Health Populi

APRIL 23, 2018

Prescription drug spending on branded products grew nearly $5 billion less than in 2016; generic drug spending fell by $5.5 a report from the IQVIA Institute for Health Data Science. “Growth slowed in 2016 and declined by $5.5 In retail and mail-order channels, net spending fell by 2.1%. There were over 5.8

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Health Populi

OCTOBER 21, 2018

These policy recommendations are rooted in a tragedy: the murder of Jo Cox, the Labour MP who was murdered in 2016. And here is an important essay, quite timely to revisit from 2016, from The New Yorker on Jo Cox, the Brexit Vote, and the Politics of Murder. Jo had set up the Commission on Loneliness before she was killed.

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Lloyd Price

JUNE 16, 2018

The latest worries are voiced by a panel of external reviewers appointed by the Google-owned AI company to report on its operations after its initial data-sharing arrangements with the U.K.’s s National Health Service (NHS) ran into a major public controversy in 2016. hospitals that don’t actually involve any AI at all.

FHIR 45

FHIR Interoperability Health Data Digital Health 45

Health Populi

JULY 1, 2019

Interestingly, people don’t ascribe that same power to tech companies, who have so much data on us from so many sources beyond medical claims that it makes insurers look entirely benign. Should it be? Most people want to contribute to the betterment of society, help their fellow humans, and find a way to a healthier life.

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