Health Populi

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

Americans who have commercial health insurance (say, through an employer or union) are rarely thought to face barriers to receiving health care — in particular, primary care, that front line provider and on-ramp to the health care system. So what is primary care, anyway?

Primary Care 359

Primary Care HIPAA Telehealth Health Policy 359

Health Populi

MAY 11, 2020

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.

Mental health 278

Mental health Primary Care Connected Health Health Policy 278

Health Populi

AUGUST 5, 2019

health ecosystem, cost/price of health care underpins how, when and where people seek care. FAIR Health’s paper on A Multilayered Analysis of Telehealth published in July 2019 found that telehealth usage has substantially grown since 2015 as more states implement laws for coverage.

Telehealth 203

Telehealth Telemedicine Mental health Primary Care 203

Henry Kotula

JANUARY 30, 2019

Many organizations are already exploring delivery reform with initiatives that focus on: Remote health monitoring and telemedicine; Population health management; Patient engagement; Social determinants of health; and. Primary care. An added bonus?

EHR 32

EHR Nursing Primary Care Telemedicine 32

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