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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...
Innovation
Kroger, Better Health Launch Primary Care Option for Seniors
The supermarket chain is redesigning its in-store health clinics to focus on seniors in Medicare plans, who often face challenges...
Innovation
Part 2: Mobile Health Clinics Offer a Wide Variety of Services
Here?s a sampling of some of the mobile health programs across the country
Innovation
Mobile Health Clinics Target Key Care Gaps Across the Country
Here?s a sampling of some of the mobile health programs across the country
Innovation
Address Your Toughest Care Gaps With Mobile Health Clinics
Healthcare organizations are using RVs, vans, and buses to deliver care to underserved communities
Clinical Care
Compensation Is Key to Fixing Primary Care Shortage
A crushing work load and primary care pay disparities relative to specialists can weigh into medical students' decisions about which...
Revenue Cycle
When That Supposedly Free Annual Physical Generates a Bill
Depression screening is covered as preventive care for adults, including when they're pregnant or in the postpartum phase.
Strategy
Smaller Employers Weigh a Big-Company Fix for Scarce Primary Care: Their Own Clinics
About 20% of employers who offer health insurance and have 200 to 999 workers provide on-site or near-site clinics.