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Newer primary care disrupters constrain already limited supply of clinical providers, new analysis finds

FierceHealthIT

As new primary care models, including retail health clinics, continue to scale, the national supply of clinical providers will become even more constrained. | As new primary care models, including retail health clinics, continue to scale, the national supply of clinical providers will become even more constrained.

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Patients turning to nurse practitioners, physician assistants for primary care services, analysis finds

FierceHealthIT

Patients turning to nurse practitioners, physician assistants for primary care services, analysis finds dmuoio Wed, 03/15/2023 - 12:50

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Telehealth can increase nurse workloads, study shows

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

A study published in the Western Journal of Nursing Research found that patients using at-home monitoring systems for blood glucose and blood pressure levels received almost twice as many "nursing activities" as patients who received usual care. WHY IT MATTERS.

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Digital Health Intelligence Market Analysis: Shared Care Records - a time of transition and expansion

Lloyd Price

DHI Market Analysis: Virtual Care – From Hype to Reality In the first of a new series of analyses for Digital Health Intelligence subscribers, Lloyd Price examines the virtual care market. Virtual care holds potential in healthcare delivery, blending innovation with tradition. However, beneath the surface lies complexity.

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Walmart + UnitedHealth Group, CVS Health + Signify — the Current Flurry of Big HealthCare

Health Populi

It’s about overcoming barriers to healthcare access: to bring health care closer to people at home, and closer-to-home in peoples’ communities and their trusted touchpoints that can advance health equity, decrease health disparities, and deliver outcomes for all peoples’ benefit — and to lower overall costs of care.

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Bonus Features – April 2, 2023 – 63% of nurses say AI will cause a generational divide among nursing staff, 67% of consumers prefer electronic medical bills but 78% of providers still use paper, and more

Healthcare IT Today

.” Incredible Health’s 2023 State of US Nursing Report found that 80% of nurses plan to remain in the healthcare industry until retirement – though an even greater number, 84%, worry that the industry isn’t doing enough to address poor pay, understaffing, and burnout.

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Five recommendations for improving clinical communication

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

“Root cause analysis shows that a majority of the errors that cause harm to patients are caused by errors of communication,” said O’Connor. In addition, EHR systems exclude care team members outside of the hospital system, like a primary care physician in private practice or a family caregiver.

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