Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

I covered the event here in Health Populi, as I have for most of the past decade, highlighting the growth of digital health and, this year, the expanding Internet of Healthy Things called-out by Dr. Joseph Kvedar in 2015. Telehealth, too, is embraced by 3 in 5 people for both physical and mental health services.

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Mental health Telehealth Public Health Digital Health 335

Health Populi

JULY 22, 2021

The range of clinical areas covered by these apps is shown in the “wheel” above, illustrating that mental and behavioral health, diabetes, heart and cardiovascular, digestive system, and respiratory applications together represented over one-half of the digital health categories and disease states in 2021.

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Digital Health mHealth Mental health Telehealth 361

Health Populi

JUNE 10, 2020

Roy and I discussed Philips’ journey to this moment, starting in 2015—that doubling-down to becoming a health-tech company, a vision of digital health on both the hospital/professional and consumer sides of the equation. At that point, the company left behind other businesses not core to health. equipment and hardware).

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Connected Care Digital Health Telehealth Public Health 374

care innovations

DECEMBER 12, 2018

Changes to policy regarding telehealth and remote patient management (RPM) — and, specifically, changes affecting the reimbursement for these services offered by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) — are having an effect on the usage of digital delivery on the larger healthcare industry.

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Telehealth Nursing Primary Care Medicare 45

Health Populi

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Ironically, more social spending by the public sector could help address health outcomes for people, something for which we’ve had evidence for many years. This Health Affairs research published in 2015 made it clear that State spending on social health services builds citizens’ health beyond medical services.

Public Health 314

Public Health Mental health Medicare Primary Care 314

Henry Kotula

JULY 15, 2018

Atrium Health, formerly Carolinas HealthCare System, employs individuals at more than 900 care facilities across the Carolinas. The health system maintains relationships with partnering organizations including the Charlotte (N.C.) Christ Hospital Health Network, with over 3,500 employees, is ranked No. Cleveland Clinic.

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Leadership Nursing Pharmaceuticals Primary Care 32