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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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Urgent Care Medical Billing for an Improved Profit Margin

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Giving a miss to urgent care medical billing or compromising over the urgent care services could be a reason. Let’s get familiar with urgent care and the influence of urgent care profit margins on a provider’s financial status. Why Consider Urgent Care Profit Margin in Billing?

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

Healthcare It News

Patient wait times continue to grow across virtually all medical specialties, putting patients at risk of worse outcomes and leaving health systems at risk of losing patient volume to competitors like urgent care clinics.

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

Health Populi

Patients most frequently make visits for primary or preventive care, followed by seeing a specialist, and seeking urgent care, the first bar chart illustrates. See that urgent care visits were more likely sought by younger patients under 43. In the last year, 42% of U.S.

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What’s Causing Fewer Primary Care Visits in the US?

Health Populi

Most impressively, statistics-wise, was that visits to alternative venues like urgent care centers rose by 46.9%. The researchers pointed to several possible drivers to lower PCP visits including perceived visit needs, financial barriers like co-payments, and use of alternative sources of care.

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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.

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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 leads to patients delaying much needed care. We’re excited to get started in Oregon.”