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How Virtual Care Will Play Out in 2022 – a Look Post-CES and JPM

Health Populi

A new study from CIGNA and its subsidiary MDLive touts the cost-effectiveness of telehealth to improve health outcomes, reducing the need for unnecessary lab work, reducing duplication of care, and connecting patients with high-performing providers. We have some early data points we can weave into the answer to this question.

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The Problem with Patient Wait Time

Healthcare IT Today

Wait times are often horrible and as many magazines or TVs you put in the space, it doesn’t help. We likely all know the misery of waiting for a doctor. At least now we have our cell phones, but something just feels wrong about waiting such a long time to see a doctor. Some of […].

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2020 Not All Bad: eVisit Shares Look Back and Forward Including 2021 Predictions

eVisit

We are a team that is always looking forward — looking toward the next new innovation to build and deliver…the next new customer to help deploy its virtual care strategy…the next quarterly business review to showcase success metrics and address optimization strategies…the next new challenge to tackle in telehealth. Telehealth Tools We Love.

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Bonus Features – March 5, 2023 – Two-thirds of patients connect with regular docs when they need medical care when traveling, half of clinical workflow automation users plan to expand their use, and more

Healthcare IT Today

Virtual care provider KeyCare found that 68% of patients who needed urgent care when traveling used telehealth to connect with their regular care team. Experity announced three Limelight Awards at its recent Urgent Care Connect Conference , recognizing leaders at Fast Pace Health, Owl Now Urgent Care, and Mend Urgent Care.

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Driving Innovation in Healthcare: How an Ecosystem Approach to IoMT has the Potential to Transform Patient Care and Cost Management

Healthcare IT Today

Today’s Challenges Create Tomorrow’s Opportunity As more healthcare organizations shift to an ecosystem approach, this creates a new challenge – and opportunity – for additional telehealth adoption including hospital-at-home services.

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Workforce development: Your organization is only as strong as its people

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

For the month of April, we'll look at this trend from a variety of angles, including how hospitals, pharma organizations and payers can treat patients as customers, and how these healthcare consumers are cutting out traditional intermediaries through new D2C health and wellness businesses. Health IT implementation best practices.

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MedCity News and Quantum Health Launch New Healthcare Benefit Consultant Sentiment Index

Digital Health Global

Findings of the survey also include consultant perspectives into healthcare benefits programs most requested by employers beyond navigation or advocacy, including chronic condition support, virtual or telehealth care, mental health and inclusive family planning, among others.