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How telehealth can keep people with disabilities out of the ER

Healthcare It News

Virtual care has inherent advantages that help to prevent excess visits to the ED for all populations, including people with disabilities. Offering individuals with disabilities quality care from their homes can help to prevent avoidable visits.

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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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Telehealth helps address many key chronic care management challenges

Healthcare It News

is "aging and stretched thin," with the country needing "thousands more primary care doctors." " As has been shown many times, lack of access to care is a key hurdle to health equity and chronic disease management. How exactly can telemedicine help solve each of these challenges?

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5 Benefits of Telehealth: Why It’s the Future of Healthcare

Sequence Health

According to Statista’s study, the overall telemedicine market in the United States is expected to reach $22 billion by 2022. Patients can now consult with their doctors from the comfort of their homes and it’s not changing soon. When doctors can see patients virtually, they can make a diagnosis and start treatment faster.

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5 Benefits of Telehealth: Why It’s the Future of Healthcare

Sequence Health

According to Statista’s study, the overall telemedicine market in the United States is expected to reach $22 billion by 2022. Patients can now consult with their doctors from the comfort of their homes and it’s not changing soon. When doctors can see patients virtually, they can make a diagnosis and start treatment faster.

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Advancing Health Equity by Addressing The Health Data Desert

HIT Consultant

Rural communities may lack easy access to preventive care and screenings. But there is another hurdle that is just as significant, and that is the lack of quality data on these social determinants. By comparing quality-of-care data with population, income, and ethnicity across the U.S., The costs are astronomical.

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Falling Revenue Means Pharmacies in Italy Aren’t Keeping up with Other EU Countries

Bill Of Health

In Italy, the combination of the above-mentioned factors results in insufficient financial resources to invest in complementary services to the traditional pharmacy (such as telemedicine, private labels and a larger variety of the products offered) that are increasingly being used in Europe.