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Thinking Value-Based Health Care at HLTH 2022 – A Call-to-Action

Health Populi

” I ask in an essay published today on Crossover Health’s website titled Value-Based Care: Driving a Social Contract of Trust and Health. The answer: embrace value-based care. Warren Buffett wrote Berkshire Hathaway shareholders in 2008, asserting that, “Price is what you pay. Value is what you get.”

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Essential Telemedicine Terms Clinicians Should Know

Enzyme Health

Applying for telemedicine jobs and want to stand out? This quick telehealth glossary covers the basic terminology telemedicine clinicians should know. ATA : ATA stands for the American Telemedicine Association and is the prominent professional telemedicine organization in the United States.

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How Hims & Hers built a business entirely centered on telehealth

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Early in the pandemic, the company launched mental health and primary care service lines. What was the strategy behind incorporating full-blown telemedicine into your business? Telemedicine has always been at the core of Hims & Hers' business. First we launched primary care.

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Telehealth shows promise for fostering better doc-patient relationships

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Researchers analyzed 4,572 comments from a random sample of nearly 50,000 comments that were rated five out of five stars by patients after their video telemedicine visit. "In many cases, patients actually said, 'Why can't primary care be like this?' ' And I didn't expect that." in the Mayo report.

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NHS Polyclinics: Labour Party plans for a 'Totally Digital NHS'

Lloyd Price

They can also be a good option for patients who need to see a specialist, but do not have a primary care doctor. Convenient: Polyclinics can be a convenient option for patients who need to see a specialist, but do not have a primary care doctor. They often offer a sliding fee scale, based on your income.

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Why People Are Still Avoiding the Doctor (It’s Not the Virus)

Henry Kotula

The twin risks in this crisis — potential infection and the cost of medical care — have become daunting realities for the millions of workers who were furloughed, laid off or caught in the economic downturn. She and her doctor have relied on telemedicine appointments to reduce the risk of infection.

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The Tech Giants are Coming for Healthcare

Lloyd Price

Primary Care In February, Apple launched a new subsidiary company tasked with providing healthcare clinics to Apple employees: AC Wellness. Their portfolio is very diverse ranging from genetics to telemedicine. Google started a health-records initiative in 2008, but shut it down by 2011, citing poor adoption.