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Mass General Brigham Deploys DexCare’s Digital Care Access Platform

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – Mass General Brigham (MGB) has partnered with DexCare to improve consumer experiences and outcomes for virtual urgent care. – The pandemic has accelerated patients’ demand for more convenient and digitally-enabled care options.

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Amwell Appoints Cynthia Horner, M.D. as Chief Medical Officer

HIT Consultant

Horner will also assume the role of President of Amwell Medical Group (AMG), the company’s clinical partner and a nationwide network of virtual care clinicians exclusively on the Amwell platform. With a focus on holistic patient care, AMG integrates medical and behavioral health practices to deliver a unified approach to wellness.

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2024 Healthcare Predictions

Lexis Nexis

The healthcare industry has been adapting to rapid changes especially since the COVID-19 pandemic started. The pandemic rapidly shifted the way providers deliver care, consumer expectations for care delivery and digital enablement. It also placed demands on antiquated technology.

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Virtual care system designed for COVID-19 grows into a multiuse digital health tool

Healthcare It News

In 2019, Cleveland-based University Hospitals saw an opportunity to use automation and digital care technologies to improve patient engagement, clinical care and outcomes. The organization wanted to offer its patients tools and options that support their personal healthcare journeys in these ways.

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An inside look at a national, bilingual telemedicine service

Healthcare It News

His goal is to help remove language as a barrier for access to healthcare for the 53 million U.S. Healthcare IT News sat down with Chirichigno to get an inside look at how a national telemedicine platform works, and why bilingual service is so important to the company. Please describe how you deliver virtual healthcare.

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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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Virtua Health offers lessons in creating a Digital Transformation Office, Part 1

Healthcare It News

Virtua Health is a nonprofit community health system with five hospitals, seven urgent care centers and 280-plus locations across South New Jersey and Philadelphia. " Many organizations define the meaning of digital transformation differently.