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3 Ways Healthcare Engagement Models Differ from Other Industries

HGS

3 Ways Healthcare Engagement Models Differ from Other Industries. Austin Ridgeway, Director, HGS Healthcare. Over the past couple of years, there has been a lot of industry buzz about what retail can teach healthcare about engagement strategies. Undeniably, the healthcare compliance list is long, and a moving target.

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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS): A Peek behind the Curtain of the Healthcare Behemoth

Certified Languages International

Today, Medicare and Medicaid cover a broad range of healthcare services and benefits. According to a 2017 CMS report, 8% of Medicare beneficiaries speak a primary language other than English. A chart showing the languages Medicare beneficiaries speak according to a 2017 report.

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For Interpreting in Healthcare, the Future Is Here: And It’s Insourcing [Part 3]

Certified Languages International

While change can cause uncertainty, it can also be a time ripe for rethinking how we can innovate language services in healthcare. Healthcare has certainly had to pivot to address the millions of layoffs, cutbacks, and furloughs suffered at the hand of the coronavirus. hospitals and health systems lost an estimated $202.6

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How Medical Interpreters Can Make Healthcare More Equitable for LEP Patients

Certified Languages International

households speak a language other than English at home and healthcare providers treat a growing number of limited English proficient (LEP) patients. The COVID-19 pandemic and difficulties with the vaccine rollout have also exposed inequity in the healthcare system. Lower readmission rates.

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The Cost of Communication Inefficiencies in Healthcare

ConvergeOne

Healthcare mergers and acquisitions are forcing providers to develop cohesive approaches to managing the patient journey. Attention is increasingly being given to ways in which seamless access to information for both patients and providers can be accommodated for the purpose of streamlining patient access services and care delivery processes.

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Industry Expertise Boosts Effectiveness of the Service Experience in Healthcare

Sykes

The digital disruption in healthcare is here. Pair that with the ever-growing trend toward digital communication platforms and the shrinking population of medical professionals staying in the field, and it’s clear that a specialized, efficient and digitally diverse service system is needed to thrive in the healthcare industry.

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? New Seasonal Drinks, Healthcare Pilots, and Forecasts

Branch Mesenger

workers to cut its healthcare costs. ??Here’s This edition of Shifto includes the latest alternative to the PSL courtesy of McDonald’s first seasonal drink in 5+ years, Walmart’s new regional pilot healthcare programs, new stories on the retail evolution with Forever 21 and PetSmart, and highlights from NRF’s 2019 Holiday Forecast.