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How one gastroenterology practice uses hybrid virtual care to improve patient experience

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Healthcare IT News published a special report highlighting many of these vendors with detailed descriptions of their products. "In gastroenterology, where access and cost have become the focus of health plans, hybrid collaboration enables multidisciplinary care, standardized outcome measurement and an exemplary patient experience.

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8 Ways Practices Are Investing in Patient Experience Now

Healthcare IT Today

Providing a great patient experience is slowly shifting from a differentiator to a survival tactic. In a world where reimbursements are tied to patient experience and where online ratings can impact patient volume, practices can’t afford not to focus on experience.

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PocketHealth Raises $33M USD in Series B Funding to Transform Medical Image Exchange and Patient Experience

Healthcare IT Today

“We’re now seeing some of the largest health systems in North America expecting more from their image exchange and adopting PocketHealth to drive patient retention, satisfaction, and finally solve their image exchange needs.” PocketHealth connected sites have seen improved patient experience, operational efficiencies, and cost savings.

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Ambient Voice Transcriptions Endorsed in a Study by The Permanente Medical Group

Healthcare IT Today

A new study by The Permanente Medical Group (part of Kaiser Permanente) offers confidence that ambient voice transcriptions can save time and improve the patient experience by generating clinical notes about patient visits. This article summarizes the key findings in that study.

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At Baptist Health, Epic-linked asynchronous telehealth boosts provider and patient experience

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Patient experience and access, along with provider efficiency, were areas Baptist wanted to improve – to ensure the virtual tools it had were helping to meet its overall goals around care delivery, and to ensure it was providing innovative quality care to meet community needs. Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication.

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Telehealth with a technician in the home reduces spend by 22% for Scottsdale Physician Group

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

In 2018, Scottsdale Physician Group in Scottsdale, Arizona, saw a need that simply was not being met. Some patients were not getting the medical care they needed, when they needed, because of a variety of issues. “It is precisely these patients who are consuming the healthcare dollar at an increasing rate.

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9amHealth Raises $9.5M Series A Extension Led by The Cigna Group Ventures to Expand to Employers Nationwide

Healthcare IT Today

The financing round was led by The Cigna Group Ventures, with additional support from existing institutional investors, including 7Wire Ventures, Define Ventures, Leaps by Bayer, and Founders Fund. million in a Series A extension round today.