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PCN money and fair distribution

Health Care Leader News

There is an unspoken rule in general practice, particularly within PCNs, that any distribution of resources needs to be equitable. And by fair, we mean even across practices. But is this rule working against rather than for general practice? This is all much easier to say than do.

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The AMA Can Help Fix the Health Care Shortages it Helped Create

Bill Of Health

has adopted myriad policies that limit the supply of doctors despite the fact that there aren’t enough. By Leah Pierson. Recently, Derek Thompson pointed out in the Atlantic that the U.S. And the maldistribution of physicians — with far too few pursuing primary care or working in rural areas — is arguably an even bigger problem.

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Pharma’s Future Relevance Depends on Empathy, Messaging, Partnering, and Supporting Patients and Providers

Health Populi

For the study, Accenture surveyed 720 health care providers in general practice, oncology, immunology, and cardiology working in China, France, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the U.S., Two-thirds of doctors said they valued tools for remote monitoring more since the pandemic hit than before. in May and June 2020.

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Telehealth is Health: It’s Telehealth Awareness Week

Health Populi

By March 2020, telehealth channels were replacing visits to doctors and emergency departments as shown in the first chart from the CDC’s report on the early pandemic period. Family and general practice physicians, 80.9%, and. Urologists, 87.2%. Psychiatrists, 83%. Pediatricians, 82.9%. Cardiologists, 82%.

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What Is Patient Retention and Why Does It Matter for Your Practice?

Sequence Health

Without patients, even the best doctor won’t see profit, and their practice will fail. But your goal isn’t just to land new ones; you need to keep the patients you do have coming back when they need assistance. In this blog post, we are going to dive into the importance of patient retention.

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How to Leave a HIPAA Compliant Voicemail (5 Examples Included)

Etactics

As a result, communicating back and forth with them is super easy since they prioritize their doctor. You would think that they’d have a sense of urgency when it comes to staying in contact, but sometimes they just don’t have time or they’re stubborn ( depending on their generation ). But this isn’t easy. Don’t get into specifics.

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Verizon Business and Visionable team up to empower next generation healthcare with 5G

Healthcare It News

These environments will showcase the end-to-end care pathway from smart ambulances, control centres, hospital wards, General Practices (GPs) consultation rooms to care homes. The service harnesses the adaptability of mobile devices to allow doctors and hospitals to provide more virtual visits and consultations. WHY IT MATTERS.