HealthIT Answers August 11, 2021
By Alejandro Sangiovanni, Western Regional Manager, NextGate
Healthcare’s heavy reliance on clipboards, signatures, and plastic ID cards can cause significant frustrations for patients and providers including incorrect patient matching, medical errors, repeated services, and poor communication. Today’s consumers demand convenience. The rise in urgent care clinics over traditional doctor offices continues to grow. Consumers want access to care on their terms. This includes walk-in appointments, neighboring locations, and 24-hour availability. Today, patients flock to their neighborhood urgent care clinic or pharmacy to receive tests, flu shots and COVID vaccinations.
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