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Integrated EHR enables shift to virtual post-discharge follow-up

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

A recent study published in the American Journal of Managed Care found that provider use of a shared inpatient-outpatient electronic health record was associated with a shift toward follow-up delivered through a combination of telemedicine and outpatient laboratory tests, with no differences in 30-day emergency department visits.

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The Cost to Cover Health Insurance for a Family in America Is $22,221

Health Populi

This report is our go-to encyclopedia of statistics on health insurance year-after-year, surveying companies’ annual health insurance strategies for coverage and tactics for managing spending and workers’ health outcomes. The premium cost-growth between 2011 and 2016 was 20%, and between 2016 and 2021, 22%.

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Health Care Portals: Looking Beyond the Patients’ Horizon

Healthcare IT Today

Azalea Health is building a platform where third-party vendors can offer patients a variety of services, which are called “niche web applications” by Nathan Shepard, VP of Product there. The idea is similar to the open source SMART Platform , which I have covered several times starting in 2011.

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