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Enhance Patient Retention of Information After Medical Visits

on January 2, 2024 | By Gary Hamilton

Seldom do people receive as much important information as quickly as they do during doctor’s visits and hospital stays. Stressful settings, unfamiliar terms, too-brief conversations, and the heightened emotions surrounding health issues combine to make it difficult for patients to comprehend and recall what they’re told.

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Elevating Patient Engagement to Increase Retention

on December 13, 2023 | By Gary Hamilton

The once-solid bonds between providers and patients are dissolving. The breakup has been in the works a long time, but it’s accelerating. Patients, restless and newly empowered after decades of being taken for granted, are looking for more convenience from their healthcare providers and are willing to look elsewhere to get it. Providers are left wondering what they can do to attract new patients and retain their existing ones.

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Thoughts on the End of the Public Health Emergency

on May 16, 2023 | By The InteliChart Team

Based on current COVID-19 trends, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is planning for the federal Public Health Emergency (PHE) for COVID-19, declared under Section 319 of the Public Health Service (PHS) Act, expired at the end of the day on May 11, 2023. Here is offical statements from HHS. Fact Sheet: End of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Fact Sheet: Telehealth Flexibilities and Resources and the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency But what are we hearing from our industry? We asked some thought leaders and here is what they had to say.

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