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Why digital equity is important to conducting better telemedicine

Healthcare It News

As this field has expanded, so has healthcare in the way in which it delivers its services to its patients, specifically telehealth. Telehealth has been promising for the healthcare field to provide easier delivery of care where, when and how patients need it. Why should a health system care?

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How one gastroenterology practice uses hybrid virtual care to improve patient experience

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Gastroenterology Associates of New Jersey needed to optimize care and capacity: Reimbursement gets tighter every year while patient demand grows. The practice aims to improve access for necessary in-person care and procedures while offering patients complementary proven interventions ideally suited for telemedicine.

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How virtual primary care can amplify value for providers and patients

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Primary care physicians are the heart of healthcare delivery in the United States. In addition to providing many crucial health services, they are the traffic cop to all the other forms of healthcare throughout a health system. A big chunk of telemedicine technology and services company Teladoc Health's business is in primary care.

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Patients benefit from AI-powered care navigator at Columbia Memorial Health

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Patients would look for their symptoms on Google and seek care at other hospitals and health systems in the region that had a stronger digital presence. In a hyper-localized business like healthcare, this situation put CMH at a disadvantage against its competitors.

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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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Urgency-driven innovation in healthcare

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The healthcare industry continues to fight the COVID-19 pandemic with innovation and grit. They erected field hospitals in parking lots and converted nonclinical spaces into auxiliary ICUs to provide care to sick patients. In a turbulent environment, a host of ingenious solutions surfaced to help bolster the healthcare system itself.

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Telehealth with a technician in the home reduces spend by 22% for Scottsdale Physician Group

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“It is precisely these patients who are consuming the healthcare dollar at an increasing rate. ” This episodic cycle is expensive and the patient still does not get the care they actually need, which is frequent visits with high-quality providers that prevent the acute episodes. ” MARKETPLACE.