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How virtual primary care can amplify value for providers and patients

Healthcare It News

Primary care physicians are the heart of healthcare delivery in the United States. Virtual primary care, experts say, can address challenges in traditional care by filling existing care gaps and offering various benefits to healthcare organizations, providers and patients.

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ChatGPT's potential impact on preventative care and emergency visits

Healthcare It News

Many providers and patients are reporting the artificial intelligence helping with preventative care and preventing non-emergent emergency department visits. How can hospitals and health systems harness ChatGPT and other LLM-based technologies to improve patient care?

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Netflix for Healthcare: Direct Primary Care & Shared Decision-Making

HIT Consultant

Jacob DeWitt, MD, U H SM Ambassador and Founder, Integrative Direct Primary Care In an era when healthcare costs continue to soar, a deviation from the status quo is becoming increasingly necessary. were compelled to forgo medical care in 2022 due to exorbitant costs.

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COVID-19 telemonitoring tool adapted to prevent heat-related illness

Healthcare It News

In the Lazio region, GPs, health care workers and primary care services are supervising and caring for patients during heatwaves using the LazioAdvice teleconsultation system and Lazio Doctor per COVID app. They can refer them to a hospital or change their medication.

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CMS’ ACO Primary Care Flex Model Could Offer Home-Based Care Providers’ Risk-Based Opportunity

Home Health Care

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a new voluntary model Tuesday – centered around primary care providers – that could offer home-based care providers more opportunity to dive into risk-based care. They fill the gaps, and are able to see and treat patients where primary care providers cannot.

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Roundup: Princess Alexandra Hospital joins medication harm research and more briefs

Healthcare It News

Princess Alexandra Hospital offers data for medication harm research A research project from the University of Queensland School of Pharmacy has started collaborating with the Princess Alexandra Hospital to use digital technologies in reducing rehospitalisation cases due to medication harm.

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Managing changes in primary care as an ICB

Health Care Leader News

On top of that, the role of primary care is changing. New roles in primary care We have worked with Skills for Health (see box) on supporting our PCNs to develop long-term workforce plans. New roles in primary care We have worked with Skills for Health (see box) on supporting our PCNs to develop long-term workforce plans.