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Why Telehealth is a Lifeline for Primary Care Physicians

GlobalMed

Primary care physicians are the frontline of healthcare. The Association of American Medical Colleges predicts a primary care provider shortfall , with numbers landing between 21,000 to 55,000 by 2023. But other factors drive primary care barriers as well, such as affordability issues and rural shortages.

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Thinking Value-Based Health Care at HLTH 2022 – A Call-to-Action

Health Populi

health care system continues to be so much about prices — as Uwe Reinhardt and colleagues advised us in the seminal Health Affairs article from 2003, “It’s the Prices, Stupid.” have a lot to teach us about value-based care. Think sustainability for health and health care. Think value-based care.

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Bonus Features – April 7, 2024 – 86% of health systems had at least 10% of nurses quit in 2023, 25% of providers intend to deploy generative AI for patient engagement, plus 21 more stories

Healthcare IT Today

This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. A Nursa survey found 86% of health systems had 10% or more of their nursing staff quit in 2023. Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features.

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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

This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. Products ChristianaCare launched Virtual Primary Care , a subscription-based service available to residents of Delaware, Pennsylvania, Maryland and New Jersey.

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Nursing Care Plan and Diagnosis for Hypertension: Understanding the Basics

DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

As a registered nurse, developing an effective nursing care plan for hypertension is crucial in managing and treating patients with this condition. Understanding hypertension nursing diagnosis and interventions are critical for providing quality care to patients with this condition.

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Walking the TikTok Tightrope: Social Media Use by Healthcare Professionals

Healthcare IT Today

The following is a guest article by Alexandra V. NurseTok” is a specific category of videos on the app; a preexisting niche providing a way for nurses and other healthcare professionals to provide tailored content to an already invested audience. But we have to do it correctly. About Alexandra V.

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Aging Populations of Consumers and Physicians Underpin the Future Doctor Shortage

Health Populi

The article quoted a study from Merritt Hawkins, noting that 43% of physicians in the U.S. Health Populi’s Hot Points: How to mitigate the supply-and-demand gap between growing health citizen needs for care as we age, and a shortage of doctors? This Big Trend converges with another aging demographic: that of U.S.