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Most primary care telehealth visits don't require in-person follow-up, Epic study shows

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

To explore the efficacy of primary care telehealth, a recent Epic Research study examined the frequency of in-person physician visits that followed 18,636,522 primary care telemedicine appointments. Andrea Fox is senior editor of Healthcare IT News. Enterprise Taxonomy:

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Momentum Growing for Direct Primary Care

Healthcare IT Today

It is clear from attendees and speakers at the 2022 HINT Summit (#HINTSummit) that there is growing enthusiasm and momentum for Direct Primary Care in the US. I have honestly never been to a healthcare conference where physicians were this excited about anything.

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Teladoc eyes hospital growth, says primary care is 'just the beginning'

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The company also pointed to what it called "significant new agreements" with CVS Health and Centene to provide its primary care offering, Primary360. million – were slightly behind analysts' consensus estimates, and flagged the "lack of clarity" around 2022 membership expectations. THE LARGER TREND.

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Michigan Avenue Primary Care integrates EHR, telehealth and scheduling

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

For Michigan Avenue Primary Care in Chicago, the most pressing need near the beginning of the pandemic was to find a way to adopt telemedicine as the primary service model during the COVID-19 lockdown, especially for mental health patients who suddenly were shut off from in-person support. THE PROBLEM. Enterprise Taxonomy:

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Behavioral health and telemedicine: What's in store for 2022

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Eric Meier, CEO and president of Owl, a vendor of data-driven, evidence-based behavioral health technology, has his finger on the pulse of mental healthcare in the U.S. What's in store for behavioral health in 2022? In general, we will see broader adoption of behavioral health IT solutions in 2022. Twitter: @SiwickiHealthIT.

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Aledade Adds More Than 450 New Practices for 2023, Making It the Largest Network of Independent Primary Care in the Country

Healthcare IT Today

The company continues to be the largest network of independent primary care in the country, with more than two million patients covered by more than 150 value-based contracts across Medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicaid and commercial payers.

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Former CMS chief of staff previews 4 areas of value-based care in 2022

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Value-based care continues to take root in healthcare. This is why, as the new year approaches, Healthcare IT News has sat down with an expert in value-based care to get his views on what 2022 will hold for the payment system. What do you think will happen with telemedicine in 2022?