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NHS App could offer video consultations by 2024

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” From March 2023, more users of the app will be able to use it to message their GP, book COVID-19 vaccinations, check their medical records and manage hospital elective care appointments – assuming that their NHS trust is on board with the digital upgrade.

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NHS app downloads spike after COVID jab status update

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Users can also record the results of any recent coronavirus tests. The app rolled out in 2019 after being piloted in 30 GP practices across England, and can also be used to book appointments, order repeat prescriptions, and access medical records.

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Study finds Germany trails Spain and the US in digital health

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GPs offering online appointment booking was available to around 55% of Spanish and US respondents, but only 15% of Germans, and the proportion of patients who had taken advantage of that was 42% and 35% respectively in Spain and the US, and 8% in Germany. In Germany the proportion was just 2%, and Spain was only a little better at 6%.

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STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about Bavarian Nordic’s mpox shot, a crackdown on Ozempic prescribing and more

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Or if you prefer to enjoy the great indoors, you could curl up with a good book or binge watch moving pictures on the telly. Elevance Health’s Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield requested money from health-care providers and alleged they falsified patient medical records in ways that led the insurer to cover the medications.

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NHS Digital tweaks e-referral system to hospitals

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This will mean that conversations can be directly embedded into the patient’s medical record and clinicians are not required to switch between systems to seek advice from one another. Bookings can be made online, using the telephone or directly at the GP surgery at the time of referral.

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As Apple Rolls Out Medication Tracking to all iPhones, Pharma Must Embrace Connectivity

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You wave your iPhone over a digital kiosk, instantly uploading your current medical record and insurance information. You’re reading a book. Apple’s medication tracker holds this potential. Instead of swiping a co-pay card and filling out a paper form by hand, the receptionist says, “Please bring your phone closer.

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Part B reimbursement: earn revenue while saving time

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With the first quarter of Performance Year 2022 in the books, being inattentive for the balance of 2022 will have steep financial consequences in 2024 when payments are disbursed. They should provide technology to code and keep medical records for prompt reporting to CMS without introducing the stress of a steep technology learning curve.