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From Evolution to Innovation, from Health Care to Health: How Health Plans With Collaborators Are Re-Defining the Industry

Health Populi

Patients and health plan members continue evolving into medical bill payers, with their homes and budgets baked into the concept. Geisinger plans to open more clinics for primary care, senior care, and convenient/retail care. Re-building a community health system from an innovative blueprint.

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More than 70 orgs urge DEA: Revise telehealth controlled substance rules

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

"Our experience during the pandemic was that telehealth meant our member psychiatrists were able to treat more patients, which was critical as we faced a mental health crisis,” said APA CEO and Medical Director Dr. Saul Levin in a statement. WHY IT MATTERS. THE LARGER TREND.

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Consumers Expand Their Definition of Well-Being to Include Food-As-Medicine

Health Populi

Consumers point to some organizations that they perceive may be working against their better health: these include fast food manufacturers, the entertainment industry, food processors (“Big Food”), the media, government agencies, and health insurance companies. Health care delivery in the U.S.

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Here are the major issues facing healthcare in 2021, according to PwC

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The pandemic generated uneven experiences for millions of Americans as physicians, therapists, nurse practitioners, hospitals and other caregivers – all coming to telehealth with varying levels of experience themselves – tried suddenly to meet patients where they were, said PwC researchers.

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The Future of Health Is “Now,” Deloitte Says; But Are Consumers Living and Loving It?

Health Populi

.” Self-care in the pandemic drove virtual health care visits up across generations due to elective procedures and primary care shifting to telehealth platforms, and some consumers’ concerns about heading back to brick-and-mortar health care settings for in-person high-touch care.

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The Future of Hospitals in Post-COVID America (Part 1): The Market Response

Henry Kotula

Arguably, the nation’s public health defenses should anticipate global pandemics and apply resources. Instead, COVID-19 hit the public healthcare infrastructure suddenly and hard. Overall, hospitals saw a 21% decline in operating margins in 2018-2019. Such a realignment of care delivery requires the following: ?

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Retail Health Gains Consumer Kudos in the Pandemic

Health Populi

Consumers using more health and wellness services also spent more money at the drug store, a further motivation for retail pharmacies to take this study’s findings to heart (and strategic import). Pharmacy Study is tracking retail pharmacy’s growth in primary care. Power’s U.S. Power expects.