H&HN April 19, 2017
Christi McCarren, RN

Hospitals and health systems across the country are building, buying and partnering with disruptive innovators to redefine the patient experience.

Imagine a world in which your smart phone — and a nurse connected to it — can determine the level of care you need for a health concern before ever leaving the house. Or envision an urgent care visit where, upon your arrival, you are registered in the time it takes to walk to the exam room and are out the door in less than an hour.

While health care providers have been adjusting to the realities of consumerism through transparency initiatives and pricing strategies, MultiCare Health System in Tacoma, Wash., is meeting the challenge through disruptive innovations that...

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Topics: Health System / Hospital, Medicare, mHealth, Patient / Consumer, Payer, Physician, Population Health Mgmt, Primary care, Provider, Retail care, Telehealth, Urgent care
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