How Mobile Health Clinics Drive Care to Vulnerable Patients
PatientEngagementHIT In Oregon, patients are queuing to visit with nurse practitioners to get their annual wellness checks, ask about a lingering earache, or receive routine dental care. But these patients aren’t waiting in line at a make-shift doctor’s office. They are in a church parking lot at a mobile health clinic. Mobile health clinics like the one used by La Clinica in Oregon are becoming...
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Improving Pediatric Patient Experiences with Age-Appropriate Education
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Patient Pre-Registration Tips for a Quality Consumer Experience
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Strategies for Rural Patient Healthcare Access Challenges
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Overcoming Patient Barriers to Chronic Disease Management
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How Hospitals Can Raise Patient Satisfaction, CAHPS Scores
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Patient Engagement Strategies for Post-Discharge Follow-Up Care
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Balancing Patient Portal Privacy and Access for Pediatric Care
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What Providers Should Know to Improve Patient Access to Healthcare
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How Will MACRA Impact Patient Engagement, Care Coordination?
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How Patient Engagement Supports Chronic Disease Management
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How the Affordable Care Act Impacts Patient Engagement
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How Patient Portals Improve Patient Engagement
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Why diversifying clearinghouse, banking partners is crucial
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Improving mammography utilization to cut breast cancer mortality
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Employing telehealth to ease the hospice transition for kids with cancer
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