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What do McDonalds and Hospitals Have in Common?

American Well

Beyond the fact that many hospitals have a McDonald’s on their campus (a trend that is thankfully diminishing), they both hire shift workers. Rather than having a community practice, these positions are responsible for patients during their stay.

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Automation In Rural Health: It Should No Longer Be An Afterthought

Healthcare IT Today

The antidote to these trends is the automation of processes. Many rural and community practices and hospitals have wanted to evolve for some time but did not for various reasons. A silver lining of the COVID-19 pandemic is that it has been a catalyst for change.

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'Telehealth titans' discuss cost-savings of virtual care, describe the hospital of the future

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

" Schoenberg sees the changes happening already: "Patients moving out of the hospitals – which include the outpatient clinic operations and community practices – to, very importantly, the lowest-cost care setting, which is the home. Which also happens to be the most humane place we want to be."