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HealthTap Launches Eval360 for Health Plans to Expand PCP Care for Members

HIT Consultant

Connecting Members With Primary Care Doctors That Provide Longitudinal Care. HealthTap is a nationwide virtual primary care provider, delivering quality primary care affordably to all Americans, whether or not they have good insurance.

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Retail Clinics’ Growing Role in Health Care and Prescription Drug Sales

Health Populi

The second chart graphs average charge per claim for common retail clinic diagnoses, connecting the dots between site-of-care and lower costs in retail clinics compared with hospital outpatient departments, doctor’s offices, and urgent care centers which are higher-cost than retail clinics.

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

Health Populi

In September 2020, PwC surveyed consumers with employer-sponsored health insurance about their preferred locations to receive a COVID-19 vaccine within one year of its approval. Sites included: “My” doctor’s office, favored by more people who were White or Asian, and those 45 years or older. population health burden.

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Digital front doors' advantages when meeting population health needs

Healthcare It News

Population health management has become an important competency for hospitals and health systems. What are some of the challenges facing successful population health management programs today? More and more organizations are looking for ways to improve the health of the populations they serve.

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It's time for primary care to take advantage of advanced technology

Healthcare It News

Primary care in the U.S. On one hand, the value of primary care physicians has never been higher. The evidence of that is in the tens of billions of dollars of investment in healthcare – more than $39 billion invested in the sector last year alone, with a notable focus on primary care.

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4 Hurdles On The Road to Hybrid Healthcare – Digital Transformation

HIT Consultant

Although many companies had plans on the books to advance telemedicine, the crisis revealed that virtual care is not only possible but in many cases is also preferred by patients. has a shortage of primary care clinicians, which means it can be difficult to get an appointment. healthcare system. For instance, the U.S.

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Back to the Future: Welcome to the Patient Centered Medical Home (Guest Post)

Health Dialog

There once was a time when if you got sick, you’d call the family doctor. The doctor would take care of you quickly and coordinate any additional care that you needed. In those days, your family doctor was a “home base” for all your medical needs. . It’s a new way to organize how a primary care office works.