Healthcare It News

APRIL 15, 2024

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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Healthcare Success

MAY 31, 2022

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. With recent advancements in technology and an explosion of non-urgent care options (e.g.,

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Health Populi

JULY 24, 2023

The retail health landscape continues to grow, now with GNC Health offering a new program featuring telehealth and “curated set” of 40+ generic prescription drugs commonly used in urgent care settings. in any one’s definition of value-based health care — most especially, a consumer’s.

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Home Health Care

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

It is also one of the largest providers of home health care through its $8.1 In addition to its internal capabilities, Humana also has partnerships with the home-based primary care provider Heal and the at-home medical care provider DispatchHealth. billion full acquisition of Kindred at Home, which closed Aug.

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Health Populi

JULY 10, 2020

Over one-half of consumers learned about virtual care options through an online search like Google or Bing (“Calling Dr. Google!”), ”), and another one-third through a patient portal, hospital system, or urgent care website.

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NASHP

AUGUST 29, 2022

Without question, the relaxation of previous telehealth restrictions at the federal and state level expanded access to virtual health services – including primary care, chronic disease, prescription drug management, and more. Will losing independent providers ultimately hurt access to affordable primary care for patients?

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