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Will virtual primary care become a new model of healthcare delivery?

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

During the COVID-19 pandemic, many Americans received care from their primary care physicians via telemedicine. And physicians and patients alike discovered there were many things they could accomplish over a video connection. Q: What is virtual primary care? How is it different from in-person primary care?

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Cincinnati Children's puts focus on patient experience with its telehealth program

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

"The rationale was that these would more likely be visits driven by patients and families," Tegtmeyer explained. "Further, that platform is designed to support primary care workflow best, and this was the area in complex care where we were launching that remote-exam capability.

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3 Ways that Telehealth Improves the Patient Experience

iSALUS Healthcare

Providers are constantly searching for methods to increase patient engagement and improve the patient experience. When patients are actively engaging with their providers, they are involved in the necessary communication and collaboration it takes to maintain a healthy lifestyle and improve health outcomes.

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Bridging the Gap: Communication Challenges Throughout the Patient Journey

Healthcare IT Today

Just last year, it was found that nearly two-thirds of adults say that coordinating and managing healthcare is overwhelming and time-consuming, and one in 10 say that finding the care they need is confusing and difficult to navigate.

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CVS Health to Acquire Oak Street Health

Healthcare IT Today

Acquisition further advances CVS Health’s care delivery strategy for consumers CVS Health® (NYSE: CVS ) and Oak Street Health (NYSE: OSH ) have entered into a definitive agreement under which CVS Health will acquire Oak Street Health in an all-cash transaction at $39 per share, representing an enterprise value of approximately $10.6

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At Providence, RPM is improving patient health and reducing provider workload

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The health system's expansion into remote patient monitoring is meant to directly address two of these issues. "We knew this would lead to improved clinical outcomes and reduced total health expenditure for patients – and we were right," Cunningham noted.

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New cardiac device offers non-invasive diagnosis for heart failure in the home

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

And a new study of the device Brady presented at the 2023 American Heart Association Scientific Symposium shows promising results. What were the results of the study you did on the device results you presented at the 2023 American Heart Association Scientific Symposium? How does technology achieve these goals?

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