Telehealth encounters have the potential to save $250 billion in healthcare expenditures annually across covered populations, a McKinsey & Company analysis has found. You've said that creating true value from virtual care demands that healthcare providers and health plans design their digital trajectory with intention.

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2024 Healthcare Predictions

Lexis Nexis

Department stores, pharmacies and urgent care centers continue to expand their retail health center footprint and the types of care they provide. Digital health platforms are advancing capabilities to deliver care through live video chat, asynchronous video and chat, remote patient monitoring, and mobile device integrations.

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Day Four Notes for the 40th Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference, 2022

Sheppard Health Law

For example, Cigna launched a virtual-first health plan for employers with a $0 co-pay and made virtual primary care services available to millions of its customers via MDLIVE. In addition to primary care, Cigna virtual-first plan members can access virtual dermatology services. Babylon entered the U.S.

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How extending virtual options can drive value-based care

Healthcare It News

"As the lead for the Lung Tumour Stream, I regularly reviewed the findings from the Victorian Lung Cancer Registry report, which showed that we were performing well compared to other healthcare providers.