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Baptist Health brings urgent care waits down to 6 minutes with telemedicine

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Staffing for urgent care sites has always been a challenge at Baptist Health, which is headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky, and serves that state and Indiana. "These virtual providers are centralized in our system and prior to the urgent care rollout already were available 24/7 for other virtual care needs."

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Memorial Healthcare finds success with switch to Epic-based telehealth vendor

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A South Florida-based academic medical center, Memorial operates six hospitals, including the Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital; numerous primary, urgent and 24/7 care facilities; a health specialty center; and a nursing home. Notably, the service was successfully launched just two months later, beginning on January 17, 2023.

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Prisma Health saves $4M, and counting, with patient engagement tech

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Prisma Health, the largest nonprofit healthcare provider in South Carolina, says that by integrating digital patient communications, it's decreased no-shows to the tune of $4 million in savings within the first two years. "As a result - we’re seeing more and more patients show up for their appointments."

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2025 forecast: Telehealth will boost panel size and enable more delegation

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The first phase consisted of isolated telehealth, in which virtual care services were not truly integrated into health systems. Rather than struggling to add more doctors in a competitive market, health systems will outsource routine care to a tech-empowered virtual care team and expand patient access in a scalable manner.

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Telemedicine will become default, with more virtual treatments, expert says

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But what's next for virtual care? And what about the blossoming trend of virtual-first hybrid care? Healthcare IT News sat down with Sean Mehra, CEO and cofounder of HealthTap, a virtual-first urgent care and primary care clinic. Second, telemedicine will become better integrated with local care.

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Trust My Doctor and Fear the Office: The Telehealth Opportunity in and Beyond the COVID-19 Pandemic

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Doctors maintain their top status as U.S. However, as patients continue to be concerned about exposure to COVID-19, 3 in 5 are concerned about being at-risk to the virus in their doctor’s office, according to research from the Alliance of Community Health Plans (ACHP) and AMCP , the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy.

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Patients armed with telehealth tools help Baptist Health deliver better care

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"In addition, we could use the device to enhance other video visit workflows like that in schools or an urgent care setting for patient overflow," he noted. Baptist Health partners with local physicians if a student needs to be seen and cared for beyond what can be done virtually. "Earache at 9 p.m.