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Memorial Healthcare finds success with switch to Epic-based telehealth vendor

Healthcare It News

A South Florida-based academic medical center, Memorial operates six hospitals, including the Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital; numerous primary, urgent and 24/7 care facilities; a health specialty center; and a nursing home. Notably, the service was successfully launched just two months later, beginning on January 17, 2023.

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Prisma Health saves $4M, and counting, with patient engagement tech

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Prisma Health, the largest nonprofit healthcare provider in South Carolina, says that by integrating digital patient communications, it's decreased no-shows to the tune of $4 million in savings within the first two years. It may also help more patients arrive at their appointments on time.

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ChatGPT's potential impact on preventative care and emergency visits

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Notable health systems, including Ascension Health, Trinity Health and Providence Health, reported a combined loss of $8 billion in 2022. ", "What doctor can help me with my foot pain?", ", "Should I go to the emergency room or urgent care or my doctor?"

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83% of Patients Provided Duplicate Health Info at a Doctor’s Office

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. – This data reveals the direct impacts of inefficient data collection within the healthcare system on patients as doctors are spending too much time inputting duplicate data, and less time providing care. Glaring Obstacles in Patient Experience Improvement.

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Virtua Health offers lessons in creating a Digital Transformation Office, Part 2

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The six virtual care programs are as follows. First, Urgent Care Telehealth. Virtua Health's digital health tools earned an NPS score of 80 in high patient satisfaction. First, Urgent Care Telehealth: Of the patients seen in urgent care, about 15% make return visits.

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Consumers Want Help With Health: Can Healthcare Providers Supply That Demand?

Health Populi

Whether retail clinics, telehealth, or asynchronous physician visits via mobile health apps — consumers’ adoption of these sites, away from traditional brick-and-mortar doctors’ offices and ambulatory care clinics, has hovered around 10%, Oliver Wyman gauges in this report. This survey was conducted among 2,509 U.S.

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Ease of Access: Applying the “911” Principle Across Healthcare

HIT Consultant

The fastest way to access healthcare in the United States isn’t through a primary care physician or urgent care or orchestrated referrals processes. Mandana Varahrami, Chief Product Officer, CipherHealth. It comes through three taps of a button: Nine, one, and one.