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VBC Introduction – Commonly Used Terms
VBC Introduction – Commonly Used Terms

If you’re new to Value-based Healthcare, first of all, Wake Up! Where have you been? Just kidding. Even though I’d like to think that the concepts and practice of value-based care (VBC) are well-known to all and practiced diligently by most – VBC as a mode of operation in healthcare delivery that improves outcomes, improves patient and physician experience, improves revenue for physicians, and decreases overall cost of medical care – the realist in me recognizes that’s definitely not the case.

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Primary Care, Management, Patient Care Hannah Russell Primary Care, Management, Patient Care Hannah Russell

Telehealth 101: The Basics for Primary Care

Virtual healthcare services use skyrocketed during COVID. It dramatically changed the way the world did work and school and shaped how we practice medicine. 

Previously, encounters were limited to patients coming into the office and being seen. There were quite a bit of phone calls, and some Inbasket electronic messages. Occasionally, someone was doing virtual appointments or had a specialty service dedicated to this. Some hospitals had begun using tele-stroke providers or tele-Intensive Care Unit monitoring. But few primary care practices incorporated it into routine services.

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Patient Care, Operational, Primary Care Hannah Russell Patient Care, Operational, Primary Care Hannah Russell

A Prescription for Success: Pharmacy Collaboration in Primary Care

Medications, both prescribed and over-the-counter (OTC) play an enormous role in American healthcare. According to the Centers for Disease Control, 71.9% of ambulatory office visits involve the prescription of a medication, and about 8% of all healthcare spending involves a prescription medication.

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