Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

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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Mobi Health News

OCTOBER 4, 2018

Solv Video Telemed allows patients booking an urgent care visit the option of immediate or scheduled video encounters, while providers can use the service to more easily manage visit volume.

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Electronic Health Reporter

OCTOBER 18, 2022

The popularity of urgent care has grown continuously over the past several decades, but in just the last few years, the U.S. The article Creative Ways Urgent Care Leaders Can Retain and Attract Talent Alongside Increased Demand appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com. Illegal copying is prohibited.

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FierceHealthIT

JANUARY 21, 2022

Cigna study: Virtual care can reduce unnecessary ER, urgent care visits by 19%. Fri, 01/21/2022 - 14:24.

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DigitalHealth

JANUARY 31, 2024

Expecting paramedics to wade through shared care records is unsafe and inefficient. In an emergency, access to essential information has to be easy and fast, writes Claire Jones from NHS England South West.

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Ortholive

DECEMBER 15, 2021

How does a virtual urgent care visit work? What are the benefits of virtual urgent care? How can you use virtual urgent care in your business? That changed with the pandemic, as clinics shut down for safety but continued to provide care with telemedicine technology. . Let’s take a closer look.

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FierceHealthIT

JULY 12, 2023

Urgent care center chain FastMed has signed another deal handing off many of its Southwest locations to a health system buyer. Word that FastMed is selling off 26 Arizona urgent cares to partner HonorHealth comes just months after the chain sold 41 of its Texas locations to HCA Healthcare.

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FierceHealthIT

MAY 18, 2023

HCA Healthcare acquiring 41 Texas urgent care centers from FastMed dmuoio Thu, 05/18/2023 - 13:39

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Electronic Health Reporter

MAY 6, 2019

Switching to a new EMR is never easy and can be a real challenge for urgent care providers. The article How To Improve Staff Confidence During A Transition To A New Urgent Care EMR System appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com. Leadership may see the benefits, but getting the staff on board […].

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FierceHealthIT

JANUARY 4, 2022

HCA Healthcare scoops up MD Now Urgent Care's 59 Florida clinics to support statewide investments. Tue, 01/04/2022 - 13:02.

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DigitalHealth

JULY 25, 2023

Cleo Systems' Cleo Core UTC solution has been deployed at Greenwich Health to help streamline operations at its urgent treatment centre.

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FierceHealthIT

MAY 23, 2023

Zocdoc adds urgent care centers to its platform, citing growing demand agliadkovskaya Tue, 05/23/2023 - 11:40

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FierceHealthIT

JULY 6, 2023

Baylor Scott & White Health (BSW) is adding dozens of Texas urgent care clinics to its network thanks to a newly announced deal with NextCare Urgent Care. |

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American Well

APRIL 3, 2020

Americans who are sheltering at home and worried about COVID-19 are increasingly turning to virtual care, as are those seeking routine urgent care unrelated to COVID-19. Patients with a medical emergency, including those with severe COVID-19 symptoms, should call 911 or seek care at their nearest emergency room immediately.

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FierceHealthIT

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

The number of urgent care centers in the U.S. has now topped 9,000, according to a report from an industry group. And those centers are adapting to try and draw more patients.

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Healthcare IT Today

JULY 17, 2020

While still considered busy, the summer months are usually a slower time for urgent care clinics compared to the influx that clinics experience in fall and winter. urgent care clinics saw an […]. The following is a guest article by Kimberly Commito, senior vice president product management at Experity.

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Electronic Health Reporter

MAY 8, 2019

Warburg Pincus, a private equity firm focused on growth investing, has merged DocuTAP and Practice Velocity — two major contributors in the on-demand healthcare and urgent care space. The article DocuTAP and Practice Velocity Merge To Form Experity, Continue To Serve Urgent Care appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 17, 2023

Carbon Health , a hybrid healthcare company that combines expert care with proprietary technology for easy everyday health, announced today that it has received $100 million from CVS Health Ventures, CVS Health’s corporate venture capital platform, as part of an initial close of its Series D round. About Carbon Health.

