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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. NYC H+H patients would then be scheduled for same- or next-day clinic-based infusion therapy."

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Teladoc to partner with Amazon on Alexa-enabled virtual visits

Healthcare It News

customers around the country can connect with a Teladoc provider via audio at any time for general medical needs. "We are meeting consumers where they are, to continue to deliver value and high-quality care to members," Boyer said. According to the companies, U.S. WHY IT MATTERS.

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2025 forecast: Telehealth will boost panel size and enable more delegation

Healthcare It News

The first phase consisted of isolated telehealth, in which virtual care services were not truly integrated into health systems. To overcome these issues, health systems will develop new strategies to expand capacity to ensure their patients have access to timely care. Phase 1 of telehealth is dead.

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Zoom is helping MaineGeneral Health boost its telehealth success

Healthcare It News

We were able to streamline our interpreter services process by integrating with our existing interpreting platform. We are excited about exploring Zoom’s API capabilities, and the ability to build out our integrations in-house. We now can pull a live interpreter into the virtual visit session within a few clicks.

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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 the use of online patient portals (for 57% of clinicians) along with digital devices and mobile apps that integrate with the EHR as well as health patients manage their health in self-care mode, shown in the bar chart labeled Figure 7. Urgent care clinics or freestanding ERs, preferred by more Latinx patients.

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Home-Based Care Provider WellBe Senior Medical Continues Nationwide Expansion

Home Health Care

“We’re working on additional expansions, likely to come in 2024, that will bring us into Washington, and a couple other states out in the Pacific Northwest,” Mike Stuart, chief growth officer at WellBe, told Home Health Care News. This is an opportunity to bring early disease detection and proactive care directly to members.”

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Bridges Health Partners Highmark BCBS Form Commercial Value-Based Care Agreement

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: Bridges Health Partners LLC (Bridges) , a Clinically Integrated Network, and Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield (Highmark) entered into a multi-year Value-Based Agreement for Highmark’s Commercial membership in Western Pennsylvania. Established in 2017 through a collaboration between Independence Health System, St.