Henry Kotula

JUNE 14, 2020

In our review of 2018 Uniform Data System data—the most recent available—from a 100 percent sample of US CHCs, we found that our nation’s health centers are largely unprepared for this transformation. Across the US, 56 percent of 1,330 CHCs did not have any telehealth use in 2018 ( exhibit 1 ).

Telehealth 41

Telehealth Primary Care Medicare HIPAA 41

Health Populi

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

Through the eyes of the American patient, now health consumer, affordability continues to rank ahead of quality or access for health care based on TransAmerica’s research into healthcare consumers in a time of uncertainty.

Medicare 198

Medicare Primary Care Public Health Health Policy 198

Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

Census Bureau found that the level of health insurance enrollment fell by 1 million people in 2019 , with about 30 million Americans not covered by health insurance. In fact, the number of uninsured Americans rose by 2 million people in 2018 , and by 1.9 million people in 2017.

Public Health 156

Public Health Primary Care Health Policy 156

Health Blawg

APRIL 8, 2018

The Humana-Kindred deal, the existing United Health Care conglomerate with insurer and provider services, and other providers under the payor umbrella, are further exemplars of this approach — becoming “ payviders ,” to cite the neologism favored by one of my recent podcast guests. by Spring Is Here!

Primary Care 60

Primary Care Pharmaceuticals Accountable Care Health Policy 60

Health Blawg

APRIL 8, 2018

The Humana-Kindred deal, the existing United Health Care conglomerate with insurer and provider services, and other providers under the payor umbrella, are further exemplars of this approach — becoming “ payviders ,” to cite the neologism favored by one of my recent podcast guests. by Spring Is Here!

Primary Care 60

Primary Care Pharmaceuticals Accountable Care Health Policy 60

Health Blawg

APRIL 8, 2018

The Humana-Kindred deal, the existing United Health Care conglomerate with insurer and provider services, and other providers under the payor umbrella, are further exemplars of this approach — becoming “ payviders ,” to cite the neologism favored by one of my recent podcast guests. Health Care Law and Consulting.

Primary Care 60

Primary Care Pharmaceuticals Accountable Care Health Policy 60

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. In 2018, several new entrants entered and/or broadened their reach into healthcare.

EHR 32

EHR Nursing Primary Care Telemedicine 32

Henry Kotula

OCTOBER 6, 2018

According to GAO, just 17% of rural hospital closures occurred in states that had expanded Medicaid as of April 2018. Rural hospital closures disproportionately occurred in the South, among for-profit hospitals and among organizations with a Medicare-dependent hospital payment designation. One potential lifeline was Medicaid expansion.

Medicare 32

Medicare Primary Care Telemedicine Health Policy 32

American Well

OCTOBER 3, 2016

At this time, parents only pay for the medicine and any future follow up with their personal primary care physician. This is an obvious potential direction to move in,” said Colleen Barry, a professor of health policy at Johns Hopkins University and co-director of its Center for Mental Health and Addiction Policy Research.

Telemedicine 48

Telemedicine Mental health Telehealth EMR 48

Henry Kotula

JANUARY 2, 2019

Still other digital health startups focus on improving access to primary care via telehealth , virtual visits, and related mechanisms of accessing care. It is perhaps no surprise that 98 percent of digital health startups ultimately fail. . billion in digital health funding—the most of any quarter on record.

Digital Health 32

Digital Health Mobile Health Telemedicine Primary Care 32

Health Populi

JANUARY 18, 2021

Sleep has been a key theme at CES, which I began to note in 2018 in this post on prescribing sleep for health at CES. Philips is a major player in the sleep health market, and at CES 2021 launched the Face Mask Selector with based on 3D facial screening. Sleep-as-medicine for all ages.

Digital Health 182

Digital Health Public Health Life Science Patient Experience 182

Health Populi

JULY 1, 2019

A 2018 national survey found that 39% of U.S. teens and young adults say they have gone online to try to find people with health conditions similar to their own and 61% say they have read, listened to, or watched other people share about their health experiences online. It is impossible to paint them with a one-color brush.

Pharmaceuticals 216

Pharmaceuticals HIPAA BioTech Patient Experience 216

Digital Health Global

MARCH 16, 2023

Dr. Egan currently focuses on obesity medicine, menopause and primary care at true. Women’s Health. In addition to preventive care and sick visits, Dr. Egan assists gynecologists with women’s health, including the management of menopause symptoms with lifestyle and medication options. Lisa Chacko, M.D.,

Private practice 68

Private practice Primary Care Public Health Telemedicine 68

Henry Kotula

OCTOBER 10, 2018

Employers’ latest cost-control efforts include managing expenses for the most expensive diseases; getting workers to use nurse video-chat services and other types of “ telemedicine ”; and paying for primary care clinics at work or nearby.

Telemedicine 32

Telemedicine Nursing Primary Care Health Policy 32

Health Populi

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

While customer satisfaction with health insurance plans slightly increased between 2018 and 2019, patient satisfaction with hospitals fell in all three settings where care is delivered — inpatient, outpatient, and the emergency room, according to the 2018-2019 ACSI Finance, Insurance and Health Care Report.

Primary Care 170

Primary Care Medical Billing Patient Experience Health Policy 170

Health Populi

OCTOBER 1, 2018

Health Populi’s Hot Points: An update to the census-tract level broadband estimates will be published in December 2018, and this will give us updated pictures into neighborhood-specific connectivity.

Public Health 225

Public Health Primary Care Digital Health Telehealth 225

Health Populi

DECEMBER 30, 2019

The World Health Organization called for “prescribing” clean air for the world’s children, 90% of whom were breathing toxic air in 2018. The good news is that within a short period of time, respiratory health can improve once air quality is addressed, this study found.

Public Health 314

Public Health Mental health Medicare Primary Care 314

Health Populi

OCTOBER 12, 2018

This year’s Temkin Experience Index ranked health insurance among the lowest consumer-facing experiences, and Interbrands’ released their 2018 Best Global Brands report this week — which names only a couple of health-focused companies.

Medicare 147

Medicare Pharmaceuticals Primary Care Patient Experience 147

Health Populi

MARCH 27, 2019

Health insurance was on the collective minds of American voters in the 2018 midterm elections. Health care, broadly defined, drove many people to the polls voting with feet and ballots to protect their access to a health plan covering a pre-existing condition or to protest the cost of expensive prescription drugs.

Primary Care 233

Primary Care Medicare Public Health Nursing 233

Health Populi

AUGUST 29, 2018

Thus we public health folk say that a person’s ZIP code can be more important than her genetic code. Protecting pre-existing conditions in health insurance outranks lowering the price of prescription drugs and repealing the ACA, voters say.

Medical Billing 120

Medical Billing Primary Care Public Health Health Policy 120

Health Populi

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

2018 midterm elections, healthcare voting seems to have translated as a local issue, falling into O’Neill’s axiom. On this morning after 2018 midterm election results are (mostly) out, it looks like healthcare was a local and state issue for U.S. 2018 midterm voters. 2018 midterm voters. ” In the U.S.

Medicare 97

Medicare Pharmaceuticals Primary Care Telehealth 97

Health Populi

JUNE 28, 2019

Primary care must be available to all, noting that his father who was recently quite ill was financially saved by Medicare coverage. Biden, too, told his personal story of family health trauma and financial coverage with health insurance. . Even countries like the U.K. and Canada have some private insurance.

Medicare 175

Medicare Mental health Public Health Primary Care 175