In healthcare, referrals are the lifeblood of patient care and practice growth. Patients often rely on recommendations from friends, family and trusted medical professionals when seeking healthcare services. These referrals build a foundation of trust that’s essential. However, just like in any other sector, referral management comes with unique challenges.
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Targeting Healthcare Cost Savings? Focus on High-Value eConsults
At-risk practices that focus on high-value eConsults see the greatest benefits from their eConsult programs — healthcare cost savings and improved patient outcomes. These practices identify patients at high risk of serious health events, such as emergency department visits or inpatient hospitalizations, and prevent them.
How to Stay Engaged with your Primary Care Network
Referral specialists play a vital role in extending specialized medical expertise to patients, while PCPS act as the initial touchpoint in a patient’s healthcare journey. Nurturing a strong bond between these two critical components ensures seamless patient transitions and fosters a synergy that enhances diagnostic accuracy, treatment efficacy, and overall patient outcomes.
Enhancing Medicare Services: The Role of eConsults in Improving Efficiency and Access
Long wait times for healthcare are preventing patients from receiving specialty advice and allowing further health issues to arise.
eConsults Assist with Autism Spectrum Disorder Diagnosis & Medication Management
Accessing specialists who can help accurately diagnose and provide medication management for Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) can be challenging, particularly for individuals living in rural or underserved areas. ASD is a neurodevelopmental disorder that affects communication, social interaction and behavior.
Specialty Practices Improve Efficiency with Electronic Referrals
Amidst growing patient populations and mounting administrative burdens, electronic referrals that enhance efficiency are more crucial than ever. Specialty care practices face patient intake and referral scheduling challenges that demand innovative solutions.
What do Providers Need to Succeed in Value-based Payment Models? Healthcare Analytics and Reporting
Physicians can use healthcare analytics to identify patients at risk for certain conditions, allowing them to manage those patients and improve outcomes proactively. Healthcare analytics also help physicians track outcomes and measure the cost savings associated with their interventions. Physicians need access to data on referrals to specialists to ensure they are making…
Automatic Referrals: Insights and Solutions for Specialists
Automatic referrals provide insight and solutions to specialists that want to combat the issues brought by traditional referrals.
What Do Providers Need to Succeed in Value-based Payment Models? Patient Engagement Solutions
What do providers need to succeed in value-based payment models? Successful value-based care requires patient engagement solutions that reduce time and effort for you and improve patient participation.
What do Providers Need to Succeed in Value-based Payment Models? Care Coordination Tools
What do providers need to succeed in value-based payment models? One way to achieve successful value-based and coordinated care is through the use of referral management tools and eConsults.