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The Future of Primary Care – Healthcare IT Today Podcast Episode 95

Healthcare IT Today

For the 95th episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast , we’re talking about the future of primary care. We discuss the different challenges primary care is currently facing. Then we take a look at retail care and tech players to see how they can impact primary care. Google Podcasts.

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Will virtual primary care become a new model of healthcare delivery?

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

During the COVID-19 pandemic, many Americans received care from their primary care physicians via telemedicine. And physicians and patients alike discovered there were many things they could accomplish over a video connection. Q: What is virtual primary care? How is it different from in-person primary care?

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How telemedicine can help everyone have a primary care physician

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The National Academy of Medicine recently released a report urging everyone to have a primary care physician. The report went on to recommend that telehealth could have a role to play in this expansion of primary care. How can virtual care enable this? Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication.

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Everside Health and Marathon Health Announce Merger to Meet Accelerating Employer Demand for Advanced Primary Care Services

Healthcare IT Today

million eligible patients through more than 680 health centers across 41 U.S. million eligible patients through more than 680 health centers across 41 U.S. About Marathon Health Marathon Health is a leader in providing advanced primary care in the U.S. states, and virtually in all 50 states.

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Reducing ED Visits with Remote Patient Monitoring in Primary Care

Healthcare IT Today

The combination of simple technology and good service is helping to make remote patient monitoring (RPM) a key part of keeping patients healthy for primary care physicians. Healthcare IT […].

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Michigan Avenue Primary Care integrates EHR, telehealth and scheduling

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

For Michigan Avenue Primary Care in Chicago, the most pressing need near the beginning of the pandemic was to find a way to adopt telemedicine as the primary service model during the COVID-19 lockdown, especially for mental health patients who suddenly were shut off from in-person support. THE PROBLEM. ADVICE FOR OTHERS.

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Direct Primary Care Engages Physicians as Much as Patients

Healthcare IT Today

Yet, that is exactly what happens when you sit down for a discussion about Direct Primary Care (DPC). This new model of care is engaging physicians as much as the patients they serve. Why Direct Primary Care? Check out the summary of the event in this article: Momentum Growing for Direct Primary Care.