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Bonus Features – September 24, 2023 – 72 percent of patients say affordability is the biggest challenge for paying medical bills

Healthcare IT Today

Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. Because there’s so much happening out there in healthcare IT we aren’t able to cover in our full articles, we still want to make sure you’re informed of all the latest news, announcements, and stories happening to help you better do your job.

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The future of the waiting room, and how telemedicine and mobile health could change it

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

David Berg, cofounder and chairman of the board of Redirect Health, a primary care national healthcare organization featuring telemedicine and mobile health, believes the healthcare industry should reduce unnecessary inconveniences – such as extensive travel or wait times – from the healthcare experience.

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Bonus Features – April 2, 2023 – 63% of nurses say AI will cause a generational divide among nursing staff, 67% of consumers prefer electronic medical bills but 78% of providers still use paper, and more

Healthcare IT Today

Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. Because there’s so much happening out there in healthcare IT we aren’t able to cover in our full articles, we still want to make sure you’re informed of all the latest news, announcements, and stories happening to help you better do your job.

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Practices Switch to Telehealth In Wake of COVID-19 Pandemic

Healthcare IT Today

A new survey of independent medical practices and billing companies has found that they are leaning heavily on telehealth to keep generating income. The survey, which was conducted by Kareo, connected with more than 600 medical practices and 140 medical billing companies. It found that one of […].

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One Possible Model For A VR-Based Primary Care Practice

Healthcare IT Today

With Facebook purportedly moving towards being part of the metaverse, a new proposed 3D iteration of the Internet, I’ve been thinking a lot about how such an environment would impact healthcare delivery.

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Can Healthcare Optimize Its Human Resources and Redefine Care Delivery in the Process?

Healthcare IT Today

U se additional data from insurers’ medical bills to identify treatment gaps, manage costs, and meet quality performance targets. This can enable timely and efficient care transitions and reduce the time required aligning resources with patients.

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Urgently Ortho’s integrated EHR-telehealth creates seamless, tech-enabled clinic

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

“NextPatient is like a digital front office, fully integrated with the DrChrono offering’s advanced mobile capabilities to manage patient information, patient check-ins, scheduling, charting, medical billing, telemedicine and overall EHR management,” Cheng said. Implementation of telemedicine went quickly.

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