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Telehealth Update from the AMA – Setting the Context for ATA 2022

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physicians were using telehealth to care for patients at the end of 2021. Among those doctors who were not providing telehealth by late 2021, just over one half never did so during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the 2021 Telehealth Survey Report from the AMA. Specialty care. Four in five U.S. Mental and behavioral health.

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Post-Pandemic, U.S. Healthcare is Entering a “Provide More Care For Less” Era – Pondering PwC’s 2022 Forecast

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Sites included: “My” doctor’s office, favored by more people who were White or Asian, and those 45 years or older. Urgent care clinics or freestanding ERs, preferred by more Latinx patients. For example, over 70% of patients are willingness to use a video virtual care visit based on the claim cost of $78.

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Telehealth Is Just Healthcare Now – One Post-COVID Certainty, Three Reports

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As we wrestle with just “what” health care will look like “after COVID,” there’s one certainty that we can embrace in our health planning and forecasting efforts: that’s the persistence of telehealth and virtual care into health care work- and life-flows, for clinicians and consumers alike and aligned.

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A New Era of Virtual Care Has Begun, Accenture Finds

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In the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, note how patients’ trust and belief in the healthcare ecosystem has grown — and especially for health care providers. Bottom-line, by using technology to support communication and care, Accenture explains, health care providers were able to maintain and often improve the care experience.

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Thinking About Telehealth Through the Lens of Real Estate – Listening to JLL

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One factor defining convenience is travel time to a facility: 40% of patients with in-person doctor’s appointments traveled less than 15 minutes to receive care, and 43% spent between 15 and 30 minutes getting to the doctor’s office.

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Older People Are Digital Migrants, and Best Buy Health Is Paving the Road for the Journey

Health Populi

Other features in the Lively Flip are: 24 x 7 access to the GreatCall Urgent Response call center. Access to doctors and nurses through Urgent Care on the phone. The GreatCall link app for family caregivers. A reading magnifier with an LED flashlight. Brain Games by Posit Science, among other apps and tools.

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Digital front doors' advantages when meeting population health needs

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Digital health and digital front doors can be an effective means of providing any patient with access to a medical or mental health care provider, removing barriers by allowing patients to connect via phone, chat, video or even asynchronously. And with care available on demand, no appointment is necessary.