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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. There is a wide variety of telemedicine technology vendors on the health IT market today.

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

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The boost the pandemic gave telemedicine into the mainstream cannot be understated. 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.

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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. " PROPOSAL.

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Patients armed with telehealth tools help Baptist Health deliver better care

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"Seeing someone by video alone can certainly be enough in an isolated situation, but to provide that layer of quality, we sought out a way to deliver better care virtually," he added. PROPOSAL Baptist Health found telemedicine technology vendor TytoCare. "And the vendor plans on adding AI to their tool.

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Zoom is helping MaineGeneral Health boost its telehealth success

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When the COVID-19 pandemic hit in early 2020 and everything shut down, it became imperative for healthcare provider organizations to adopt telemedicine to deliver care. But so many organizations had no telemedicine programs, and thus technology, in place. And it did the trick.

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How UPMC's virtual-first healthcare model works

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UPMC Central Pennsylvania, a hospital that in 2021 achieved Stage 7, the top of the HIMSS Electronic Medical Record Adoption Model, has been a leader in telemedicine, with more than two dozen robust virtual care programs. The virtual-first primary care was launched in January of 2021 to a ten-county geography in central Pennsylvania.

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11 Marketing Strategies that Support Personalized Healthcare

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Today, however, its meaning has expanded to include personalized, evidence-based, and technology-enabled healthcare solutions and on-demand access to vital healthcare information for each individual. telemedicine), and hyper-relevant digital content. 4 Personalized Healthcare Marketing Strategies.