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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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Baptist Health brings urgent care waits down to 6 minutes with telemedicine

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Staffing for urgent care sites has always been a challenge at Baptist Health, which is headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky, and serves that state and Indiana. "These virtual providers are centralized in our system and prior to the urgent care rollout already were available 24/7 for other virtual care needs."

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Memorial Healthcare finds success with switch to Epic-based telehealth vendor

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A South Florida-based academic medical center, Memorial operates six hospitals, including the Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital; numerous primary, urgent and 24/7 care facilities; a health specialty center; and a nursing home. "Ensure the technology integrates seamlessly with your existing systems.

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athenahealth Unveils athenaOne for Women’s Health & Urgent Care

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – athenahealth , a leading provider of healthcare software, unveils athenaOne for Women’s Health and athenaOne for Urgent Care. – The new specialty solutions address the specific needs of Women’s Health and urgent care, empowering them to deliver exceptional patient care.

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HCA Healthcare rolls out in-EHR referrals to Talkiatry's telepsychiatrists

Fierce Healthcare

Primary and urgent care providers within HCA Healthcare’s network now have the option to refer their patients to Talkiatry’s full-time psychiatrists from within their electronic health record thank | The integration, which is live across the "vast majority" of HCA's systems, allows primary and urgent care physicians to quickly refer (..)

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Telehealth trends in 2023: Virtual-first, health equity and more

Healthcare It News

Michael Gorton is founder and CEO of Recuro Health, a virtual care company that offers Digital Medical Home, which enables members in all 50 states to virtually access comprehensive healthcare services, including virtual primary and urgent care, behavioral health, at-home lab testing, genomics testing, as well as a suite of supplemental benefits.

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Patients armed with telehealth tools help Baptist Health deliver better care

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"In addition, we could use the device to enhance other video visit workflows like that in schools or an urgent care setting for patient overflow," he noted. Baptist Health partners with local physicians if a student needs to be seen and cared for beyond what can be done virtually. "Earache at 9 p.m.