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Healthcare Costs Inspire Employer Activism and Employee Dissatisfaction – What PwC Found Behind the Numbers

Health Populi

That costs are inching up are concerning to employers providing health benefits, who have become dissatisfied with efforts to contain health spending, PwC learned from its survey research. Average annual spending for a healthy worker ran $1,320 between 2013 and 2015. This is an increase of 0.3 times that, nearly $5,000.

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Addressing Patient Health Information In-Security at HIMSS 2018

Health Populi

Privacy and cybersecurity ranked the second highest priority to hospitals and healthcare providers polled in HIMSS 2018 Healthcare Leadership Survey. And it’s in personal health information: a medical record is valued 8 to 10 times the price of a credit card on the black market. Providers put patient safety as #1.

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High Deductibles Don’t Promote Price Shopping

ACA Times

Common sense suggests they would, but researchers have found that consumers don’t always make health care decisions that way. The study was based on a survey of nearly 2,000 Americans who had recently purchased medical services were asked what factors they consider when choosing a doctor or medical service.

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High Deductibles Don’t Promote Price Shopping

ACA Times

Common sense suggests they would, but researchers have found that consumers don’t always make health care decisions that way. The study was based on a survey of nearly 2,000 Americans who had recently purchased medical services were asked what factors they consider when choosing a doctor or medical service.

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Telehealth Awareness, Access and Adoption: Updates from J.D. Power, the ATA and FAIR Health

Health Populi

Power,” your mind probably imagines reviews of automotive performance, retail shopping experiences, or perhaps even health insurance plan customer service. Expanding its report-card role in the health ecosystem. health ecosystem, cost/price of health care underpins how, when and where people seek care.

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Report: Telemedicine Reimbursement Limitations Cost Millions, ‘Impede Expansion’

care innovations

million in telehealth claims per year “did not meet Medicare requirements,” the Office of Inspector General (OIG) at the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) has thrust new light upon America’s byzantine telemedicine reimbursement policies and the limitations they place on the expansion of value-based care.

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Top Six Healthcare Executive Challenges in 2019

Henry Kotula

In fact, nearly half of them do not have a personal relationship with their physician, according to a 2015 report by Salesforce. The survey of 100 executives also found that less than 25% believe their EHRs can deliver on core KLAS criteria for value. A whopping 95% said they regret the decision to change systems.

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