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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. ADVICE FOR OTHERS.

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The Doctor Will See You Now…At Home? The AMA Launches a Health at Home Framework

Health Populi

” Health Populi’s Hot Points : “Self-care is the new healthcare,” Monigle’s latest report on Humanizing Brand Experience, Volume 6, health care edition , called out. Discussing the firm’s latest research into patient experience, the study of 3,000 U.S.

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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

Primary care in particular seems to be suffering, as visit volumes have yet to return to their 2019 levels. A survey of Surescripts users found an 8% increase in the use of electronic prescriptions for specialty medications in the first five months of 2022 compared to 2021. Partnerships.

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Zoom is helping MaineGeneral Health boost its telehealth success

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

In early 2021, Zoom had done a great job highlighting the security measures they had taken to ensure HIPAA compliance for health system clients. We then made the business case to pilot switching existing services over to Zoom, including all primary care practices. It has now been one year since primary care switched to Zoom.

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MaineGeneral hits congestive heart failure readmission rate of 0% using RPM

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

"When COVID-19 hit, patients avoided coming into the office when possible," said Laura Mrazik, telehealth coordinator at MaineGeneral Health. "Patients needed a mechanism to connect with their primary care providers for chronic or acute care needs when virtual care was appropriate.

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7 Trends 2021 Taught Us About The Future of Telehealth

Mend

Virtual doctor appointments will continue to be a major player in the healthcare industry, as 79% of patients were very satisfied with the care they received during their last visit. We’re also likely to see new advancements in technology and software that help digitize the patient experience from start to finish.

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The Digital Transformation of Patients – Update from Rock Health and Stanford

Health Populi

Local hospitals and health systems — that is, “my” and “our” health care in our neighborhoods and ZIP codes — continue to own the data stewardship equity relationship with patients. Watch this dynamic continue to play out in 2021 as we emerge from the public health crisis into 2022.