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14 Ways to Reduce Long Patient Wait Times

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To further complicate matters, as healthcare consumers continue to prioritize patient experience, physicians are leaving private practices for hospitals and larger medical groups at an alarming rate. of physicians remain in private practice. In other words, only 26.1% Patient reviews have a greater reach than ever before.

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GoCheck Raises $10M for Digital Pediatric Vision Screening to Protect Children from Vision Impairment and Blindness

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– Co-founded by David Huang in 2013, GoCheck Kids serves pediatric teams in their quest to prevent vision impairment, the most prevalent disabling condition among children in the U.S. Today, 6,500 pediatric teams on three continents trust GoCheck Kids to prevent vision impairment and blindness in children. and many countries.

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Rise of Retail Healthcare: Challenges and Opportunities for Payers

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Nearly 70% of physicians now work for a corporate entity instead of private practices. Members may still pursue treatment with a traditional primary care provider (PCP) for regular preventive care or chronic condition management, in addition to specialty care and retail centers.

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Medical Nutrition Therapy Startup Fay Emerges from Stealth with $25M

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Dietitians are empowered to build their private practice with Fay’s AI-powered business in a box handling the usual headaches of insurance reimbursements, marketing, and heavy admin tasks.

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Why Treatment Planning in Counseling Makes Sense for Patients and Providers

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Some of the methods will be strategies clients need to learn and maintain in their own life—for example, exposure and response prevention practice for OCD clients, or sticking to a doctor-approved exercise schedule to help alleviate depression. It relies on patients communicating their subjective experiences.

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Digital MSK – Physical Therapy’s New Route for Effective Hybrid Care Delivery

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Identifying areas of opportunity Although one-half of all American adults suffer from musculoskeletal (MSK) pain or injury, only 10% to 20% seek physical therapy as a solution despite it being one of the most effective avenues for the treatment and prevention of ailments.

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The Long-Term Effects of Bullying on Mental Health: What Therapists Should Know

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According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, bullying is most common during middle school and high school. Lindsay is the Clinical Director of a non-profit community mental health center and the owner of a private practice in Chester County, PA. Research indicates that more than half of U.S.