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May 26, 2021 | 12:03 am
BECAUSE the pandemic made online consultations a necessary innovation, telemedicine has now entered the mainstream. The convenience of booking appointments remotely has reduced barriers such as the need to travel to primary care clinics, thereby allowing patients to consult physicians more often, receive treatments faster, and become more engaged about their health.
Telemedicine report, expects the total number of teleconsultations performed worldwide to reach 765 million in 2025, up from 348 million in 2020, reflecting a compound annual growth rate of 17.1% across the forecast period. The UK-based analyst house indicated that the primary factor driving teleconsultation adoption among providers and patients is the increased efficiency they afford the former, and improved standard of care they provide the latter.
Indige-Nurse: COVID-19 Vaccine Victory the Exception, Not the Norm, For Native Communities
Posted By Jared McKiernan May 20th, 2021 Last Updated on: May 20th, 2021 shares
Indige-Nurse is a column published by Powwows.com and written by Jeanette Centeno, a Registered Nurse (RN) and Case Manager (CM) who holds a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN). Centeno (Taíno) draws on her experience in the medical field and her own indigenous background to educate Native communities on the health issues that matter most.
Native Americans are now vaccinated against COVID-19 at higher rates than any other racial or ethnic group in America, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation.
Federal and State governments, private purchasers, physicians, nurses, insurers, labor unions, health plans, hospitals, accreditation organizations, and others have begun to address some of the significant quality problems in the United States health care system. One approach they have taken is to improve the ability to measure and report on the quality of care being delivered. The reporting of quality measures prompts a closer look at provider or health plan practices both as feedback for clinicians or as publicly available scorecards for consumers and purchasers to evaluate. Several of these endeavors have led to improvements in the quality of care and in the health outcomes for consumers, while often saving costs. Among these are:
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Medicare is complex and can be confusing. Increasing competition among insurance companies and healthcare providers adds to the complexity of selecting the best option for your individual needs and available budget.
Original Medicare is offered by the federal government and includes both hospitalization and medical coverage. That s usually where the simplicity ends and the complexity begins. Increasingly people are selecting other options to help cover prescription drugs and other medical and health services.
Navigating through the various options can be complex. There are some 3,500 Medicare Advantage (MA) plan offerings nationally. Plans fall under five categories from Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) to Private fee-for service (PFFS) providers. Available choices vary by county and literally can be different based on your Zip Code.
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