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Primary care practices identify needed improvements for telemedicine

Healthcare It News

The participating primary care practices, all part of Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute’s clinical research network, were either general, family, ambulatory internal medicine, preventive medicine or geriatric medicine practices. They self-identified their point of maturation.

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Most primary care telehealth visits don't require in-person follow-up, Epic study shows

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To explore the efficacy of primary care telehealth, a recent Epic Research study examined the frequency of in-person physician visits that followed 18,636,522 primary care telemedicine appointments. "We found that patients covered by Medicaid and Medicare had the highest in-person follow-up rates," they said.

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CMS’ ACO Primary Care Flex Model Could Offer Home-Based Care Providers’ Risk-Based Opportunity

Home Health Care

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a new voluntary model Tuesday – centered around primary care providers – that could offer home-based care providers more opportunity to dive into risk-based care. The model was another creation of the CMS Innovation Center.

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Call Your Senator and Help Give Doctors a Break

Bill Of Health

Want to help make a big change for our nation’s overworked doctors? 834 , the Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act to confront the country’s growing shortage of doctors. Take both worst-case scenarios, and we are short 125,100 doctors. If you want to help our nation’s doctors, call your senator. introduced S.834

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How UPMC's virtual-first healthcare model works

Healthcare It News

The increase in telehealth adoption by physicians and patients alike continues to allow UPMC to develop new digital health tools that offer greater access to high-quality care from the comfort of their own home. UPMC launched a virtual-first, full-service primary care clinic offering a complete spectrum of care to patients aged 18 and above.

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Report Reveals Providers Key to Virtual Care Adoption

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: A new report released by TytoCare , a virtual care company enabling accessible, high-quality primary care from home, revealed insights into how health plans and organizations can drive virtual care engagement. Clinician involvement is critical for both Medicaid and private insurance carriers.

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84% of Patients Would Participate in a Hospital-at-Home Program In Order To Get Home Sooner

HIT Consultant

A significant 77% of respondents indicated they would trust their doctor’s recommendation to utilize HaH monitoring. However, rural residents were more open to entirely remote primary care (36%) compared to urban counterparts (19%).