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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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Newer primary care disrupters constrain already limited supply of clinical providers, new analysis finds

Fierce Healthcare

As new primary care models, including retail health clinics, continue to scale, the national supply of clinical providers will become even more constrained. | As new primary care models, including retail health clinics, continue to scale, the national supply of clinical providers will become even more constrained.

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Survey: 1 in 3 patients comfortable with AI-led primary care

Healthcare It News

Nearly one-third (32%) of people already say they would be comfortable with artificial intelligence leading a primary care appointment, according to a new survey from Outbreaks Near Me – although fewer (25%) would be comfortable with AI-led therapy Twelve percent of adults in the U.S. Are these results surprising or expected?

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Considering the AHEAD Model: Lessons from States on Hospital Global Budgets and Investing in Primary Care

NASHP

Are you interested in learning more about current state experiences in exploring and implementing global hospital budgets? Representatives from the Innovation Center will share more detail about the model’s hospital global budget and primary care investment goals and how they fit within the other core elements within the model.

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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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Clinician Shortage Worsens Primary Care Crisis, Experts Reveal

HIT Consultant

has seen a consistent decline in primary care clinicians since 2014 due to fewer clinicians entering the workforce, increased rates of burnout and decreased direct patient care, according to the latest evidence report from the Primary Care Collaborative and Robert Graham Center. What You Should Know: – The U.S.

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Home-Based Primary Care Can Lead To Modest Improvements In Avoidable Hospitalizations

Home Health Care

The utilization of home-based primary care (HBPC) for high-need, high-cost patients could lead to lower rates of potentially avoidable hospitalizations after two years of care. However, the study did not find any conclusive evidence that showed HBPC reduces avoidable hospitalizations in the first year. “For