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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. " MEETING THE CHALLENGE.

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GNC Offers “Free Healthcare” — Telehealth, Generic Meds, and Loyalty in the Retail Health Ecosystem

Health Populi

GNC also, in a HIPAA-certified manner (explained on the website) that they will be collecting users’ information which consumer-members can access — in the form of visit notes and prescription data, and be able to download and save this information. The website notes that there is a 12-visit maximum under this plan.

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3 Ways that Telehealth Improves the Patient Experience

iSALUS Healthcare

Providers are constantly searching for methods to increase patient engagement and improve the patient experience. When patients are actively engaging with their providers, they are involved in the necessary communication and collaboration it takes to maintain a healthy lifestyle and improve health outcomes.

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For El Camino Hospital, the pandemic was a springboard into broad virtual care

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Deborah Muro, CIO at El Camino Hospital, actually would receive calls from leaders of high-tech companies asking why the hospital had not adopted a tech-enabled care system. "But it also adds a higher level of intensity to meeting patients' needs in a more immediate way and with the best solutions available."

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MaineGeneral hits congestive heart failure readmission rate of 0% using RPM

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

"When COVID-19 hit, patients avoided coming into the office when possible," said Laura Mrazik, telehealth coordinator at MaineGeneral Health. "Patients needed a mechanism to connect with their primary care providers for chronic or acute care needs when virtual care was appropriate.

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Digital Side Door Part 2: Attract and Retain Patients with These Tips

Xealth

In a previous blog post, I explained the side door concept as the tendency of patients to seek lower-value services outside their primary care network. Similar to retail customers, patients seek more convenient and accessible ways to interact with healthcare providers.

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Why telehealth is more than just a pandemic trend

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

From here, telehealth will evolve to strengthen patient-provider engagement. As patient expectations grow, telehealth will aid providers in meeting those demands by being the primary tool for a modern patient experience. How do you see all of this affecting physicians and their busy schedules?