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Primary Care 2.0 – How Crossover Health is “Re-Bundling” Health Care

Health Populi

bn , much of which went into niche applications like lab testing, medication adherence, and on-demand triage for urgent care. These companies targeting primary care components represent the “unbundling of the family doctor,” as CB Insights recently coined the market trend. Fragmentation is a hallmark of the U.S.

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Telemedicine boosts access, decreases inequities in Montana

Healthcare It News

The cost of travel and long distances between healthcare providers and patients are commonly cited reasons for patients to delay or avoid medical care. The use of telehealth technology can improve healthcare access for Montanans living in rural and tribal communities by providing access to primary care and specialty services.

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14 Ways to Reduce Long Patient Wait Times

Healthcare Success

With recent advancements in technology and an explosion of non-urgent care options (e.g., It’s important to note that these reviews aren’t limited to primary care physicians. urgent care centers and Telehealth), are giving healthcare consumers what they want—often before they even know they want it. .

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Major Healthcare Consumerism Shifts You Need to Embrace Now for Marketing

Health Care Success

More than half ( 51% ) of Press Ganey survey respondents said they used the internet to research and select a new primary care provider, a statistic that has steadily increased for the past three years. Meanwhile, Telehealth and urgent care locations are integral components of the patient experience. 2) Price.

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WelbeHealth’s Michael Le On The Future Of Innovative At-Home Care Models

Home Health Care

We’ll get to WelbeHealth in just a second, but I am curious, did you always have this clear interest in home- and community-based care models, or did you gradually get into these areas? Or, procedures that can really help to stabilize some of the patients in place so they don’t have to end up in urgent cares or ERs or hospitals?

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The Power of Easy: The Secret to Disrupting Competitors and Winning Market Share

Healthcare Success

It gives companies a marketing edge and drives more business to your website or physical location—even if it costs a bit more. I needed physical therapy for a shoulder injury. But, the process of finding care was cumbersome and inconvenient due to my doctor’s poor in-network options for urgent and specialty care services.