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2025 forecast: Telehealth will boost panel size and enable more delegation

Healthcare It News

In this world, many of these activities will be accomplished online by virtual providers and non-physician team members who are empowered to manage stable patients via evidence-based protocols and similar rules to help automate their care.

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University Hospitals puts a bow on new Epic EHR rollout

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Earlier this year, we showed how UH turned a virtual care application designed for COVID-19 response into a multiuse digital health tool that helps manage capacity in EDs and urgent care centers while boosting care for chronic conditions. Our patients deserve it."

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Virtua Health offers lessons in creating a Digital Transformation Office, Part 2

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The six virtual care programs are as follows. First, Urgent Care Telehealth. As a result, staff anticipate realizing higher quality of care outcomes in these two patient populations. First, Urgent Care Telehealth: Of the patients seen in urgent care, about 15% make return visits.

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14 Ways to Reduce Long Patient Wait Times

Healthcare Success

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. With recent advancements in technology and an explosion of non-urgent care options (e.g.,

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An inside look at AdventHealth's powerful telemedicine program

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"To ensure we offer the highest quality services to our recipients, AdventHealth went on a journey to provide telehealth services that can support the continuum of care, through COVID and beyond," she continued.

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How virtual primary care can amplify value for providers and patients

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Individuals without a primary care physician are often behind on health screenings, struggle to manage their chronic conditions, and are more likely to use high-cost settings, like urgent care or the ER, often for care that could have been treated in the primary care setting.

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

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For healthcare providers, they also have to consider patient safety, quality of care and their oath as they factor in using new technology like AI. In your opinion, what are caregivers' biggest fears and how does the industry overcome them? Concerns and fears around the unknown, and lack of control, make us all hesitant.