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Healthcare Marketplace Releases Patient Engagement Solution Suite

September 19, 2023 - Zocdoc, a platform enabling patients to find and book in-person or virtual appointments, is releasing a free suite of tools to help healthcare providers reach and manage patient care more effectively. Called Zocdoc Practice Solutions, the suite includes intake tools that allow patients to fill out forms and send insurance information online ahead...

Telemedicine Expands Care Access for Spine Patients

April 14, 2022 by Mark Melchionna

When examining access to care for spine patients with low socioeconomic status, researchers found that visits conducted through telemedicine increased accessibility. The research, published in...

Arizona Hospitals Use mHealth to Connect With Patients in the ED

September 22, 2021 by Eric Wicklund

Four Arizona hospitals and two free-standing emergency health centers have launched an mHealth platform that gives patients and their families real-time updates on their mobile devices about wait times...

Mayo Clinic RPM Model Improves Outcomes For Acute COVID-19 Treatment

September 07, 2021 by Victoria Bailey

Remote patient monitoring (RPM) programs are safe and feasible, and they yield positive health outcomes for acute COVID-19 treatment, according to a Mayo Clinic study. The midwestern health system...

Guidelines for Marketing a Practice’s New Telehealth Platform

November 25, 2020 by Eric Wicklund

The sharp increase in telehealth use during the pandemic is giving healthcare providers new opportunities to expand their reach. But how can they make patients – both potential and existing...

Telehealth Faces New Challenges: Surfing, Snacking and Social Hour

October 28, 2020 by Eric Wicklund

DrFirst has uncovered a new challenge to the effectiveness of telehealth visits during the coronavirus pandemic: Multitasking. In a recent survey of more than 1,000 consumers, the Maryland-based...

Vanderbilt Study Proves Value of mHealth in Care Management, Engagement

September 03, 2020 by Eric Wicklund

A new study out of Vanderbilt University finds that mHealth messages can not only help care providers maintain engagement with chronic care patients, but maintain a high level of engagement over a...

Can Telehealth Help Medical Practices Ditch the Waiting Room?

August 26, 2020 by Eric Wicklund

With the COVID-19 crisis putting the kibosh on crowds, hospitals are turning to telehealth and mHealth to take the wait out of healthcare. The crowded, clamorous, stuffy, sniffly waiting room has long...

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