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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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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. NYC H+H patients would then be scheduled for same- or next-day clinic-based infusion therapy."

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At Baptist Health, Epic-linked asynchronous telehealth boosts provider and patient experience

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Early last year, Baptist Health, a health system based in Louisville, Kentucky, was taking note of the lessons staff had learned and the data gathered through the first year of the pandemic to reassess the organization's overall virtual care strategy and current digital health tools. THE PROBLEM. " Dr. Brett A. MARKETPLACE.

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

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This year is likely to be another big one for telemedicine. Reducing associated provider, payer and patient costs in value-based care arrangements. Resolving barriers to care associated with social determinants of health and health equity priorities. There's lots going on, to say the least.

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14 Ways to Reduce Long Patient Wait Times

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It is well-established that longer patient wait times negatively impact patient satisfaction , specifically regarding patient confidence (in the provider) and perceived quality of care. Consumerism has shifted the healthcare paradigm from provider-driven to patient-driven healthcare decisions and patient experience.

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Patients armed with telehealth tools help Baptist Health deliver better care

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While there is quite a bit that can be gleaned by a video visit with observation and asking the patient to perform particular tests, the Baptist team was looking for a technology that would provide more. PROPOSAL Baptist Health found telemedicine technology vendor TytoCare. Oliver, chief medical information officer at Baptist Health.

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Maimonides Medical Center completes massive digital health initiative in two years

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At the time, Maimonides was not engaged in any telemedicine or other digital health initiatives. It was falling short of its patients' expectations in an increasingly digital world, and it was at a competitive disadvantage relative to peer organizations in the market. THE PROBLEM. " Rob Cimino, Maimonides Medical Center.