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

Health Populi

The last chart arrays tasks that consumers would be comfortable performing for self-service health care — expressing their top two preferences. 45% of folks would do blood glucose tests at home, 39% a cholesterol test, and 35% screen for diabetes.

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Nursing Care Plan and Diagnosis for Hypertension: Understanding the Basics

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

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Geisinger plans to open more clinics for primary care, senior care, and convenient/retail care. Virtual first and direct primary care for faster on-ramps to care. patients still delaying care is lack of easy access to primary care , especially risky for patients dealing with chronic conditions.

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Bonus Features – December 11, 2022 – CMS holds off on good faith estimate enforcement, 61% of patients see primary care moving out of the doctor’s office, and more

Healthcare IT Today

“This exercise of enforcement discretion was necessary to allow time for providers and facilities to develop mechanisms for convening providers and facilities to request, and co-providers and co-facilities to provide, complete and accurate pricing information,” CMS said.

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Geisinger's journey to greatly expanded telehealth

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

"Access to specialty care for many of our communities is scarce; these communities already are faced with primary care shortages, and for those who need to seek specialists and sub-specialists, long travels often are a costly and time-consuming reality," said Tejal A. THE PROBLEM. MEETING THE CHALLENGE.

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Post-Pandemic, U.S. Healthcare is Entering a “Provide More Care For Less” Era – Pondering PwC’s 2022 Forecast

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In 2021, 4 in 5 providers and nurses see EHRs as important, and increasingly demand digital interactions with patients. Note on the “decrease” half of the graph is exercise, with 18% of people significantly reducing their physical activity, and one-half of Americans moderately decreasing exercise.

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Healthy Living Trends Inspired by COVID-19: Retailers, Food, and Consumers’ Growing Self-Care Muscles

Health Populi

consumers’ take on self-care has most to do with healthy eating and nutrition (for 1 in 2 people), getting regular medical checkups (for 42%), taking exercise, relaxing, using vitamins and supplements, and getting good sleep. In the U.S.,