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How COVID-19 Is Driving More Deaths of Despair

Health Populi

due to suicide, accidents and drug overdoses first observed by Case and Deaton in a seminal 2015 paper, “Rising morbidity and mortality in midlife among white non-Hispanic Americans in the 21st century.” Deaths of despair are the rising mortality rates in the U.S. “H”ispanics.

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Stanford’s ClickWell: Virtual Model for Primary Care

Consumer eHealth Engagement

In January 2015, Stanford Medicine launched ClickWell Care, a new type of Primary Care clinic which leverages technology to allow patients to virtually connect with their own Stanford primary care clinicians and wellness coaches via video or phone visits. diabetes, hypertension and hyperlipidemia).

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How Philips Has Pivoted In the COVID-19 Pandemic: Connected Care From Hospital to Home

Health Populi

This second graphic diagrams a patient journey map for the coronavirus, across the continuum of care settings from the community and home to primary care, emergency, hospital, and post-acute. At that point, the company left behind other businesses not core to health. equipment and hardware).

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Ochsner Leverages Retail, Connected Health Tools & Apple Watch to Engage Consumers

Consumer eHealth Engagement

As an innovative healthcare organization, Ochsner, a large Louisiana- based health network with 12 hospitals, 40 clinicians and an a 1,000+ Physician Group Practice, is committed to helping consumers use mobile and wearable connected health tools for self- management and care collaboration.

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Telehealth Research Used to Support New Policy Initiatives for Expansion

care innovations

That’s according to a number of recent reports focused on telehealth research within a few specific areas of telehealth implementation — one of them focused on primary care and mental health, the other on exploring the application of telehealth and remote care technology within skilled nursing facilities.

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Physicians Lean In to Digital Health, Especially Telehealth and Remote Monitoring

Health Populi

I hearken back to a favorite column from JAMA published in 2015 but retaining its relevance ongoing: Value-Based Payments Require Valuing What Matters to Patients. Convenience, adherence, and relationship — these are areas that patients value, and physicians see the role of tech in bolstering these features.

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The Chronic Care Model and its Key Elements

DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

The Chronic Care Model is based upon the idea that people with chronic illnesses should have access to continuous care and support. It shifts the focus from acute and reactive care to proactive, population-based care. Supporting patients in achieving health goals. Here are the top benefits of CCM: 1.