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Mental Health’s Unfinished Digital Revolution

The Healthcare Blog

What were left with entering into 2025 are a smorgasbord of solutions clamoring to attach themselves to traditional enterprise incumbents (Health Insurance Providers, Electronic Health Records, Hospital Systems). These incumbents have achieved scale – but not the type of scale that digital health needs to flourish.

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Building Trust and Truth in Patient Social Networks

Health Populi

Namita Mohta of Brigham and Women’s Hospital co-write in the report. Social networks give providers-at-risk the opportunity to scale care to larger patient populations, identifying disease-specific patient support groups and caregiver support groups as very powerful platforms for that scaling.

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Exploring What Role Patient Advocacy Plays in Bundled Payment Outcomes

Guideway Care

Technological advancements, such as electronic health records and telehealth, are vital in supporting patient advocacy, enhancing care coordination, and ensuring comprehensive patient support within bundled payment models. It also plays a key role in diminishing instances of readmission back into hospitals.

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Diverse Roles of a Medical Assistant

Northwest Suburban College

This versatility makes them indispensable in hospitals and clinics. The work of medical assistants ensures smooth operations and enhances patient care. During the procedure, medical assistants support the healthcare provider by handing over instruments, holding equipment, and sometimes even comforting the patient.

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How to Improve Your Experiences for Your Med School Reapplication

Accepted Blog

Many have a semester or two of volunteering in a hospital playroom for a few hours a month. After you’re trained, you can work in patient support roles in clinics, nursing homes, and many other settings. Volunteer at your local hospital or free clinic. See whether your local hospital offers an Elder Life Program.

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The Health Industry’s Progress Toward Equity and Eliminating Disparities: A Look at Healthcare Distributors and Group Purchasing Organizations

Healthcare Leadership Council

At Cardinal Health, the company’s Sonexus Access and Patient Support program develops tailored solutions to help patients get on, and stay on, prescription medication therapies. has taken a bold step to strengthen the ability of hospitals and health systems to meet the needs of underserved populations and communities.

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Patients Look Beyond the Pandemic to Pharma for Engagement, Innovation, and Integrity

Health Populi

A tenth indicator, patient support during the COVID-19 pandemic, was added in this year’s study. Support and services. Covid caused those we serve to have their treatments postponed, creating worse long-term outcomes as the unvaccinated flooded the hospital beds.” Transparency.