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Many Telehealth Providers Facing Impractical Patient Expectations

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Telehealth was instrumental to the healthcare industry's response to the coronavirus pandemic, but telehealth providers are coming face to face with unrealistic patient expectations, leading to...

Telehealth Utilization Increasing Medicaid Provider Reimbursement

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Increased use of telehealth services by Medicaid beneficiaries in California is leading to positive financial outcomes for providers in the state. ClosedLoop.ai Tops Epic, Cerner for AI Platform...

How to Enhance Patient Engagement for Preventive Care Services

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Accessing preventive care services can be essential in catching chronic diseases early, improving patient outcomes, and lowering costs. With the coronavirus pandemic restricting access to in-person...

Primary Care Physician Turnover Tied to Increased Healthcare Spending

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The continued strain on the healthcare system is driving physicians out of practice and new findings suggest that primary care physician turnover has a large financial effect on healthcare...

Care Gaps Among Seniors Remain Prevalent, Warrant Action

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Senior populations are more vulnerable to severe infection from COVID-19, but they also face health risks due to delayed or foregone care during the pandemic. A Third of Seniors Experiencing Impact of...

Principles for Orienting Payers, Providers Around Health Equity

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What does it take to be a healthcare organization that actively orients itself around health equity and seeks to advance health equity solutions for its members and patients? Listen to the full...

How Employers Can Address Employee Social Determinants of Health

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Employers who leverage demographic data to address social determinants of health needs among their employees are not just doing their employees a favor, they are adopting a strategy that could reduce...

CVS Health to Leverage Community Reach to Expand Clinical Trial Access

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A recent collaboration between CVS Health and Medable looks to make use of the former’s influence in numerous communities to spur greater participation in clinical trials among hard-to-reach...

Another Payer Launches a Remote Patient Monitoring Program

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With remote patient monitoring proving to be a valuable tool for timely and effective care management, more and more payers are standing up their own RPM programs to benefit their members and...

Strategies to Mitigate the Rising Tide of Self-Medication in the US

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The stress, anxiety, and isolation that come with living through an ongoing pandemic has taken its toll on the mental health of Americans, resulting in a dual healthcare crisis. To cope, a staggering...

Healthcare Workforce Shortages to Likely Continue for Next Few Years

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Healthcare talent shortages are expected to remain an ongoing challenge for healthcare organizations as a strained workforce looks for greener pastures elsewhere, barring significant changes to...

How Telephonic Remote Patient Monitoring Makes a Real Difference

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Healthcare organizations are looking at a combination of technology and community partnerships to remove obstacles in the way of underserved populations from accessing and benefitting from...

Bringing Payers, Patients into the Health Data Exchange Conversation

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The adoption of electronic health records and creation of health information networks have spurred greater health data exchange between providers. While plenty of work must be done to ensure providers...

Overall Telehealth Use Decreases, But Telemental Care Increases

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The pandemic continues to wear on the psyche, increasing stress, fatigue, and a general sense of malaise. But telehealth is removing obstacles to mental healthcare. Telehealth Use Dips Overall,...

Epic Partnership Looks to Streamline Payer Health Data Exchange

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Mergers, acquisitions, collaborations, and partnerships are commonplace to kick on the new year. Health Systems Merge to Create 3rd Largest System in Illinois NorthShore University HealthSystem and...

Temporary Staff Key to Addressing Healthcare Staffing Crisis

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Temporary medical professionals are helping the healthcare industry paper over the cracks caused by the pandemic's strain on providers, putting in doubt the industry's ability to restore...

Expert Predictions on 2022 Consumer-Centered Healthcare Strategies

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Consumer-centered healthcare strategies will manifest in healthcare professionals’ interactions with consumers through improving health equity and increasing patient access to care, as well as in...

Healthcare Leaders Seek Improvements to Patient Outcomes with AI

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Not only have healthcare executives warmed to the use of artificial intelligence, but they are also eager for the technology to improve patient outcomes within the next few years. Healthcare...

How Urgent Care Enables Care Access, Reduces Healthcare Costs

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The past decade has witnessed a surge in the number of urgent care centers, with more than 9,000 of these facilities located across the United States.  With the country dealing with the...

Medicare FFS Telehealth Visits Eclipsed 52.7 Million in 2020

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What is the future of telehealth for Medicare beneficiaries? Data shows utilization skyrocketed between 2019 and 2020. Medicare Telehealth Use Reached New Heights in 2020 In one year, telehealth...

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