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Insights from Digital Health Leaders at ViVE 2025

EvidenceCare

Dr. Wilcoxs journey into digital health started with a simple observation: patients in the post-anesthesia care unit were experiencing unnecessary delays in discharge, leading to longer hospital stays. Early on, people said, Our patients want this appointment, but when we asked them directly, a lot of them didnt, Wilcox said.

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Universal Depression Screening Leads to Unnecessary Harm

Sensible Medicine

None of these trials adequately test or quantify the benefit of postpartum depression screening, not to mention universal depression screening. With each follow-up appointment, I learned more and more about Sarah. Fortunately, she was discharged the next morning. She is brilliant, well-read, and excels in school.

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Rehumanizing the Patient Experience

Minority Nurse

We wait for the test results. We wait to be discharged. ” If you’re waiting to be discharged from the hospital, what time you’ll be able to leave is anyone’s guess since one hand often doesn’t know what the other hand is doing. We wait to see the provider. We wait for our IV to be started.

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NPO After Midnight: Egg Freezing Cycle as a Medical Resident

A Young Doctor's Journey

I chose to start on Monday of a two-week period when I would be able to go in for all AM appointments. Otherwise, in most other cases, you go in for your appointment on the first or second day of your period, whenever that is.) Does insurance cover it? Mon (day 1!): essentially following all those generic pregnancy precautions.

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“Listen to Me:” Personalization in Health Care Starts With Taking Patients’ Voices Seriously – the 15th Beryl Institute-Ipsos PX Pulse Survey

Health Populi

Experience “happens” in clinical care encounters as well as in “process” situations such as scheduling appointments and waiting times. Next, to the process factors — which involve scheduling, ease of billing and paying, and clear treatment plans at the point of discharge.

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How to automate your practice’s workflows to free up time & focus on your patients 

Health Prime

Patient Scheduling & Reminders Scheduling appointments and patient reminders are essential to the success of your practice. Choose software that synchronizes each patient’s appointment invitation with their email and calendar. Avoid incidents of filling incorrect data into the EHR system that can lead to misdiagnosis.

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Distinguishing HCAHPS From the Overall Customer Experience

Guideway Care

It includes 29 questions covering various aspects of healthcare, such as communication with nurses and doctors, hospital environment, pain management, and discharge information. Also, factors such as pre-hospitalization experiences, post-discharge follow-up, and outpatient care are not included in the HCAHPS survey.