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Why Is So Much “Patient Experience” Effort Focused on Financial Experience?

Health Populi

Financial Experience (let’s call it FX) is the next big thing in the world of patient experience and health care. Patients, as health consumers, have taken on more of the financial risk for health care payments. in July 2021, the lowest read since December 2011. appeared first on HealthPopuli.com.

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Wheel Acquires GoodRx Care Backend Technology to Strengthen its Virtual-First Care Platform

Healthcare IT Today

Wheel , the health technology company powering the future of care, today announced it will acquire GoodRx Care ‘s backend virtual care technology, including its clinician-centric EMR, powerful clinical management tools, and flexible patient experience software. GoodRx is America’s digital resource for healthcare.

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Health Care Portals: Looking Beyond the Patients’ Horizon

Healthcare IT Today

A previous article, “ Patient Scheduling and Pre-Visit Intake: Let’s Give Patients What They’re Asking For ” discussed technological solutions to patients’ frustrating scheduling experience. Technology has the potential to improve both simultaneously.

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At Children's Mercy, telemedicine boosts access to highly sought-after subspecialists

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Because of the distance barrier to care and recognizing that the value telemedicine can provide to achieve the Triple Aim goals of improving specialist access, quality of care and affordability, Children's Mercy Kansas City began to identify telemedicine and technology options to help treat patients across the regions served.

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Aspects of Social Determinants of Health: Collecting Data

Healthcare IT Today

Hands-On Data Collection I talked to Dr. Geoff Rutledge, chief medical officer of HealthTap , a company that came early to telehealth and that I covered several times as far back as 2011. He believes that the doctor should discuss SDoH with patients, collecting data and discussing its implications.