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Strategy
Walmart Pulls Back on Health Centers as Retailers Struggle to Scale
Disruptors are finding expansion into healthcare a bumpy ride when it comes to the primary care business.
Strategy
Medicare's Push To Improve Chronic Care Attracts Businesses, but Not Many Doctors
Only 4% of potentially eligible Medicare enrollees participate in Chronic Care Management.
Clinical Care
Live From AMGA Conference: Operating a Primary Care Practice With One Doctor and APPs
The physician-advanced practice provider primary care model can help address the doctor shortage.
Clinical Care
More Patients Are Losing Their Doctors — And Trust in the Primary Care System
The loss of a trusted doctor is never easy, and it's an experience that is increasingly common.
Strategy
Hospitals Cash In on a Private Equity-Backed Trend: Concierge Physician Care
Critics of concierge medicine say the practice exacerbates primary care shortages, ensuring access only for the affluent, while driving up...
Technology
Infographic: Two New Smartphone Health Solutions
These two new smartphone apps may have a big impact on pediatric care.
Technology
Infographic: Two New Smartphone Health Solutions
These two new smartphone apps may have a big impact on pediatric care.
Innovation
Is Healthcare Innovating Its Way Back to Patient Engagement?
A HIMSS24 panel discusses how competition and uncertain reimbursements are forcing providers to change their business model
Clinical Care
New Jersey Primary Care Report Has National Implications
The report, which was published by the New Jersey Health Care Quality Institute, was authored by more than a dozen...
Clinical Care
Where Are the Nation's Primary Care Providers? It's Not an Easy Answer
The federal government counts only physicians, not other clinicians who now provide much of our nation's primary care.
Technology
Tech on the Front Lines: New Tools Help FQHCs Close Care Gaps
Federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) are using telehealth and digital health tools to improve access and erase care siloes for...
Clinical Care
How to Use AI to Improve Patient Referrals
A health system's new AI tool is helping clinicians target the right specialist for a referral, prompt appropriate workups before...