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What COVID-19’s Attack on Healthcare Cybersecurity Taught Us About Its Shortcomings

HIT Consultant

While healthcare facilities are still dedicated to providing the best care to patients impacted by COVID-19, it is imperative that healthcare practices, especially those like skilled nursing facilities, take cybersecurity seriously to prevent data leaks, care disruption, financial setbacks, and more. About Avi Philipson.

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83% of Patients Provided Duplicate Health Info at a Doctor’s Office

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One in five respondents said having to repeat forms at a doctor’s office makes them less likely to return, which may impact healthcare costs since regular examinations and preventive care are less expensive than urgent care.

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5 Ways Telehealth is Transforming the Patient Experience

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As healthcare consumers become more savvy, convenient access to care combined with digital tools will be an important differentiator in a competitive market and a central part of the patient experience. Reduced Barriers to Care. Telehealth significantly reduces those barriers.

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

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With Eval360’s longer visits and detailed screenings, HealthTap’s PCPs conduct a review of health and family history, current conditions, medications, lab and device values, risk factors, and social determinants, enabling a personalized and long-term doctor-patient relationship resulting in improved condition management and prevention.

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Roundups: 22 Recent Strategic Digital Health Partnerships

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This designation will allow LGBTQ+ consumers to use healthgrades.com to easily find one of over 3,500 doctors and providers identified on OutCare’s OutList as affirming in their care for LGBTQ+ patients. Johns Hopkins Carey School of Business and Emeritus partner to empower and educate the next generation of healthcare leaders.

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Virtual Primary Care Reimagined With A Virtual First Health Plan

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However, recent studies suggest people are not engaging with primary care. In fact, internal Teladoc Health data has shown that 80% of members do not have a strong relationship with a primary care provider (PCP). Virtual primary care can provide PCP access from anywhere in the U.S.,

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Behavioral Health System Modernization along the Continuum

NASHP

The commission was created in the New Hampshire Legislature in 2000 (NH RSA Chapter 12-J), which established the Alcohol Fund, directing a part of proceed from sales of alcohol to prevention, harm reduction treatment, and recovery services. States may bolster behavioral health screening and assessments to expand early identification.