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NYC Health + Hospitals keeps patients out of ER with virtual urgent care

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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. The service was crucial in preserving New York City's emergency care system.

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ChatGPT's potential impact on preventative care and emergency visits

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Many providers and patients are reporting the artificial intelligence helping with preventative care and preventing non-emergent emergency department visits. This technology also holds the potential to guide patients through the healthcare system, ensuring timely and appropriate care interventions.

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Lifespark Adds In-Home Urgent Care, Adding ‘Final Brick’ To Its Suite Of Services

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The senior care company Lifespark has been building out its value-based care model for years. Now, it has added in-home urgent care, a key service line for a company taking on upside and downside risk. The urgent care service line will be added to Lifespark COMPLETE, Lifespark’s value-based population health business.

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HCSC Launches Virtual Primary Care, Powered by Teladoc Health

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What You Should Know: – Health Care Service Corporation (HCSC) announces it is expanding its virtual care portfolio by offering virtual primary care to some midsize and large employer groups in Illinois and Texas starting January 1, 2023. Virtual Primary Care Offering.

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Albert Einstein Medical Center serves up telehealth from 4 vendors with FCC grant

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Patient and staff safety, which are primary concerns, were especially critical after the COVID-19 outbreak and subsequent mandatory shut-downs nationally. In the state of Pennsylvania, only urgent medical care was permitted for several months, which created an instant barrier to receiving routine, follow-up and preventive care.

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Startups, Payer-Provider Hybrids Believe They Can Bring New-Age Thinking To Home-Based Care

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It is also a provider organization through its CenterWell arm, which includes home health care, pharmacy and primary care services. Operating as both payer and provider has allowed Humana to lean into value-based care, according to Dr. Andrew Agwunobi, the president of Humana’s home solutions business. “You’re

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Sparrow Health System uses pandemic lessons to expand its virtual care strategic plan

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Sparrow Health System in Lansing, Michigan, began developing a virtual care strategy in October 2019 – well before COVID-19 struck – with the hope of leveraging the technology as a tool to support patient care and the organizational strategy, rather than as a stand-alone strategy in and of itself.