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Digital front doors' advantages when meeting population health needs

Healthcare It News

Population health management has become an important competency for hospitals and health systems. What are some of the challenges facing successful population health management programs today? More and more organizations are looking for ways to improve the health of the populations they serve.

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

Home Health Care

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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WVU Medicine uses $781K grant to greatly boost telehealth to rural patients

Healthcare It News

McAllister, assistant vice president of population health and telemedicine. "The devices and increased technology services allowed us to connect patients and providers who otherwise may not have had the opportunity to receive care. McAllister, WVU Medicine.

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It's time for primary care to take advantage of advanced technology

Healthcare It News

America spends half of what other developed countries spend on primary care, despite it being the single area of healthcare that has proven to deliver actual cost savings with better population health results. People stop seeking out primary care in the times when preventive, proactive care could make the most difference.

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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

Urgent care clinics or freestanding ERs, preferred by more Latinx patients. This relates to another key data point that illustrates patients’ shift to a health consumer mindset: their willingness to seek care in lower-cost settings based on costs. population health burden. The post Post-Pandemic, U.S.

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Reduce Medical Costs by 5.3%: Active Member Engagement for Employers

HIT Consultant

President of Value-Based Care at Conifer Health Solutions Employers incur approximately $575 billion each year due to their employees’ poor health, and the number of employees who spend at least $100,000 a year on medical care rose by 50% between 2013 and 2021. Mary Bacaj, Ph.D., About Mary Bacaj, Ph.D.

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

Home Health Care

“We have CenterWell, the largest home health provider and we have a very sizable pharmacy with mail order, so integrating those as well, [and] … with the payment methodology, with the providers, you start to get a powerful solution for the patients.” Our health care system is very reactive,” she said.