Health Populi

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

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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Health Populi

AUGUST 25, 2020

This drove health consumers to virtual care platforms in the first months of the public health crisis — including lots of older people who had never used telemedicine or even a mobile health app. Virtual care will be a lifeline for many older people who cannot leave home or do not want to do so.

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Health Populi

JANUARY 7, 2019

Using food and tech as medicine can help people avoid going on medications like statins and others for heart health. An important example of this self-care approach is the evidence-based Ornish food regimen which is reimbursed by Medicare (as a form of cardiac rehabilitation).

Digital Health 169

Digital Health Medicare Public Health Primary Care 169

GlobalMed

DECEMBER 30, 2019

That confirms our observations that virtual care is becoming an ingrained part of medicine – but with that growth inevitably comes change. Telehealth is the market that never stops moving, so let’s look back and review the dynamics, announcements and updates that shifted our world in 2019. Reimbursement and Regulatory Changes.

Telemedicine 52

Telemedicine Telehealth Interoperability Connected Health 52

GlobalMed

JULY 8, 2019

Remote monitoring can increase medication and care plan adherence or alert providers of a spike in blood pressure or other need for intervention. Instead of delaying preventive care visits and relying on more expensive emergency room visits, patients can maintain a more consistent treatment plan with their primary care provider.

Telemedicine 40

Telemedicine Primary Care Health Policy Mental health 40

Health Populi

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

See that their home is a one-story design in the connected health neighborhood, a good choice for a couple seeking to age well in their home without stairs. These three scenarios, and Philips’ usual work-flow, involves a lot of design research, which I’ve discussed previously here on Health Populi. Take George and Audrey.

Digital Health 356

Digital Health Public Health Connected Health Telehealth 356

Health Populi

JANUARY 18, 2021

Along with lots of apps sponsored by gym chains and exercise personalities, the market for connected fitness equipment grew like topsy in 2020 in the #StayHome pandemic era. Peloton was valued at $8 billion in January 2020, reaching $35 billion by October 2020, being valued more as a tech company than a fitness or health care firm.

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Digital Health Public Health Life Science Patient Experience 182