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CVS Acquires Oak Street, Reports Strong 2022

Digital Health Wire

The general idea behind the acquisition is also the title of its snazzy investor presentation : Creating the Premier Medicare Value-Based Care Platform. Oak Street Health employs 600 primary care physicians across 169 clinics. It focuses on capitated primary care for Medicare Advantage and Medicare (59k at-risk patients).

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The Retail Health Battle Royale in the U.S. – A Week-Long Brainstorm, Day 2 of 5 – Amazon and One Medical

Health Populi

As we all grapple with what this means at this preliminary stage and then what could evolve over time, I focus on the dual aspect of the opportunity: is this about primary care or is this about data? Amazon is already well-entrenched in many health care activities, as a new report from Bertelsmann Stiftung presented in this chart.

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March 8 Insights Report Delivers Top Take-Aways

eVisit

The staff here at The Virtual Care Blog looks forward to preparing brief, Thought Leadership-worthy content to help you keep your fingers on the pulse of virtual care. The website HealthDay reports Virtual Care may just save her life. Your mother has had a stroke and arrives at a hospital, but the neurologist is on PTO.

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RAND Report: FQHC Telehealth Implementation for Underserved Patients in Health Centers

Telebehavioral Health Institute

They also present new information on the experiences of the 45 CCA health centers, drawing from data on visit trends, interviews with health center leaders, and surveys of health center providers and staff. . Audio-only visits were the leading telehealth modality for primary care and behavioral health throughout the pandemic study period.

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How Two Health Systems Transformed Their Approach to Behavioral Health Care 

Iris Telehealth

Rather than it be two different areas – these groups are working together. Traditionally, you have a lot of primary care physicians or specialists dealing with their patient’s medical health over here and mental health issues over there – it’s very disjointed.

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AI: Patients Included

Health Populi

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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Bridging the Gap: Communication Challenges Throughout the Patient Journey

Healthcare IT Today

However, the digitized experience still presents challenges in communication and processes, with four common pitfalls throughout the patient’s journey. These care pathways can only be offered if the scheduling process goes beyond a simple time and date screen.

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