Henry Kotula

MAY 9, 2020

The group’s four doctors and two nurse practitioners quickly adapted to the coronavirus pandemic, sharply cutting back clinic hours and switching to virtual visits to keep patients and staff safe. Farzad Mostashari, a former health official in the Obama administration, whose company, Aledade, works with practices like Autumn Road.

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Health Populi

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Our clinicians — nurses, physicians and pharmacists — continue to be the most-trusted honest and ethical professions in the overall U.S. economy, not just in the health care economy.

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Henry Kotula

JANUARY 30, 2019

Organizations that are the most successful will focus more on patient care than revenue, and they will see improved outcomes and reduced costs as a result. Primary care. Physician and nurse shortages will continue to intensify in 2019, creating significant operational and financial challenges for healthcare organizations.

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Healthcare IT Today

MAY 10, 2023

Sean Lynch, Vice President of Clinical Operations at Curebase A major reason why health disparities exist in clinical trials today can be attributed to the burden traditional trial models place on participating patients. These practitioners ensure that all patients, regardless of socioeconomic status, receive the care they need.

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Henry Kotula

JULY 28, 2023

The series covered broad issues related to the healthcare workforce, economy, and health policy, and highlighted internal industry changes and trends in service delivery, quality, and equity. They include a report that says the US could see a deficit of 200,000 to 450,000 registered nurses by 2025.

Public Health 41

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Henry Kotula

OCTOBER 10, 2018

Employers’ latest cost-control efforts include managing expenses for the most expensive diseases; getting workers to use nurse video-chat services and other types of “ telemedicine ”; and paying for primary care clinics at work or nearby. Almost all large employers offer telemedicine, but hardly any workers use it.

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Kaiser Permanente Center for Total Health

JANUARY 4, 2018

On one level, these anecdotes tell the story of telemedicine: The ability of patients, and often their local clinicians, to have consultations over distances with other clinical experts who can bring their insights to bear on patient care. A primary concern is cost. on December 14.

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Telemedicine Telehealth Health Policy Medicare 44

Henry Kotula

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

More seniors will be cared for in homes and/or in PACE programs versus skilled nursing facilities. I’m not suggesting that most current patients could be cared for remotely in a decade — but I do think we’re moving in that direction. Schuster, MD, PhD. Tyson School of Medicine (Pasadena, Calif.): Shireen Ahmad.

Primary Care 41

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Henry Kotula

MAY 1, 2020

In the past, only doctors, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and certain others could do so. CMS is also now requiring nursing homes to inform residents, their families, and representatives of COVID-19 outbreaks in their facilities.

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Henry Kotula

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

A growing volume of outpatient care will be provided in ambulatory surgery centers, primary care clinics, retail clinics, urgent care centers, nurse managed health centers, imaging facilities, emergency departments, retail clinics, and patients’ homes. Consolidation will continue industry wide.

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