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Income Inequality is Fostering Mis-Trust, the Edelman 2020 Trust Barometer Observes

Health Populi

Health Populi’s Hot Points: Since CVS/pharmacy morphed into CVS/health when it quit tobacco five years ago in 2014 , I began to intuit a shift in the U.S. where private sector organizations began to more visibly take on public health objectives and missions.

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Multimorbidity In the US – Obesity As A Key Driver of Health Spending

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Underlying this clinical and economic phenomenon is obesity, which primary care doctors are challenged to deal with as a chronic condition along with typically co-occurring comorbidities of hypertension, diabetes, and hyperlipidemia. Why has this been the case? Because they are public goods, and the U.S.

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Digital Inclusion As Upstream Health Investment

Health Populi

Health Populi’s Hot Points: The “super social” adjective was first coined by Dr. Chris Gibbons of Johns Hopkins University, who wrote about Broadband as a Health Imperative back in 2014.

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Obese, Access-Challenged and Self-Rationing: America’s Health Vs Rest-of-World

Health Populi

In the Weighing Down America study, the Milken Institute gauged that health conditions related to obesity and overweight totaled $428 billion. healthcare spending in 2014. The post Obese, Access-Challenged and Self-Rationing: America’s Health Vs Rest-of-World appeared first on HealthPopuli.com.

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Population Health POV — “It’s About Patient Data”

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As a member of the Editorial Board of Population Health News , I was asked to provide some personal perspectives for the October 2014 issue. Longitudinal Care Service Lines, Geisinger Health. Global Director of Healthcare Transformation, IBM; President, Patient- Centered Primary Care. System, Danville, PA.

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Telemedicine Today: September 2016

American Well

At this time, parents only pay for the medicine and any future follow up with their personal primary care physician. Begin by understanding the patient base and needs, and tracking areas with a high volume of ER visits for non-urgent care that could be offered via telemedicine. Telemedicine Battles the Opioid Crisis.

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Hims & Hers Welcomes Five New Experts to Its Medical Advisory Board

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Dr. Egan currently focuses on obesity medicine, menopause and primary care at true. Women’s Health. In addition to preventive care and sick visits, Dr. Egan assists gynecologists with women’s health, including the management of menopause symptoms with lifestyle and medication options. Lisa Chacko, M.D.,