by Providertech | Feb 2, 2022 | Automation, Workflow Efficiency
The United States healthcare industry employs approximately 22 million individuals and accounts for roughly 15 percent of all of the nation’s workers. That figure includes more than one million professionally-active physicians, almost 4.2 million registered nurses...
by Holly Meyer | Jan 19, 2022 | Patient Access, Patient Engagement, Telehealth
Patient volumes are near 2019 levels for many healthcare providers, even as they continue to be impacted by waves of COVID-19 cases due to newly emerging variants. Some of the approximately 40 percent of Americans who delayed medical care during the height of the...
by Holly Meyer | Dec 15, 2021 | Patient Outreach, Uncategorized
A lot has happened in the United States since early September. In the entertainment world, Jamie Spears was suspended and subsequently removed as the conservator for his daughter, Brittany. In politics, California Governor Gavin Newsom won the recall election to...
by Holly Meyer | Dec 1, 2021 | Patient Communication, Patient Engagement, Patient Outreach, Population Health, Uncategorized
Lack of health insurance and high costs have long been major factors limiting access to healthcare in the United States. In 2019, a record 25 percent of Americans reported that they or a family member put off treatment for a serious medical condition because of the...
by Holly Meyer | Sep 15, 2021 | value-based care
After a dismal financial year in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, physician practice revenue is again increasing. Hospital groups saw improvements in physician productivity and revenue in the second quarter of 2021 compared to the second quarter of 2020. Even with...