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Primary care reimagined: A virtual front door to healthcare

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Many healthcare consumers today are disconnecting from traditional primary care, since the current experience is not meeting consumers' expectations, some industry observers say. When consumers disengage, the promise of traditional primary care cannot be realized. You are big on reimagining primary care.

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Epic-linked online scheduling system books big gains for SSM Health

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As such, a sluggish experience doesn't just create friction, it pushes a healthcare organization further out of reach for the very people looking for care. We needed a smarter, more dynamic approach – one that met consumer expectations while also optimizing how patients were matched with care.

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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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How virtual-first can improve outcomes and make care more affordable

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Leveraging telehealth and telemedicine technologies, patients can receive primary care or specialized consultations virtually, regardless of location. In contrast, virtual-first payviders assign dedicated primary care physicians to patients, simultaneously facilitating managing multiple conditions. Why is this important?

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How virtual primary care can amplify value for providers and patients

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Primary care physicians are the heart of healthcare delivery in the United States. Virtual primary care, experts say, can address challenges in traditional care by filling existing care gaps and offering various benefits to healthcare organizations, providers and patients.

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

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Primary care in the U.S. On one hand, the value of primary care physicians has never been higher. The evidence of that is in the tens of billions of dollars of investment in healthcare – more than $39 billion invested in the sector last year alone, with a notable focus on primary care.

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Survey: 1 in 3 patients comfortable with AI-led primary care

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Nearly one-third (32%) of people already say they would be comfortable with artificial intelligence leading a primary care appointment, according to a new survey from Outbreaks Near Me – although fewer (25%) would be comfortable with AI-led therapy Twelve percent of adults in the U.S.