Providers utilize business intelligence to monitor referral patterns and collaborate with clinicians who order their services. Such analytics tools have also been deployed in the specialty to improve productivity, track patient satisfaction and bolster quality.
Teladoc, the popular telehealth platform, will provide urgent care, dermatology and nutrition support through Walmart’s existing virtual patient care platform. The companies made the announcement Thursday.
HCA Healthcare said the acquisition comes after years of working with CHCP to recruit medical assistants into emergency rooms at hospitals. The full terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Primary care providers can significantly improve practice performance as well as patient satisfaction by making one workaday adjustment: leaving some appointment slots open to accommodate walk-ins throughout the day.
Details are slim, but Ōura Health confirmed it submitted a draft registration with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The company received $900 million in new funding from investors in October.
The same day that Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee signed a bill that would force pharmacy benefit managers to divest from retail pharmacies, CVS Health filed a lawsuit to block its implementation.
The Rand Corporation is reporting that, in 2022, employers and private insurers paid hospitals an average 254% more than what Medicare would have spent for the same services in the same facilities.
Around the world, 3 of 4 workers who routinely handle information are now using generative AI on the job. And almost half of them are new to the technology, having begun using it only over the past half-year.
Four of five hospital leaders trust the accuracy of their institution’s data. Yet almost half of useable data gets underutilized if not completely untapped for guiding business and clinical decisions.