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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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From Evolution to Innovation, from Health Care to Health: How Health Plans With Collaborators Are Re-Defining the Industry

Health Populi

Weaving these ideas together is my mission in preparing a session to deliver at the upcoming AHIP 2024 conference in June, I’m thinking a lot about the evolving nature of health insurance, plans, and the organizations that provide them. Geisinger plans to open more clinics for primary care, senior care, and convenient/retail care.

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Behavioral health has a supply-demand issue. Can virtual care help?

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers and clinicians have pointed to behavioral health as a particularly effective use case for telehealth and virtual care. The program focused on supporting primary care doctors in managing older adults with mental illness. But what about after the public health emergency?

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Tytocare is Making Home Medical Care Easier and More Accurate

Healthcare IT Today

Care-at-home is gaining momentum. The demand for personal support workers (PSWs) as well as home nurses is rising. TytoCare , a virtual care company, recently launched its Home Smart Clinic that enables primary care from home. Homecare services providers are growing.

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RPM reduces 30-day readmission rates by 50% at Lee Health

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Zsolt Kulcsar, system medical director at Lee Health/Virtual Health, based in Fort Myers, Florida, is an expert in virtual care and at-home technologies. He is scheduled to speak at the HIMSS24 Global Conference & Exhibition in a session entitled "Digital Care at Home That Improves Clinical and Patient Outcomes."

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Tablet-based RPM keeps TRU Community Care patients and caregivers happy

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SIP provides incentives for TRU Community Care facilities to provide interim care for patients who have historically high hospital utilization rates. The goal of SIP is to deliver intensive care coordination for patients to connect them with a primary care physician.

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Prelude to Health 2.0 2019: Thinking Consumers At the Center of Digital Health Transformation

Health Populi

Conference kicks off this week, I’m focused on finding digital health innovations that engage people — consumers, caregivers, patients, health citizens all. This year’s conference will convene thought leaders across a range of themes, and as is the Health 2.0 As this 13th year of the annual Health 2.0 As Health 2.0