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Primary care practices identify needed improvements for telemedicine

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The participating primary care practices, all part of Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute’s clinical research network, were either general, family, ambulatory internal medicine, preventive medicine or geriatric medicine practices. They self-identified their point of maturation.

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It's time for primary care to take advantage of advanced technology

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Primary care in the U.S. On one hand, the value of primary care physicians has never been higher. The evidence of that is in the tens of billions of dollars of investment in healthcare – more than $39 billion invested in the sector last year alone, with a notable focus on primary care.

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Roundup: AI helps health systems achieve goals as developers push innovation

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Doctors are finding more time for patients each week at John Muir Health, according to its Epic electronic health record data. The EHR metrics also show a decrease in after-hours time spent entering clinical notes, Ambience, the health system's partner on artificial intelligence-driven clinical documentation and care coordination, said.

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ChatGPT's potential impact on preventative care and emergency visits

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Many providers and patients are reporting the artificial intelligence helping with preventative care and preventing non-emergent emergency department visits. This technology also holds the potential to guide patients through the healthcare system, ensuring timely and appropriate care interventions.

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Healthcare Marketing In the Age of Limited Physician Access & Value-Based Care

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Stewart Gandolf Yeah, I can see the infrastructure of all this, right, how that data is going around, how do you manage it, how does that fit with everything else you do, you know, by the way, your doctors are all very, very busy. if we're thinking about extending care, and I talk about this to sort of, you know, non-healthcare friends.

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Why healthcare leaders should embrace home-based technologies

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And if more consumers embrace preventative care that can easily be done in the home. Home-based health technologies are any preventive care technology tool that elevates health. In fact, fewer individuals than ever visit their primary care doctor on a regular basis – even if they have insurance.

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

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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. Defaulting to in-person visits takes up a lot more time and money for both patients and doctors.