Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 6, 2023

$140 million in funding raised since November 2020 Wellvana Health announced today that it has closed an $84 million capital raise to drive innovation in value-based care enablement for independent primary care physicians, specialists, and health systems.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Bonnie Clipper, Founder and CEO of Innovation Advantage, sharing learnings on high-tech and high-touch in nursing; and, Gil Bashe, Chair of Global Health and Purpose at FINN Partners, discussing the growing importance of connected data in health care – think AI, machine learning, and the criticality of breaking down siloes of information.

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OCTOBER 19, 2021

The American Customer Satisfaction Index Insurance and Health Care Study 2020-2021 published today, recognizing consumers’ value for the quality of health insurance companies’ mobile apps and reliability of those apps. The study was fielded between October 2020 and September 2021. Qualtrics’ press release discussing Dr.

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MARCH 13, 2024

Dr. Halamka is President of CHAI, and Dr. Brian Anderson was appointed the CEO this month following many years of leadership in responsible AI work. Food and Drug Administration, the National Institutes of Health, and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONCHIT).

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MARCH 12, 2020

A2 from AMJ: The ATA was working with leadership/telehealth champions in Congress the prior week and the week leading up to the vote. Congressional leadership on February 28 2020. How would you improve what’s in the bill to optimize the use of telehealth in this challenging public health moment?

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 21, 2022

Everyone from practice leadership to billers should be educated about information blocking rules. Tools that enable online scheduling, send automatic appointment reminders and provide digital intake forms are turnkey, accessible solutions for practices to integrate – and result in a better overall patient experience.

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Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 2, 2021

For those not familiar with an FQHC, these are community-based health care providers that receive funds from HRSA to provide primary care services in underserved areas. As I’ve learned more about FQHCs in healthcare, I’ve been more and more impressed with all that they accomplish.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Team-based care means that patients are at the center of care delivery. For years, we have talked about the importance of the triple aim of advancing quality of care, reducing costs and improving the patient experience. This is an important issue in light of widespread concern about physician burnout.

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 25, 2022

Dr. Jain, a board-certified internal medicine physician, has 20 years of experience in clinical medicine, health policy, managed care and healthcare delivery leadership. Jain launched hospital-at-home and home-based primary care programs and implemented novel clinical interventions to address loneliness and social isolation.

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 6, 2023

However, its location is central to suburban residents who live south of Grand Rapids ― less so for the urban, mostly nonwhite patient base at Exalta. Exalta describes itself as a “faith-based nonprofit healthcare center that offers accessible, compassionate care for the whole person.”

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Healthcare IT Today

JULY 31, 2022

Primary care in particular seems to be suffering, as visit volumes have yet to return to their 2019 levels. While 95% of organizations said digital engagement tools improve the patient experience, 42% said there are “significant gaps” between what patients expect and what they can provide.

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Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 26, 2023

This Ohio primary care practiced acquired three practices and added five physicians to its existing sites. During the COVID-19 shutdown, when many providers lost staff or even closed, Pioneer Physicians Network, Inc. actually grew.

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Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 29, 2023

When done right, revenue integrity management supports the delivery of high-quality care, enabling providers to reinvest in staff, infrastructure, and technology, and ultimately improve patient outcomes. Physician-to-physician consultations – or eConsults – enable primary care physicians to quickly treat lower acuity issues themselves.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 25, 2019

Focus on Workforce Development According to the Association of American Medical Colleges, the United States will see a shortage of between 46,900 and 121,900 physicians by 2032, including both primary care doctors and specialists. Doctors rarely aware of online feedback from patients. by HIMSS TV June 12, 2019.

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Health Populi

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

Together, the two groups convened the Health Equity and Access Leadership Coalition (HEAL) which includes about three dozen organizations from across the health care landscape.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 23, 2021

In fact, growth has been exponential, and it has been very positive in terms of making the patient experience even better." This involved the use of both synchronous and asynchronous telehealth services in order to assess and treat our patients in a remote setting." " Joe Fisne, Geisinger. The power of a network.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 5, 2023

Emergency departments and urgent cares are over capacity nationwide, and patients often wait weeks to see their primary care physician. Healthcare staffing shortages will continue to negatively impact patient experience in 2023. Chris Baird, Chief Marketing Officer at Weave.

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Healthcare IT Today

MAY 25, 2023

What’s needed is: Data connectivity and interoperability between various systems, such as electronic medical records (EMRs), clinical management platforms and telehealth solutions Transparent access to data by a patient’s entire care team, from primary care doctors to specialists and more.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Like many other vendors, Equality Health is used by primary care providers and others to make value-based care work. According to Dr. Sherri Onyiego, Medical Director for the Texas Market there, they can also help the providers feed SDoH data to payers.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Estimated Costs of Intervening in Health-Related Social Needs Detected in Primary Care. Translated into several languages, the survey contains 21 questions about race, finances, personal safety, and more. Rutledge cited a study (Basu S, Berkowitz SA, Davis C, Drake C, Phillips RL, Landon BE. JAMA Intern Med. 2023;183(8):762–774.

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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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Healthcare IT Today

JULY 20, 2022

Inspired by what is happening in the US with the Direct Primary Care movement (DPC), Lotus Medical, is bringing elements of that approach to Canada. Based in Quebec, the company is focusing on designing a better physician as well as patient experience through friendlier office layouts and advanced technologies.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 4, 2023

Because care is often decentralized across provider networks, specialists and hardware technology like Apple Watches and FitBits, essential pieces of data are lost when systems aren’t talking to each other. This could be data like lab results from a patient’s rheumatologist not being sent to their primary care doctor.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

“Normally, it would have taken three to six months to roll out this type of platform to more than 650 providers, but we did it in less than two weeks – a testament to our amazing leadership and staff. The most difficult aspect was deploying the technology to be effective and efficient for both patients and providers.”

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 18, 2024

3) Concierge primary care will become in much higher demand in 2024 for a certain portion of the market. DPC (direct primary care) has been focused on adults, but will shift to peds because of a willingness to pay. Is there a hot new technology that you think will take the industry by storm?

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Healthcare IT Today

JULY 25, 2019

The following is a guest blog post by Spencer Kubo, Chief Medical Officer at CareCognitics. The concept of the annual wellness visit is the classic “no-brainer” – one of the rare instances in which a concept is favorably received by all parties without any negative consequences.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 4, 2024

Brad Younggren, President & Chief Medical Officer, Care Innovation at 98point6 Technologies Telehealth and virtual care more broadly hold great promise and will continue to increase in breadth and depth in the healthcare system.

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FEBRUARY 10, 2021

Partnering with senior leadership at the hospital, we were able to roll out systems that kept us on the cutting edge of technology." "COVID-19 testing, treatment, vaccination, along with continued access to primary care using telehealth and other digital technologies will continue," he said.

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Abhi Sharma, Chief Product Officer at Loyal Health While there is no perfect number, consolidating your amount of communication platforms is key to improving the overall patient experience.

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Healthcare IT Today

MAY 5, 2023

Whether it is integrating Apple Watch data, shortening emergency department wait times or providing better concierge care, these interventions can be helpful, or even great. (We And many of us can’t get into our primary care doctors, either). We do need to automate data collection, who wants to sit in an ER?

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Health Populi

JANUARY 5, 2020

I will be meeting in a private conference with a leadership team of a dozen execs from one of the world’s largest Big Pharma companies to brainstorm around my wheelhouse of consumers + technology + health/care. Digital health at CES will grow 25% since last year in terms of exhibitors and attendees focused on the category.

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