Health Populi

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

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.

Primary Care 144

Primary Care Urgent Care Doctors Medical Services 144

Health Populi

JUNE 8, 2021

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.

Urgent Care 116

Urgent Care Doctors Healthcare Population Health 116

Healthcare ECONOMIST

JUNE 30, 2022

Would the VA also have better quality and lower cost for non-urgent care? Note that this study has high internal validity–as the quasi-experimental design appears robust–but the external validity is less clear. That would be an interesting research question to investigate in the future.

Hospitals 98

Hospitals Urgent Care Medicare Medical Services 98

Health Populi

AUGUST 3, 2023

.” The H-a-H Framework is illustrated here, with the patient’s home environment is positioned at the center of the circle which identifies various care services including: Ambulatory care, covering primary care, chronic care, specialty care, mental and behavioral health, oncology-at-home, dialysis, infusion On-demand and urgent care, which (..)

Doctors 118

Doctors Ambulatory Care Telemedicine Urgent Care 118

Health Populi

AUGUST 8, 2018

At least 40% of people were concerned about possibly incurring expenses for catastrophic events, long-term care, end-of-life and chronic conditions. healthcare), emergency room, and urgent care. As patients take on great financial burden for covering health care costs, they seek more accessible and convenient channels for care.

Urgent Care 81

Urgent Care Doctors Medical Services Hospitals 81

Home Health Care

DECEMBER 8, 2022

DispatchHealth — a company that delivers high-acuity care and other services in the home setting — has entered two new partnerships that increase access to its offerings. Originally launched as an in-home urgent care startup, Denver-based DispatchHealth delivers higher-acuity care, including offering hospital-level care, in the home.

Urgent Care 81

Urgent Care Primary Care Patient Experience Medical Services 81

Home Health Care

OCTOBER 18, 2023

“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.”

Urgent Care 79

Urgent Care Prevention Medical Services Integration 79

HIT Consultant

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

We look forward to the positive impact of this partnership and the additional access to psychiatric services that it brings to our members.”

Medicaid 52

Medicaid Medicare Urgent Care Medical Services 52

HIT Consultant

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Additionally, the agreement will establish a joint care management team tasked with utilizing data insights to proactively address Highmark members’ healthcare needs, promoting early intervention and preventive care education. The integration between inpatient and outpatient care teams will ensure seamless coordination of care.

Urgent Care 52

Urgent Care Hospice Care Primary Care Integration 52

Home Health Care

JULY 24, 2024

Albertini’s expansion into home-based medical care is a good example of that. Elsewhere, the Minnesota-based Lifespark recently just added an in-home urgent care service line. The post Another Home Care Leader Bets On Primary Care In The Home appeared first on Home Health Care News.

Primary Care 57

Primary Care Home Care Doctors Urgent Care 57

Icanotes

JULY 20, 2021

The ideal mental health crisis system should offer services with similar funding and intensity as other public services, like fire departments, emergency medical services (EMS) and law enforcement. Hubs can also be used as a centralized location for the coordination of crisis services within the community.

Urgent Care 86

Urgent Care Hospitals Prevention Quality of Care 86

Health Populi

JULY 26, 2021

The study assessed payors’ perspectives in 2021, finding their top three concerned were increasing costs, quality of care, and the prospects for another pandemic.

Regulations 71

Regulations Healthcare Physical Therapy Urgent Care 71

Sequence Health

JANUARY 2, 2023

24/7 Availability and Support Mitigating after-hour calls is another benefit of having a medical call center. With the rise in remote and urgent care needs, patients can be accommodated with around-the-clock access to medical services.

Quality Assurance 52

Quality Assurance Doctors Urgent Care Medical Services 52

Sequence Health

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

In healthcare, understanding the difference between a medical call center and an emergency dispatch center is essential. Medical call centers focus on enhancing patient support, engagement, and non-urgent care coordination. In contrast, emergency dispatch centers handle immediate, life-threatening emergencies.

Quality Assurance 52

Quality Assurance Integration Nursing Patient Experience 52

Health Populi

OCTOBER 1, 2019

With the introduction of GoodRx Care, Americans now have easy access to a network of qualified medical professionals so they can get the treatment they need, when they need it… GoodRx Care aims to help fill in the gaps in care to improve access, adherence, and affordability of medical care for all Americans.”.

Primary Care 63

Primary Care Urgent Care Doctors Medical Services 63

Healthcare Success

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Stewart Gandolf: Well, I mean, you guys, price point, like, you know, we work with everybody from urgent care to addiction to you know whatever on the provider side. And you know, with addiction, it could be $6,000 cost per patient. So that's make economic sense for you guys. So tell us about the HELPCare Challenge. That's really fun.

Healthcare 284

Healthcare Primary Care Doctors Hospitals 284

NASHP

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Emergency medical services (EMS) should be aware and partner as warranted. Mobile Crisis Resources The American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) establishes an enhanced 85 percent federal medical assistance percentage (FMAP) opportunity for mobile mental health crisis team services in Medicaid.

Medicaid 52

Medicaid Urgent Care Hospitals Prevention 52

NASHP

APRIL 15, 2022

Use crisis services, emergency rooms, urgent care, or inpatient stays as the sole source of care; Experienced two or more emergency room visits or two or more hospitalizations due to SMI or SUD in the past 12 months. The Drug Medi-Cal Organization Delivery System (DMC-ODS) or the Drug Medi-Cal (DMC) program.

Medicaid 59

Medicaid Public Hospital Hospitals Nursing 59

Healthcare It News

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Language barriers also impact care utilization and success rates, as individuals who cannot fully understand the directions they are given will not be able to adhere to a care plan. One study on healthcare utilization among Hispanic adults found that limited English proficiency contributes to the underuse of medical services.

Telemedicine 319

Telemedicine Physical Therapy Medicaid Digital Care 319

p3care

OCTOBER 7, 2021

The significance of medical credentialing works out in countless ways from securing patient outcomes to avoiding lost reimbursement opportunities fines and penalties to encourage streamlined working culture as per the best standards in the Healthcare facilities. Patients don’t have any say in hiring any healthcare service provider.

Medical Services 100

Medical Services Doctors Urgent Care Prevention 100

p3care

OCTOBER 7, 2021

The significance of medical credentialing works out in countless ways from securing patient outcomes to avoiding lost reimbursement opportunities fines and penalties to encouraging streamlined working culture as per the best standards in the Healthcare facilities. Patients don’t have any say in hiring any healthcare service provider.

Medical Services 100

Medical Services Doctors Urgent Care Prevention 100