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NYC Health + Hospitals keeps patients out of ER with virtual urgent care

Healthcare It News

Once the COVID-19 pandemic struck, the health system needed to be able to treat the surge of patients with urgent care needs virtually so they could keep them safely at home and away from the overwhelmed emergency care system. NYC H+H patients would then be scheduled for same- or next-day clinic-based infusion therapy."

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Urgent Care Medical Billing for an Improved Profit Margin

p3care

Giving a miss to urgent care medical billing or compromising over the urgent care services could be a reason. Let’s get familiar with urgent care and the influence of urgent care profit margins on a provider’s financial status. Why Consider Urgent Care Profit Margin in Billing?

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First Stop Health Launches Virtual Primary Care for Access to Urgent Care

HIT Consultant

FSH Virtual Primary Care is available via app, website or phone to help improve members’ health by delivering whole-person, digital-first care. It includes three key care components: – 24/7 access to urgent care (telemedicine) for episodic, non-emergent issues.

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Location, Location, Location – Understanding Health Consumers’ Evolving Definition of Convenience

Health Populi

Patients most frequently make visits for primary or preventive care, followed by seeing a specialist, and seeking urgent care, the first bar chart illustrates. See that urgent care visits were more likely sought by younger patients under 43. In the last year, 42% of U.S.

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Primary care reimagined: A virtual front door to healthcare

Healthcare It News

Many healthcare consumers today are disconnecting from traditional primary care, since the current experience is not meeting consumers' expectations, some industry observers say. When consumers disengage, the promise of traditional primary care cannot be realized.

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Baptist Health Taps TytoCare to Enhance Virtual Care to Patients

HIT Consultant

. – As part of the partnership, Baptist Health will integrate TytoCare’s Home Smart Clinic solution into its current telehealth offering, enhancing the health system’s ability to diagnose and treat patients with in-depth, remote physical examinations during virtual visits, including urgent care video visits.

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5 ways to prevent nosebleeds from stress

Healthcare Associates

5 ways to prevent nosebleeds from stress. Of course, lots of curious kiddos wind up in the emergency room or urgent care every year with a nosebleed caused by a Lego or marble stuck up the nose. 5 ways to prevent nosebleeds from stress. Plenty of us get squeamish at the site of blood, especially if it’s our own.