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NYC Health + Hospitals keeps patients out of ER with virtual urgent care

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NYC Health + Hospitals is the largest safety net health system in the United States, serving more than one million patients annually, including the most vulnerable New Yorkers. Consumers have come to expect an array of options bringing care closer to home, including virtual urgent, remote patient monitoring and mobile delivery.

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Memorial Healthcare finds success with switch to Epic-based telehealth vendor

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billion in annual operating revenue, Memorial Healthcare System is one of the largest public health systems in the U.S. THE PROBLEM Memorial began offering on-demand virtual urgent care to its employees and patients via a third-party vendor in 2016. With 15,000 team members, 3,000 providers and $3.1

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For El Camino Hospital, the pandemic was a springboard into broad virtual care

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El Camino Hospital in Mountain View, California, is located near Silicon Valley, home to self-driving cars and robots that deliver food. So there is an expectation for tech-enabled healthcare. "Instead, we were able to leverage our relationship to stand up a 24-hour urgent care offering through our virtual provider within days.

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ZoomCare to Deploy athenahealth to Enhance Operational Efficiencies

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: athenahealth, a leading provider of network-enabled software and services for medical groups and health systems nationwide, today announced that ZoomCare, an innovative multi-specialty organization and pioneer of on-demand healthcare, selected athenaOne® as its platform of choice.

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Rise of Retail Healthcare: Challenges and Opportunities for Payers

HIT Consultant

Director of Healthcare Strategy at LexisNexis Risk Solutions Healthcare delivery continues to evolve to meet ever-changing patient demands. Telehealth visits increased 26x during the COVID-19 pandemic and have since leveled off, but are still a preferred method for many individuals and types of care.

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14 Ways to Reduce Long Patient Wait Times

Healthcare Success

The pandemic fast-tracked the growing notion of healthcare consumerism , spurring several changes in the healthcare industry. These changes include modernizing business processes and focusing on improvements that positively impact patient wait times and appointment times. . Reasons for shifting patient attitudes.

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ChatGPT's potential impact on preventative care and emergency visits

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ChatGPT has been making an impact on enduring healthcare challenges. Many providers and patients are reporting the artificial intelligence helping with preventative care and preventing non-emergent emergency department visits.