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Controlling Prison Healthcare Costs with Telemedicine

GlobalMed

When you think of a typical telemedicine visit, you might picture a patient in a rural town communicating with a big-city specialist, or a primary care provider triaging with an emergency room department. In 2001, a prisoner taken to University Medical Center in Lubbock, Texas took two nurses hostage and assaulted them.

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Correctional Healthcare Is Changing and Here’s Why

GlobalMed

But did you know virtual health is making a big impact on inmate care? When you think of a typical telehealth visit, you might picture a patient at home communicating with a primary care provider or a patient and nurse in a long-term care facility coordinating care with a specialist. Improved Care.

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Bonus Features – May 21, 2023 – 82% of wearable users willing to share data with their physicians, 81% of Americans trust pharmacists and nurses to diagnose minor illnesses, and more

Healthcare IT Today

Formed in 2001 as the eHealth Initiative, EHI has advocated for federal reimbursement for e-prescribing, EHR use, and telehealth, all while convening competitors to foster industry-wide collaboration. Included Health is partnering with Dispatch Health to connect virtual primary care to in-home urgent medical care.

eHealth 101
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Gen Z and Millennials: What They Want from Healthcare

MeMD

Right on their heels is Gen Z, born between 2001 and 2020, the largest population segment in the U.S. Virtual Primary Care Leads to Better Health. But despite the important role of primary care, Millennials and Gen Z are far less likely than older generations to have a primary care provider.

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150 top places to work in healthcare

Henry Kotula

Campbell County Health is a health system with 1,244 employees across its 90-bed acute care hospital, 160-bed skilled nursing facility, inpatient behavioral health unit, ASC, and 14 outpatient primary care and specialty clinics. Intermountain Healthcare (Salt Lake City). The Medicus Firm (Dallas). family of companies in 2015.