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Virtual Care Terminology: Telemedicine, Telehealth, and Hybrid Care Defined

As healthcare consumers gravitate away from exclusively in-person care, providers need to keep up with the terminology their patients are using when seeking care. Even veteran healthcare providers and hospital staff can get confused by the rapidly evolving collection of terms used to describe virtual and hybrid care. So, here’s a short guide designed to refine your understanding of several terms associated with technology-enabled care delivery.

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Navigating a Care Delivery Tipping Point

Three guiding principles for 2023 and beyond Responding to consumers’ rapidly evolving expectations can seem like a moving target. Amazon continues to develop its shipping and returns strategy because their customers demand it. Meanwhile, Netflix is losing ground to streaming platforms that are responding more effectively to the viewing public’s content preferences. And let’s not forget Uber. They started by delivering people. Then they began delivering food. More recently, they have expanded to delivering almost

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Telemedicine for a Post-COVID World, Pt. 2

4 tips to prepare your organization for the future of care delivery In part 1 of this blog series, I outlined how providers can safely jump off the “care delivery pendulum” in favor of a long-term virtual care strategy. In this installment, I’ll provide four tips to ensure you get the most out of your investment in this soon-to-be permanent fixture of a rapidly evolving healthcare environment.

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Telemedicine for a Post-COVID World

How to prevent falling off the pendulum of virtual care adoption When I was younger, my parents took me to a lakeside bed and breakfast in Vermont. The lake had a rope swing, and being an adventurer, my mom decided to jump on and take it for a spin. As she reached the apex over the lake, she realized she no longer wanted to jump and began to swing back and forth like a pendulum

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3 Ways to Increase Telehealth ROI

eVisit healthcare strategist expands on her recent interview with Healthcare IT News Telehealth adoption skyrocketed almost overnight in the early days of the pandemic as providers looked for safe alternatives to delivering care. Not knowing how long the pandemic would last, many reached for whatever solution they could find to answer their short-term needs.

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3 Insights from the 2022 ATA Conference

From brick-and-mortar to click-and-mortar More than two years into the pandemic, hospital systems, integrated care organizations, physician groups, and individual practitioners understand that the days of 100% in-person care are over. In its place, hybrid care—a practical mix of in-person encounters and technology-enabled services—is the future of healthcare delivery.

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Reduce Patient Leakage with More Care Options, Part 2

Top use cases for leveraging technology to improve outcomes, save time, and reduce costs In part 1 of this blog, I outlined how patient leakage can be prevented by balancing in-person visits with technology-enabled care delivery models, such as virtual visits and asynchronous (text-based) interactions. In this installment, I’ll provide some specifics on how today’s technology is being leveraged to enhance traditional care processes to ensure better patient experiences and outcomes.

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