Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

OCTOBER 21, 2021

The fitness company CrossFit announced earlier this month that it was launching a new primary care service aimed at providing an individualized approach to health. The company says it will also offer personalized, precision health and preventive medicine in addition to virtual primary care. Amazon Care is one such figure.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 13, 2022

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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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 15, 2024

Primary care physicians are the heart of healthcare delivery in the United States. In addition to providing many crucial health services, they are the traffic cop to all the other forms of healthcare throughout a health system. You contend virtual primary care can amplify value in several ways.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 2, 2023

To explore the efficacy of primary care telehealth, a recent Epic Research study examined the frequency of in-person physician visits that followed 18,636,522 primary care telemedicine appointments. Andrea Fox is senior editor of Healthcare IT News. Enterprise Taxonomy:

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

OCTOBER 18, 2021

Green Center and the Primary Care Collective found that telemedicine has been vital to maintaining patient access to services for almost two-thirds of primary care clinicians – and many providers worry what will happen if pre-pandemic regulations are restored. "Primary care is resilient but has weakened.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

A virtual-first approach significantly enhances healthcare accessibility by removing geographical and socioeconomic barriers. Leveraging telehealth and telemedicine technologies, patients can receive primary care or specialized consultations virtually, regardless of location. This is invaluable for everyone in the U.S.,

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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 2, 2024

The resourceful and caring team at Reno Sparks Tribal Health Center (RSTHC) has been leveraging technology from NextGen Healthcare (NextGen) to deliver quality care to the American Indians in their community. We will be able to incorporate cultural values and practices in traditional ways into the primary care practice.”

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 7, 2020

In the meantime, here are some of the most-read Healthcare IT News stories of 2020 so far. It comes as little surprise that the top story on this list explores the dimensions of a theretofore much-discussed but underused modality of care: Telehealth. Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS publication. Twitter: @MikeMiliardHITN.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

OCTOBER 22, 2024

A new partnership with Amazone One Medical, which offers hybrid virtual and in-person primary care, aims to expand access to high-quality coordinated care in Northeast Ohio, Cleveland Clinic said in an announcement Monday. Andrea Fox is senior editor of Healthcare IT News.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 6, 2025

New Zealand Health Minister Simeon Brown has announced a new 24/7 telehealth service to expand access to primary care amid the overcrowding of emergency departments.

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 1, 2024

The strategic combination of Marathon Health and Everside Health unites two leaders of the advanced primary care industry, serving a growing base of over 630 clients and operating as Marathon Health as of this announcement. About Marathon Health Marathon Health is a leader in providing advanced primary care in the U.S.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

" These include primary care and general practitioners who increasingly integrate behavioral health into their practices to improve access. " Andrea Fox is senior editor of Healthcare IT News. Email: afox@himss.org Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 21, 2022

San Francisco-based One Medical is a technology-focused primary care organization offering in-person, digital and virtual care services that it says are designed to improve the healthcare experience for its customers. Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS publication. going forward. Twitter: @MikeMiliardHITN.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 2, 2024

Now that telemedicine is a mainstream method for healthcare delivery, C-suite executives and health IT leaders at provider organizations must keep a sharp eye on trends in virtual care. We discussed further adoption, the hybrid care model , chronic care management, worksite healthy clinics and asynchronous telemedicine.

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 17, 2024

Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. Because there’s so much happening out there in healthcare IT we aren’t able to cover in our full articles, we still want to make sure you’re informed of all the latest news, announcements, and stories happening to help you better do your job.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 18, 2021

A wide-ranging study published in the Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare this past month found that telehealth can be an effective modality of care for patients over 60, particularly when deployed in the confines of their existing primary care provider. Kat Jercich is senior editor of Healthcare IT News.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

WHY IT MATTERS With billions of dollars invested this past year, such as CVS Health's purchase of Signify Health , the AHA report highlights retail healthcare companies having grabbed significant market share in primary care, concierge medicine, virtual care and in-home medical services. One example is Amazon.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 8, 2025

AI and virtual care models continued to be the craze in healthcare, owing to their clear support for improving clinician productivity and patient outcomes. Healthcare IT News sought predictions from and expectations of healthcare providers and technology vendors in APAC for health IT this 2025.

