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14 Ways to Reduce Long Patient Wait Times

Healthcare Success

It is well-established that longer patient wait times negatively impact patient satisfaction , specifically regarding patient confidence (in the provider) and perceived quality of care. According to Avalere Health , nearly three in four doctors work for a hospital, health system, or corporate entity today.

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

Healthcare It News

The six virtual care programs are as follows. First, Urgent Care Telehealth. " Fourth, Care After COVID, or Long Haulers Program. "Care After COVID is an integrated and comprehensive care program for patients experiencing increasing COVID symptoms over 30 days," Skrzynski explained.

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Survey: 1 in 3 patients comfortable with AI-led primary care

Healthcare It News

Years ago, it would have been hard to believe you could connect with your doctor on your phone. This combined with evolving medical practice guidelines will likely facilitate the integration of AI into medicine. Now patient portals, chat features and mobile versions of health records are fairly common practice.

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A New Era of Virtual Care Has Begun, Accenture Finds

Health Populi

Patients managing cardiology and vascular diseases expressed the highest praise for quality of care using videoconferencing (97%, virtually all patients polled, saying quality care was at least as good or better than face-to-face care. 45% in pharmaceutical companies, and 44% in large retail pharmacy chains.

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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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15 HLTH 2021 Predictions from Digital Health Executives to Watch

HIT Consultant

This could include continuous glucose monitoring devices that are integrated with mobile apps and better pulse oximetry and cardiac rhythm detection built into wearables. Rule changes are already being considered at the state and federal level for cross-state reciprocity and expanded payment models, which will help.

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Digital front doors' advantages when meeting population health needs

Healthcare It News

It is not enough to urge someone to see a primary care provider; we have to be certain they have transportation to get to the appointment and that their work schedule or other responsibilities and circumstances do not interfere, making it difficult or impossible to attend an in-person medical appointment.