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NYC Health + Hospitals keeps patients out of ER with virtual urgent care

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Once the COVID-19 pandemic struck, the health system needed to be able to treat the surge of patients with urgent care needs virtually so they could keep them safely at home and away from the overwhelmed emergency care system. NYC H+H patients would then be scheduled for same- or next-day clinic-based infusion therapy."

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ChatGPT's potential impact on preventative care and emergency visits

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ChatGPT has been making an impact on enduring healthcare challenges. Many providers and patients are reporting the artificial intelligence helping with preventative care and preventing non-emergent emergency department visits. ", "Should I go to the emergency room or urgent care or my doctor?"

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Telemedicine boosts access, decreases inequities in Montana

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Out of 56 counties in Montana, 55 are designated as Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs), limiting access to both urgent and routine medical visits. The cost of travel and long distances between healthcare providers and patients are commonly cited reasons for patients to delay or avoid medical care.

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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. Why do you feel virtual-first makes sense? In fact, the contrary is true.

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Virtua Health offers lessons in creating a Digital Transformation Office, Part 2

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The enterprise health system created six distinct service lines supported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The six virtual care programs are as follows. First, Urgent Care Telehealth. First, Urgent Care Telehealth: Of the patients seen in urgent care, about 15% make return visits.

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Digital front doors' advantages when meeting population health needs

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But the road to implementing effective pop health strategies is laden with challenges: monitoring chronic illness rates and preventing community transmission, triaging emergencies over routine health care circumstances, and executing preventive services all require providers to alter their traditional fee-for-service workflow.

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11 Marketing Strategies that Support Personalized Healthcare

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Preventive care reminders. Expand Hours of Operation and Models of Care. Today’s healthcare consumers expect frictionless, on-demand access to care, including one-on-one communication with healthcare providers. . Instead of relying on outdated models of care (e.g., Lab result notifications.