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Telemedicine boosts access, decreases inequities in Montana

Healthcare It News

Montana has unique challenges in providing healthcare to its widely dispersed population of just over 1 million people. Out of 56 counties in Montana, 55 are designated as Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs), limiting access to both urgent and routine medical visits. School of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science (UMPT).

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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. 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.

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11 Marketing Strategies that Support Personalized Healthcare

Healthcare Success

More companies are making high-quality healthcare easier to access and more affordable by embracing data and technology. While healthcare has historically been among the slowest to accept new technologies, the pandemic has sped adoption. What is personalized healthcare, and how can you incorporate it into your marketing strategy?

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How telemedicine and digital therapeutics can improve orthopedic care and PT

Healthcare It News

Disadvantaged populations face many barriers to care, including low referral rates, lack of Medicaid acceptance and transportation difficulties. Telehealth experts say that offering remote education and physical therapy to patients can improve access for vulnerable populations, including: ?

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Regulation, Reimbursement, and Interoperability Block Health Systems’ Digital Transformation – The State of Healthcare in 2021 From HIMSS

Health Populi

some aspects of “digital transformation” seem not to have fully transformed American healthcare, we learn in HIMSS’s annual 2021 State of Healthcare Report. Like payors, patients are very concerned about health care costs in the U.S., healthcare are too expensive. with 4 in 5 believing that costs in U.S.

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The Power of Easy: The Secret to Disrupting Competitors and Winning Market Share

Healthcare Success

It gives companies a marketing edge and drives more business to your website or physical location—even if it costs a bit more. I needed physical therapy for a shoulder injury. But, the process of finding care was cumbersome and inconvenient due to my doctor’s poor in-network options for urgent and specialty care services. .