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

Healthcare It News

NYC Health + Hospitals is the largest safety net health system in the United States, serving more than one million patients annually, including the most vulnerable New Yorkers. Consumers have come to expect an array of options bringing care closer to home, including virtual urgent, remote patient monitoring and mobile delivery.

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Texting the CEO proves wildly popular at Banner Health

Healthcare It News

Patients have valuable feedback on their experience during their hospital stays and clinic visits. Waiting for the patient to be discharged or leave the facility, then to provide feedback after the fact, represents a common lost opportunity for follow-up and a better, more responsive care journey for that patient.

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How virtual-first can improve outcomes and make care more affordable

Healthcare It News

The virtual-first approach to healthcare that some hospitals and health systems are taking is helping to reshape how patients receive care. Payvider in this context not to be confused with payvider meaning large health systems that handle both care delivery and claims processing, such as UPMC, Kaiser and Geisinger.)

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HCA buys urgent care chain in Florida

Health Care Dive

The hospital operator continues to double down on the Florida market where it has invested $3 billion in new hospitals and facility renovations over the past three years.

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Ochsner Health Answers Challenges With Its Hospital-at-Home Program  

Home Health Care

The program focuses on improving patient outcomes, streamlining the operational flow of emergency departments, enhancing observation unit throughput, shortening hospital stays, reducing unnecessary hospital use and decreasing readmission rates. The pilot took place for six months, March through August,” Davies said.

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University Hospitals puts a bow on new Epic EHR rollout

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Cleveland-based University Hospitals this week announced that it had completed its years-long migration to a single Epic electronic health record across its care sites. THE LARGER TREND University Hospitals joins several other major health systems nationwide that have made the full-on switch to an all-Epic system.

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For El Camino Hospital, the pandemic was a springboard into broad virtual care

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El Camino Hospital in Mountain View, California, is located near Silicon Valley, home to self-driving cars and robots that deliver food. Deborah Muro, CIO at El Camino Hospital, actually would receive calls from leaders of high-tech companies asking why the hospital had not adopted a tech-enabled care system. THE PROBLEM.

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