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The US healthcare system is inundated with no-shows and missed appointments. In a $4.3 trillion industry, every missed appointment translates to significant amounts of lost revenue because there is no ability to replace the appointment with another patient. On a yearly basis, this lost revenue adds up to a staggering $150 billion. Financial and Clinical […]
As city centers grow more crowded, rural areas are facing a quiet crisis. The U.S. Government Accountability Office found that more than 100 rural hospitals (about 4%) closed between 2013 and 2020. This forces rural residents to travel 20 miles farther for basic inpatient care and up to 40 miles farther for specialized services like […]
For many healthcare delivery systems, digital care remains stuck in its “2.0” phase: a basic, two-way video call that acts as a lesser version of an in-person visit. Even the terminology – “virtual care” or “telehealth” – feels tethered to an earlier, purely ambulatory era. In 2026, treating digital care as just a two-way video […]
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently announced that all 50 states will receive a share of $50 billion in awards through the Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP). These awards aim to strengthen and modernize rural healthcare across the country by expanding access to care, strengthening the rural health workforce, and supporting innovative […]
Let’s take a look at a common health system challenge: limited staff. Paired with an uneven distribution of patient demand across locations. At the city location, the Emergency Department is at capacity. Large number of patients waiting to be seen. Many of these queued patients, who are often low acuity, will go seek services elsewhere […]
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), signed July 4th, 2025, will have far-reaching effects on healthcare across the country. It is estimated that: Over 12 million individuals could lose health coverage by 2034. This lost coverage will primarily impact Medicaid recipients and may lead to over one trillion dollars in healthcare cuts over the […]
In a recent conversation on the Becker’s Healthcare Podcast, sponsored by eVisit, William Sheahan, SVP and Chief Innovation Officer at MedStar Health, discussed how technology is only one piece of the puzzle when driving digital innovation and transformation. “Technology is just technology,” Sheahan shared. “Unless you can really take that step back and focus on […]
Every 40 seconds, someone in the United States has a stroke, resulting in more than 140,000 deaths per year and hundreds of thousands more patients who suffer long-term disability due to delays in care or inappropriate treatment decisions. Stroke care is especially complicated in rural and remote communities, where the nearest facility could be hours away […]
Over 800,000 nurses are expected to leave bedside care by 2027, straining hospitals and impacting vulnerable populations. Because of this, the future of equitable patient care is at stake, and warning bells are currently ringing throughout the healthcare industry to address solutions for nurse staffing. Download this Virtual Nursing Guide to gain actionable takeaways, leveraging […]
Improve the efficiency of the Emergency Department (ED) by leveraging eVisit to connect to a Virtual Provider-in-Triage (PIT). Learn how in our ED Tele-Triage case study, featuring results from MedStar Health.