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By-Latinos, For-Latinos Healthcare Startup Zócalo Health Closes $5 Million in Funding to Launch Primary Care Services

Healthcare IT Today

The funds will support the company’s launch of virtual primary care services in California, Texas, and Washington in 2022, introducing an improved and long overdue healthcare experience for Latinos built on trust, community, and culture. “We Erik is a healthcare tech strategist with more than 20 years of leadership experience.

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The 2021 Amwell Client Awards

American Well

This past year, our clients have continuously risen to the occasion, demonstrating unparalleled strength and resilience while pushing the boundaries of what is possible through virtual care. That changed during the pandemic, when members were looking for safe ways to get care from their primary care providers and specialists.

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Bonus Features – July 31, 2022 – House passes bill to extend telehealth flexibility to 2024, only 60% of practices hit their 2021 revenue goal, and more

Healthcare IT Today

House of Representatives passed by a 416-12 vote the Advancing Telehealth Beyond COVID–19 Act of 2021 , which would extend the telehealth flexibilities put in place during the public health emergency until the end of 2024. Primary care in particular seems to be suffering, as visit volumes have yet to return to their 2019 levels.

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Healthcare Workforce – 2023 Health IT Predictions

Healthcare IT Today

Let’s be real—nurses are, to put it lightly, still being stretched very thin. I’ve been talking with hospitals all over the country this year, and in recent conversations I’ve heard more and more about virtual nursing. Check out our community’s healthcare workforce predictions.

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More than Productivity: Include User Experiences when Assessing the ROI of AI-Based Solutions

Healthcare IT Today

Moreover, they are essential for billing and receiving reimbursement for patient care from insurance providers. However, EHRs have also produced a generation of doctors, nurses, and others who have had to become both caregiver and data-entry clerk. We determined that providers saved an average of 5.1 minutes per patient encounter.

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LRVHealth Raises $200 Million Fund V to Transform Healthcare from the Inside

Digital Health Global

The fund’s initial investments include Greater Good Health , a company redefining value-based care through the first primary care model centered around nurse practitioners, and KeyCare , the nation’s only virtual-first care platform built with Epic.

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Biofourmis Raises Additional Funding from Intel Capital in Series D Extension and Names Top Healthcare Leaders to its Board

Healthcare IT Today

billion raised in the first half of 2021 across 372 deals. “To The specialty care programs are delivered remotely by Biofourmis’ trained health navigators, who are frontline care coordinators, as well as a multidisciplinary team of licensed clinicians, including physicians, nurses and advanced practice providers.