HIT Consultant

MAY 9, 2022

The COVID-19 pandemic has proven that telemedicine is essential for keeping the healthcare system running during a crisis. How can virtual critical care keep improving to help providers manage future emergency events? Hospitals without ICUs lack trained critical care clinicians. The results have been transformative.

Telemedicine 98

Telemedicine Tertiary Care Primary Care Hospitals 98

Healthcare It News

JANUARY 10, 2023

The Connecticut Children's Care Network, with 37 independent pediatric practices and more than 200 pediatric primary care providers in Connecticut and Massachusetts, has a mission to improve the quality of care and health outcomes for infants, children and adolescents. THE LARGER TREND.

Primary Care 243

Primary Care Quality of Care Telemedicine Prevention 243

Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

In 2021, nearly one-half of hospitals and health systems ranked in Tier 2, with in Kaufman Hall’s words, “a thoughtful approach to becoming more consumer centric,” investing in digital infrastructure and programs across the enterprise.

Primary Care 77

Primary Care Hospitals Ambulatory Care Integration 77

Healthcare It News

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Albany Med - Columbia Memorial Health (CMH) in Hudson, New York, is a community hospital and health system serving more than 100,000 residents in Columbia and Greene counties. 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.

Telemedicine 288

Telemedicine Patient Experience Integration Primary Care 288

NASHP

DECEMBER 7, 2022

State Strategies to Support the Future of the Primary Care Physician and Nursing Workforce December 7, 2022 / by Elaine Chhean , Anita Cardwell , Lauren Block (Aurrera Health Group), and Sarah Tocher (Aurrera Health Group). High-quality primary care is foundational to a healthy society and well-functioning health care systems.

Primary Care 71

Primary Care Nursing Prevention Hospitals 71

Healthcare It News

JUNE 21, 2022

These patients were getting care, but unfortunately the care they received was in high-cost environments such as hospitals – and discharged to post-acute facilities. Scottsdale Physician Group believed there had to be a better way of taking care of the patients that was scalable and effective.

Telemedicine 307

Telemedicine Doctors Primary Care Hospitals 307

Health Populi

APRIL 21, 2021

In the COVID-19 pandemic, as peoples’ daily lives shifted closer and closer to home, and for some weeks and months home-all-the-time, health care, too, moved beyond brick-and-mortar hospitals and doctors’ offices. In 2019, J.D. Power found that only 10% of health consumers had been using telehealth services.

Hospitals 152

Hospitals Life Sciences Telemedicine Primary Care 152

HIT Consultant

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

In 2023, hospitals must identify their financial risk and focus on employee retention and recruitment as the threat of a recession looms. In 2023, hospital and health system expenses are expected to increase by nearly $135 billion, driven by a projected $86 billion increase in labor expenses. Healthcare in the Era Post-Covid.

Primary Care 98

Primary Care Healthcare Patient Experience Hospitals 98

Healthcare Success

MAY 31, 2022

To further complicate matters, as healthcare consumers continue to prioritize patient experience, physicians are leaving private practices for hospitals and larger medical groups at an alarming rate. According to Avalere Health , nearly three in four doctors work for a hospital, health system, or corporate entity today.

Private Practices 246

Private Practices Patient Experience Urgent Care Telemedicine 246

Healthcare It News

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

"Our main hospital campus struggled with LOS and a lack of beds, as most hospitals did during COVID," Sustrich recalled. "We needed to leverage the bed capacity of our community hospitals. We quickly looked for a telehealth solution to prevent unnecessary transfers and keep care local.

Urgent Care 306

Urgent Care Hospitals Accountability Telemedicine 306

Healthcare It News

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Patient and staff safety, which are primary concerns, were especially critical after the COVID-19 outbreak and subsequent mandatory shut-downs nationally. In the state of Pennsylvania, only urgent medical care was permitted for several months, which created an instant barrier to receiving routine, follow-up and preventive care.

Quaternary Care 307

Quaternary Care Primary Care Rehabilitation Urgent Care 307

Health Populi

AUGUST 3, 2023

As we start at this fairly nascent moment in the hospital-to-home movement and migration in the U.S., consumers found that only 5% of people had received in-home healthcare in the past year, while 89% of people received care at a doctor’s office or hospital/medical facility, in-person.

