Healthcare systems are faced with challenges in patient access and availability of care. As a result, innovative healthcare solutions are invaluable within efforts of reducing patient wait times. Telehealth solutions, such as eConsults, increase efficiency of care by improving access to specialists while also better optimizing time and place of care.
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In April 2019, CMS announced the Primary Cares Initiative which is expected to reduce administrative burdens and increase patient care while decreasing healthcare costs. Learn more about the payment models of the Primary Cares Initiatives, and how eConsults directly support this new initiative.
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New CMS changes expand Medicare telehealth services and communicate a new interpretation of remote communication technologies.
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Rural hospitals are facing severe challenges in maintaining operating margin, with uncompensated care being a major factor. Telehealth eConsult platform use in local primary care settings to improve “right time, right place, right provider care” have been shown to decrease the number of patients receiving avoidable and unnecessary care within the hospital setting, thus supporting hospital’s ability to mitigate uncompensated care.
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April is Medicaid Awareness month and we want to share some important facts around the impact of Medicaid coverage, as well as the benefits telehealth systems can offer—such as an eConsult platform—to more effectively provide services to this patient population.
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