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Despite Its Benefits, Home Health Providers Should Not View Telehealth As ‘Panacea’

Home Health Care

Additionally, doctors had a difficult time observing these individuals’ symptoms virtually. Dr. Lyle Berkowitz, CEO of virtual care company KeyCare, believes that telehealth is useful for certain cases. The classic example is for mild urgent care cases, a sinus infection, a cold, a question about COVID, a UTI or a rash.

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Improving Population Health Management, One Data Point at a Time

Health Dialog

Health Dialog is full of devoted employees committed to our mission of helping clients improve population health, reduce costs, and engage patients to make the best decisions about their health. What do you do at Health Dialog? What work did you do before joining Health Dialog?

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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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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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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. – Downloads of medical apps increased 65% last year.