Withprimarycarespendingaccountingforlessthan5%across commercialpayersandasignificantportionofinsuredindividuals lackingausualsourceofprimarycare,thereisapressingneedfor improvement.
Virtualprimarycare,alsoknownas virtual-firstordigital-firstcare, presentsanopportunitytoaddress thechallengesfacedbytraditional primarycaremodels.
Centivoisahealthcareindustry dedicatedtoprovidingoutstanding healthcaretobusinessesof50or moreemployees.
ThepostdetailsinformationonCentivo'slate2022
Employer-BrokerEmployer&BrokerHealthPlanTrends Survey.
Embeddingvirtualprimarycarewithin healthplanofferingscanprovidean attractiveoptionforplanmembers seekingtheflexibilityofvirtualvisits whilemaintainingastrongprimarycare relationship.
Patientscaneasilycoordinatein-personorspecialtycarewith trustedin-networkdoctorsbydevelopingrapportwiththeirvirtual careteam.
Whileemployersareopentothe ideaofvirtualprimarycare,the surveyrevealedsomehesitation whenitcomestoacomplete transition.
Onlyslightlyoverhalfofemployerswouldconsidera healthplansolelyreliantonvirtualprimarycare.
Employerscanfindsolaceinvirtual primarycaredoctorscollaborating within-networkspecialists,both virtualandin-person,toprovide comprehensivecareasneeded.
Inanindustry,ripeforchange,virtualprimarycareemergesasa promisingsolutionforthehealthplanindustryoverhaul.
Withoverwhelmingsupportforprimary careandanincreasinginterestin virtualcare,employersandbrokers mustengageinopendialoguesto fosterinnovationandmomentum.