Doctors 118

Doctors Ambulatory Care Telemedicine Urgent Care 118

Healthcare It News

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

The RPM nurse then works with the patient over the phone, monitors their readings, and coordinates with clinical care teams. There are many vendors of telemedicine technology and services on the health IT market today. "I am currently co-treating with an oncology/radiation and a University of Kansas Hospital specialist.

Nursing 314

Nursing Telemedicine Primary Care Prevention 314

Health Populi

JUNE 10, 2020

I’d interviewed Roy at CES 2020 in Las Vegas in January to catch up on consumer health developments, and the March meeting was going to cover Philips’ innovations on the hospital and acute care side of the business, as well as to learn more about Roy’s new role as head of Connected Care.

Hospitals 149

Hospitals Urgent Care Prevention Primary Care 149

Health Populi

MAY 14, 2020

The top chart illustrates several health care delivery segments that COVID-19 disrupted starting January 3, 2020: research, hospital treatments, and prescription drugs. StayHome, shelter-in-place mandates coupled with patients’ concerns about preventing personal exposure to the coronavirus, kept people home.

Telemedicine 125

Telemedicine Doctors Primary Care Prevention 125

HIT Consultant

APRIL 20, 2022

As part of this VBC mode l, hospitals and health systems must store, track, and analyze a large amount of quality-related data for compliance and reimbursement purposes. Rating is based on five areas: mortality, safety of care, readmission, patient experience, and timely/effective care. times greater total health care costs.

Integration 98

Integration Primary Care Telemedicine Patient Experience 98

HIT Consultant

DECEMBER 21, 2021

– AllianceChicago in Chicago, Illinois, was awarded $975,124 for the purchase of devices, such as telemedicine carts, and conferencing software, to facilitate telemedicine delivery to high-risk patients. – Community Health Centers, Inc., – Compass Health in St. . – Community Health Centers, Inc.,

Telemedicine 98

Telemedicine Remote Care Hospitals Urgent Care 98

Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

In April 2020, telemedicine morphed into mainstream medical care as hospitals and physicians risk-managed exposure to infection by meeting with patients, virtually, when possible. 50% used telehealth to provide care to patients with acute disease. 34% used telehealth for preventive care. In 2020, 79% of U.S.

Telemedicine 129

Telemedicine General Practice Primary Care Medicare 129

Health Populi

JULY 7, 2023

. “Why is a real estate services company doing research into consumers’ views on health care?” See my Hot Points below, discussing my views on the morphing of health care real estate from Pill Hill and inpatient hospitals to the home and closer-to-home sites. ” you might ask. ” JLL polled 4,037 U.S.

Urgent Care 118

Urgent Care Life Sciences Prevention Hospitals 118

Health Populi

MARCH 2, 2021

But the big growth areas were for live video telemedicine, wearable tech, and digital health tracking. This represents a shift more to “me care” in 2020 with the sharp uptake of digital platforms and wearable tech. Can Google grow health-trust as they, too, expand their desired footprint in health care?

Telemedicine 174

Telemedicine Health Data Hospitals Doctors 174

Health Populi

JUNE 3, 2020

As we wrestle with just “what” health care will look like “after COVID,” there’s one certainty that we can embrace in our health planning and forecasting efforts: that’s the persistence of telehealth and virtual care into health care work- and life-flows, for clinicians and consumers alike and aligned.

Healthcare 149

Healthcare Telemedicine Hospitals Urgent Care 149

Health Populi

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

The top-line is that technology innovations, early disease detection and prevention, and consumer health engagement will together control costs and pivot the sick-care system to one focused on well-being. The second chart shows six developments that drive the future state of health care and spending in the U.S.,

Primary Care 68

Primary Care Prevention Hospitals Quality Improvement 68

HIT Consultant

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

hours/ day to serve their patients if they followed the national recommended guidelines for preventive and chronic care. They are all trying to tackle this issue of broader access by launching new primary care models and virtual services. A recent study indicated that it would require a PCP 26.7

Telemedicine 98

Telemedicine Population Health Integration Healthcare 98

Health Populi

APRIL 12, 2024

have still not returned to usual care , some delays due to cost and some postponing needed care due to concerns about exposure to viral risks. The latest research notes that the volume of preventive screenings in the U.S. Health care is undergoing similar digital and omnichannel transformation following other industries.

