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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. As a result, staff anticipate realizing higher quality of care outcomes in these two patient populations. First, Urgent Care Telehealth: Of the patients seen in urgent care, about 15% make return visits.

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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. For healthcare providers, they also have to consider patient safety, quality of care and their oath as they factor in using new technology like AI. Concerns and fears around the unknown, and lack of control, make us all hesitant.

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Thinking About Telehealth Through the Lens of Real Estate – Listening to JLL

Health Populi

Through their lens on real estate, JLL wove three themes from the consumer poll: Location and convenience matter most to patients, and health care providers can leverage patient preferences to inform site selection especially for scarce facility types.

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Digital front doors' advantages when meeting population health needs

Healthcare It News

Quality of care is equal to, if not greater than, the care provided in a traditional brick-and-mortar setting. Providers are often able to spend more time with patients and provide dedicated one-to-one, personalized attention and care. Digital front doors can provide one single entry point and experience for the patient.

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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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Humana Executive: Data, Analytics Key to a Home-Focused Health Care System

Home Health Care

“Thanks to the careful and judicious parsing of population-level data, frequently aided by machine learning, … it’s become possible for providers to offer personalized care strategies for each individual patient,” Cox wrote. Home health care providers’ offerings had to grow during the COVID-19 crisis for them to survive.