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Ortholive

APRIL 23, 2020

Sport Ortho Urgent Care , located in Nashville, Tennessee, has signed an agreement with OrthoLive as its exclusive telemedicine partner. Sport Ortho Urgent Care currently has five locations in the Central Tennessee area.

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Electronic Health Reporter

JULY 12, 2018

The article Custom Mobile Apps for Urgent Care: Pros and Cons appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com. According to a survey, 90 percent of medical institutions already use or plan to use mobile apps for patient treatment and/or internal management. With the growing number […].

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FierceHealthIT

DECEMBER 18, 2020

Tenet agrees to sell urgent care business for $80M as it pivots to surgery centers. Fri, 12/18/2020 - 14:51.

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FierceHealthIT

JULY 30, 2019

The Urgent Care Association recently launched an advocacy program aimed at curbing inappropriate antibiotic prescribing in urgent care settings.

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MeMD

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

When the country shut down in March 2020, virtual care became the new standard, as it provided a safe way to access healthcare without stepping foot in a doctor’s office or emergency room. This evolution creates many new opportunities for businesses to support their workforces – well beyond urgent care.

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eVisit

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

Research shows this generation prefers not to have a regular primary care provider. They prefer convenience and they want affordable care. While many others still use the emergency room as a primary care office, it is not something Millennials do.

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Mobi Health News

MARCH 3, 2021

This brings the company's total valuation to $1.7 billion. .

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Enzyme Health

JUNE 5, 2019

We sat down with telemedicine provider Michelle Everhart to learn about why she started in telemedicine, why she may never go back to “brick and mortar”, and why telemedicine makes her a better care provider. From Family Nurse Practitioner to Urgent Care Telemedicine NP. What’s your background? I’ve been a nurse since 2007.

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Mobi Health News

JANUARY 23, 2023

The discount retailer will offer preventative care, urgent care services and chronic condition management via a pilot program at three Tennessee stores.

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KevinMD

JANUARY 13, 2024

More specifically, a winter-related uptick in the flu, COVID-19, and other illnesses can create overcrowding in physician offices and emergency departments (EDs), which then decreases a health system’s ability to provide timely access to care for non-urgent issues, such as chronic and Read more… How health systems are improving preparedness for (..)

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KevinMD

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Dr. McCoy urgently takes. The exciting future of our physical exam with point-of-care ultrasound originally appeared in KevinMD.com. McCoy find him disheveled and minimally responsive. They release him from the chains and set him on a nearby table for examination. Read more….

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FierceHealthIT

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

Online patient reviews can teach providers a lot about the care experience, and a new study uses that data to identify some of the strengths and weaknesses in emergency and urgent care.

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Mobi Health News

MAY 18, 2023

The offering will supplement Included Health's online medical care with DispatchHealth's on-demand, at-home urgent care services.

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Mobi Health News

JANUARY 9, 2023

The company let go of over 200 people in its second round of layoffs in the past year and plans to shift its focus to its primary care and urgent care services.

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Electronic Health Reporter

MARCH 14, 2019

Findings from the survey reveal substantial reduction in ER and urgent care overuse and pointed […]. The article Heal’s ‘First-time Patient’ Survey Proves Doctor House Calls Relieve Urgent Care and Emergency Room Inconvenience and Cost appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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KevinMD

AUGUST 6, 2020

Almost overnight, the COVID-19 pandemic has completely disrupted how we deliver primary care to patients. Before the pandemic, telehealth seemed to be a way to deliver urgent care for acute issues to a select group of tech-savvy patients. Find jobs at Careers by KevinMD.com.

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Mobi Health News

MAY 7, 2021

With this acquisition, Walmart Health will add nationwide virtual care options across primary care, urgent care and behavioral health to its clinics' service portfolio.

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Mobi Health News

OCTOBER 8, 2021

This is just the latest acquisition by Carbon Health this year.

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Henry Kotula

JUNE 21, 2020

We’ve both received care from of Portland, OR-based Zoom+Care when traveling, and are big fans of its highly efficient, consumer-centric clinic design and urgent care model. Nielsen thinks centralization will be a big part of their ongoing virtual care strategy.

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