Doctors 77

Doctors Hospitals Prevention Population Health 77

Health Populi

APRIL 28, 2022

One-half of doctors uses telehealth for continuous monitoring of patients, Overwhelming, medical and chronic disease management are the workflows for telehealth, followed by one-half of physicians using virtual care for specialty visits and 44% for mental and behavioral health. Specialty care. Care coordination and continuity.

Doctors 62

Doctors Telemedicine Urgent Care Primary Care 62

HIT Consultant

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

The National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP) reports that 60 percent of U.S. Palliative care reduces emergency department utilization, decreases visits to costly and unwanted acute care hospital services and improves the healthcare experience.

Hospice Care 98

Hospice Care Telemedicine Primary Care Hospitals 98

Health Populi

MAY 20, 2020

“Delaying procedures, reducing spending on preventive care and chronic care, and decreasing adherence to medications may have negative long-term impacts on health status, although the extent is unknown,” PwC notes.

Telemedicine 73

Telemedicine Hospitals Doctors Prevention 73

Health Populi

MARCH 12, 2020

The coronavirus spawned another kind of gift to China and the nation’s health citizens: telemedicine, the essay explains. COVID-19 accelerated telemedicine adoption, the story goes, being accessed mainstream through major regions of China. hospitals’ four walls — which will be increasingly challenged in the coming days and weeks.

Telemedicine 116

Telemedicine Medicare Prevention Regulations 116

Health Populi

JUNE 24, 2020

This assumes that healthcare spending recovers by October 2020 as patients return to hospitals and doctors’ offices for regular care patterns. The second table from the PwC report details patients delaying care by consumer segment, health, and insurance status. In 2021, spending would return to pre-COVID projections.

Healthcare 106

Healthcare Primary Care Hospitals Doctors 106

HIT Consultant

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Michael Gorton, CEO of Recuro Health Telemedicine has helped improve the quality of life of patients in every corner of the world and has been successfully utilized to provide convenient care to people with limited or no access to health services. It has been a remarkable journey for the innovators who pioneered telemedicine.

Telemedicine 98

Telemedicine Urgent Care Primary Care Integration 98

NASHP

MARCH 22, 2024

Invest in prevention and early intervention. Enhance and streamline system of care for children with complex needs and their families. Aims of North Dakota's Plan for Behavioral Health Develop and implement a comprehensive strategic plan. Ensure all North Dakotans have timely access to behavioral health services.

Medicaid 52

Medicaid Urgent Care Primary Care Hospitals 52

Health Populi

MARCH 9, 2021

We can weave these market forces together into several mega-trends… Community-based care grows in 2021. The most obvious trend from which CVS Health benefits, as well as is defining, is the growing opportunity for primary care to be delivered in the community and in peoples’ homes.

Primary Care 174

Primary Care Home Care Integration Hospitals 174

Health Populi

DECEMBER 28, 2021

Telehealth will help many people meet up with health care access — but not necessarily universally or equitably. Healthcare delivery will be omnichannel, featuring digital front doors and new primary care on-ramps. Mental health will continue to be the epidemic beyond the pandemic.

Primary Care 165

Primary Care Doctors Hospitals Nursing 165

The Beryl Institute

OCTOBER 19, 2020

it was revealed that consumer engagement in healthcare continues to decline, with consumers reporting fewer visits to primary care providers, hospitals, labs and specialist providers. We have also seen providers deferring elective and preventative visits.

Ambulatory Care 52

Ambulatory Care Patient Experience Telemedicine Primary Care 52

Cloud Blogs

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Shortage of primary care professionals, unequal access to care. Inaccessible and incomplete patient data creates insurmountable challenges to coordination, financial-risk arrangements, and effective preventative care. Uneven investment in healthcare technology. Heightened cybersecurity threats.

Integration 140

Integration Healthcare Quality of Care Regulations 140

Health Populi

JULY 13, 2020

health care financing regime of volume-based payment didn’t fare well as millions of patients postponed or cancelled procedures and visits for fear of contracting the virus in the halls, offices and clinics of hospitals and doctor’s offices. hospitals were losing $1.4 hospitals were losing $1.4 In other words, the U.S.

Primary Care 106

Primary Care Medicare Accountability Hospitals 106

Cloud Blogs

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Shortage of primary care professionals, unequal access to care. Inaccessible and incomplete patient data creates insurmountable challenges to coordination, financial-risk arrangements, and effective preventative care. Uneven investment in healthcare technology. Heightened cybersecurity threats.

Integration 88

Integration Healthcare Quality of Care Regulations 88