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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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ChatGPT's potential impact on preventative care and emergency visits

Healthcare It News

Many providers and patients are reporting the artificial intelligence helping with preventative care and preventing non-emergent emergency department visits. The integration of LLM-based technologies into healthcare workflows offers a beacon of hope for addressing the current challenges faced by the industry.

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

Healthcare It News

He points to greater accessibility, data integrity and consistency, improving healthcare outcomes, and greater affordability. How does a virtual-first approach to healthcare help hospitals and health systems enable greater accessibility to care? How does a virtual-first approach to healthcare help enable data integrity and consistency?

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How virtual primary care can amplify value for providers and patients

Healthcare It News

A big chunk of telemedicine technology and services company Teladoc Health's business is in primary care. You contend virtual primary care can amplify value in several ways. First you suggest it can provide high-touch care coordination for preventive care, chronic condition management and mental health services.

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14 Ways to Reduce Long Patient Wait Times

Healthcare Success

With recent advancements in technology and an explosion of non-urgent care options (e.g., Highly recognizable brand names like CVS MinuteClinics, Walmart Care Clinics, Target Clinics, Walgreens Healthcare Clinics, and new companies like Optum Health, Luna Physical Therapy, Roman, and HIMS are disrupting the status quo.

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

Healthcare It News

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. Second, telemedicine will become better integrated with local care.