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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 24, 2024

We reached out to our incredible Healthcare IT Today Community to get their insights on what will happen in the coming year and boy did they deliver. A recent survey from Gallop showed that 7 out 10 Americans prefer to be asked about their mental health by their primary care provider and are comfortable with them discussing mental health.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

The increase in telehealth adoption by physicians and patients alike continues to allow UPMC to develop new digital health tools that offer greater access to high-quality care from the comfort of their own home. UPMC launched a virtual-first, full-service primary care clinic offering a complete spectrum of care to patients aged 18 and above.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

times longer with a patient in the home than providers in average primary care office visits, according to the company. "The Signify deal coincides with the ongoing trend of healthcare shifting from the hospital to the home, and as technology plays a bigger role in remote care models. Email: afox@himss.org.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 8, 2021

Walmart Health's moves in this direction echo that of Amazon Care, which quietly filed to do business in dozens of states before publicly announcing its intention to provide app-based services in all 50 by this summer. Kat Jercich is senior editor of Healthcare IT News. Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

Researchers also observed that study participants enrolled in telemonitoring were about half as likely to have a heart attack or stroke as those receiving usual primary care. Researchers found that the telemonitoring, combined with pharmacist care management, lowered blood pressure for about two years compared with usual primary care.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 11, 2023

AristaMD this week announced its new unified care transition platform, which it says will enable primary care practices to provide patient-to-provider specialty matching, process electronic referrals and access peer consultations to minimize patient wait times for specialties.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 3, 2021

As Howland and her research team noted, patient self-management via in-home technologies can allow for more timely changes to care and collaborative goal-setting. The in-home monitoring group also had more communications, on average, than the patients who received usual care. " Kat Jercich is senior editor of Healthcare IT News.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Beginning in January of next year, Cigna enrollees in employer-sponsored plans can get routine care, sick visits, prescription refills or follow-up services via telehealth through MDLIVE's network of primary care providers. The plans require no referrals for in-person visits with in-network healthcare providers.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 17, 2021

Starting this summer, Amazon Care will also expand its virtual care to companies and Amazon employees in all 50 states. "Amazon Care addresses a wide spectrum of patient needs through its primary care and urgent care offerings. Kat Jercich is senior editor of Healthcare IT News. ON THE RECORD.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 5, 2022

Younger generations had larger proportions of innovators and early adopters, as did behavioral health and primary care physicians. Kat Jercich is senior editor of Healthcare IT News. Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication. Of the 3,473 physicians, 13.8% were innovators, 45.0% were early adopters, 35.6%

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 10, 2021

Speaking of Amazon, it's also no stranger to app-based telehealth care: Amazon Care connects Washington state-based employees with providers for a wide variety of urgent and primary care needs. Kat Jercich is senior editor of Healthcare IT News. Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 3, 2021

The program focused on supporting primary care doctors in managing older adults with mental illness. Kat Jercich is senior editor of Healthcare IT News. Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication. Twitter: @kjercich. Email: kjercich@himss.org. Enterprise Taxonomy:

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 22, 2023

" Andrea Fox is senior editor of Healthcare IT News. Email: afox@himss.org Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication. The company says its tool is EHR-agnostic and has completed more than 150 calendar integrations, aggregating real-time medical appointment availability on Zocdoc.com or on the free app.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 5, 2022

Year-over-year, compared to the three months ending June 30, 2021, the technology-enabled primary care provider posted the following numbers: Net revenue was $255.8 " Mike Miliard is executive editor of Healthcare IT News. Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS publication. million YOY, compared to $120.4

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 14, 2025

We reached out to our incredible Healthcare IT Today Community to get their insights on what will happen in the coming year and boy did they deliver. The big question is whether they may replace primary care in the driver’s seat. Let us know on social media. We’d love to hear from all of you!

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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 11, 2024

At Healthcare IT Today we enjoy interesting stories and perspectives. Over the years we have learned this is the best place to find future trends and innovations in healthcare. Healthcare remains a mishmash of data formats. Sometimes those stories are big news that move the industry. The answer, sadly, is no.

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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 30, 2024

We reached out to our incredible Healthcare IT Today Community to get their insights on what will happen in the coming year and boy did they deliver. healthcare affordability crisis can be solved by 2030 if we can improve access to primary care. What do you think will happen for Healthcare Organizations in 2025?

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 8, 2021

They calculated the average distance between patients' home addresses and their assigned primary care clinics, and used Oregon Department of Transportation data about how individuals run errands to estimate what percentage of in-person trips were taken by car. " Kat Jercich is senior editor of Healthcare IT News.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

of its psychiatric health care needs met and would need 227 psychiatrists to meet 100% of these needs. "And beyond mental healthcare, 100 million Americans live in Primary Care Health Professional Shortage Areas, with more than 17,000 primary care providers needed at a minimum to remove the designation," they said in the letter.

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