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

Healthcare It News

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. Healthcare IT News has published a special report detailing many of the vendors and their products.

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Urgent Care Medical Billing for an Improved Profit Margin

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However, the more patients flow in a healthcare center, hospital, or clinic, the more will be the cash flow, and this upgrades the medical billing profit margin. Giving a miss to urgent care medical billing or compromising over the urgent care services could be a reason.

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Direct to Patient Healthcare

Healthcare Success

Struggling with burnout while maintaining high-quality healthcare services that patients love? Tune in to our latest podcast as Lee Aase, founder of HELPCare, LLC, shares how he transitioned from his pioneering social media work at Mayo Clinic to lead an innovative membership-based direct-to-patient healthcare business.

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Teladoc to partner with Amazon on Alexa-enabled virtual visits

Healthcare It News

"We are meeting consumers where they are, to continue to deliver value and high-quality care to members," Boyer said. "Teladoc Health’s collaboration with Amazon is yet another step in breaking down barriers to healthcare access," said Boyer in a statement. Kat Jercich is senior editor of Healthcare IT News.

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Zoom is helping MaineGeneral Health boost its telehealth success

Healthcare It News

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. In December, our Express Care practices switched to Zoom for MaineGeneral’s virtual urgent care service, “eCare.”

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Location, Location, Location – Understanding Health Consumers’ Evolving Definition of Convenience

Health Populi

adults in April 2023 to gauge peoples’ experiences with healthcare received in the past year (think back to April 2022 and the next 12 months for the time horizon). Patients most frequently make visits for primary or preventive care, followed by seeing a specialist, and seeking urgent care, the first bar chart illustrates.

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Post-Pandemic, U.S. Healthcare is Entering a “Provide More Care For Less” Era – Pondering PwC’s 2022 Forecast

Health Populi

These include remote monitoring tools for virtual check-ins addressing chronic conditions, more home-based care, emails and texts that nudge patients over time, digital pricing tools to support shopping for medical services, and better-designed portals that serve up more welcoming digital front doors.