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WVU Medicine uses $781K grant to greatly boost telehealth to rural patients

Healthcare It News

This lack of public transportation limits those living in rural areas from accessing healthcare and other social and educational services. In West Virginia, the number of mental health practitioners per 100,000 residents is 45% lower than the national average. McAllister, assistant vice president of population health and telemedicine.

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Post-Pandemic, U.S. Healthcare is Entering a “Provide More Care For Less” Era – Pondering PwC’s 2022 Forecast

Health Populi

Urgent care clinics or freestanding ERs, preferred by more Latinx patients. This relates to another key data point that illustrates patients’ shift to a health consumer mindset: their willingness to seek care in lower-cost settings based on costs. population health burden. The post Post-Pandemic, U.S.

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Improving Population Health Management, One Data Point at a Time

Health Dialog

Health Dialog is full of devoted employees committed to our mission of helping clients improve population health, reduce costs, and engage patients to make the best decisions about their health. What do you do at Health Dialog? What work did you do before joining Health Dialog?

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Bridges Health Partners Highmark BCBS Form Commercial Value-Based Care Agreement

HIT Consultant

Enhancing Healthcare Excellence: Bridges’ Integrated Care Approach with Highmark Bridges’ dedication to excellence has earned recognition from various national and independent organizations, such as HealthGrades, The Leapfrog Group, Quantros CareChex, IBM Watson 100 Top Hospitals, and U.S.

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Digital front doors' advantages when meeting population health needs

Healthcare It News

Population health management has become an important competency for hospitals and health systems. Advanced healthcare platforms, such as digital front doors, are emerging as an answer to some of these challenges. What are some of the challenges facing successful population health management programs today?

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Improving Healthcare Outcomes, One Client at a Time

Health Dialog

Health Dialog is full of devoted employees committed to our mission of helping clients improve population health, reduce costs, and engage patients to make the best decisions about their health. In this series, we spotlight the hard-working healthcare professionals who help us realize that mission each and every day.

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

HIT Consultant

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.