Health Populi

OCTOBER 28, 2019

rank prescription drugs, lab tests, emergency room visits, dental and vision care, preventive services, chronic disease management and mental health care as the “most essential” health care services, according to the 2019 Survey of America’s Patients conducted by The Physicians Foundation. People in the U.S.

Pharmaceuticals 136

Pharmaceuticals Medical Billing Medicare Mental health 136

Health Populi

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

In addition to wanting a higher communication standard for clinical information and self-care, three-quarters of patients also want an easy way to understand and paying their medical bills. Less than half say they’re currently getting that support from health care providers.

Patient Experience 310

Patient Experience Medical Billing Mental health Digital Health 310

Health Populi

MAY 5, 2019

This is what rationing health care looks like in America: one in two people in families dealing with a chronic health condition have difficulty affording paying medial bills before meeting a deductible, unexpected medical bills, co-payments for prescription drugs, co-payments for physician visits, and/or their monthly health insurance premium.

Medical Billing 239

Medical Billing 239

Health Populi

JANUARY 18, 2019

I’m glad to be getting back to health economic issues after spending the last couple of weeks firmly focused on consumers, digital health technologies and CES 2019. From 2003 to 2019, the theory that prices are the primary driver of America’s spending more on health care than any other country is still the case.

BioTech 160

BioTech Medicare Medical Billing Patient Experience 160

Health Populi

JUNE 10, 2020

has skipped or stopped paying a bill, and over half of Americans have used emergency savings, according to a survey from the BlackRock Emergency Savings Initiative (ESI). The survey, conducted online among 2,043 U.S. One in three people in the U.S. economy continues to morph toward a largely gig-employment economy.

Medical Billing 182

Medical Billing 182

Health Populi

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

health care economics, patients are now payors as health consumers with more financial skin in paying medical bills. As consumers, people have great expectations from the organizations on the supply side of health care — providers (hospitals and doctors), health insurance plans, pharma and medical device companies.

Mental health 157

Mental health Medical Billing Medical Technology Pharmaceuticals 157

Healthcare IT Today

JULY 30, 2023

Studies The second annual Evolution of Care report from WellSky noted that the average length of stay for patients awaiting discharge to post-acute care is one day longer than it was in 2019, which leads to increased care costs and lowered patient satisfaction. Nearly two-thirds (63%) of U.S. Nearly two-thirds (63%) of U.S.

Primary Care 92

Primary Care EMR Healthcare IT EHR 92

Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

A Debt.com survey out this weeks concludes that i nflation is making us sick, physically and financially — with 67% of U.S. adults saying inflation has made it harder to pay medical bills. In particular, 21% of consumers with medical debt say the primary source of that debt was due to the bills from doctor visits.

Primary Care 240

Primary Care Medical Billing Medicare Patient Experience 240

Health Populi

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

The report’s insights are based on surveys FMI has conducted over the past two years, as the Foundation has observed that consumers broadening their definition of health to include emotional health, energy levels, and sleep quality. One-third of stores in FMI’s survey have in-store retail health clinics.

Nursing 308

Nursing Public Health Medical Billing Primary Care 308

Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 6, 2019

New survey results suggest that independent medical practices are continuing to whittle away at demands on clinicians’ time using technology, and that more than half expect to see their organization grow during 2019, but that getting paid and engaging patients will remain a challenge.

Medical Billing 40

Medical Billing EMR EHR Healthcare IT 40

Health Populi

DECEMBER 5, 2019

This third chart comes out of the book, built from data from the S tress in America survey annually conducted by the American Psychological Association. Presidential election which will certainly be a health care election based on voters’ passion for health care as a top issue at the polls in 2018 and 2019.

Medical Billing 272

Medical Billing Digital Health Patient Experience 272

Health Populi

OCTOBER 28, 2019

Rising health care costs continue to concern most Americans, with one in two people believing they’re one sickness away from getting into financial trouble, according to the 2019 Survey of America’s Patients conducted for The Physicians Foundation. In addition to paying for “my” medical bills, most people in the U.S.

Medical Billing 130

Medical Billing Medicare Mental health Public Health 130

Health Populi

DECEMBER 3, 2018

One in two people have had at least one personal “economic crisis” in the past year, we learn in the American Family Survey 2018 , released last week from Deseret News and The Brookings Institution. The project surveyed 3,000 U.S. adults across the general population, fielded online by YouGov.

Medical Billing 180

Medical Billing 180

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

MARCH 13, 2019

“Patients as Consumers” is the theme of the Health Affairs issue for March 2019. patients in 2019 — patients, consumers, people, health citizens? Taken together, these four papers from Health Affairs lead to the following themes: By 2019, patients in the U.S.

Digital Health 256

Digital Health Health Policy Medical Billing Interoperability 256

Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

from Gallup’s 2019 survey into Americans’ Views of U.S. Surprise medical bills, access challenges, and lack of service orientation that’s truly centered on the patient-as-consumer will plague hospitals and health plans when it comes to consumer ranking, patronage and net promoter scores.

Pharmaceuticals 160

Pharmaceuticals Medical Billing Nursing 160

Health Populi

OCTOBER 6, 2019

As patients have taken on more financial responsibility for first-dollar costs in high-deductible health plans and medical bills, hospitals and health care providers face growing fiscal pressures for late payments and bad debt. Over one-half of people told APA that medical bills and the cost of medications were sources of stress.

Medical Billing 178

Medical Billing BioTech Patient Experience Mental health 178

Health Populi

DECEMBER 6, 2018

Now, in late 2018, we look toward 2019 and the 2020 Presidential elections and must also contemplate the lower darker green line. Healthcare costs are part of a family’s budget in 2018, and that is a sure thing for 2019 as well. That’s the top lighter green line in the first chart. That’s answered in the third chart.

Medical Billing 178

Medical Billing Medicare Federal healthcare Public Health 178

Health Populi

MARCH 2, 2020

Health care costs continue to be a top issue on American voters’ minds in this 2020 Presidential election year, this survey confirms. Across the various types of personal health care spending, more Hispanic people and people earning less than $50,000 a year are concerned about medical costs. Four in five U.S.

Medical Billing 275

Medical Billing Medicare Health Policy 275

Health Populi

DECEMBER 20, 2019

has avoided medical services for nearly a decade, based on annual surveys from the Kaiser Family Foundation and others. In 2020, avoiding care will be a new normal for even more people, a fact of American health life explained in a recent survey from NRC titled, The Decade of Deferment. mm over five years).

Public Health 232

Public Health Health Policy Medicare Medical Billing 232

Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

This finding is bolstered with the survey finding that overall favorability of the ACA is the highest it’s been since KFF began to measure it in nine years of polling this question. This survey found the share of Democrats with favorable views of the ACA increased by 11 percentage points while President Trump moved into the White House.

Medicare 130

Medicare Medical Billing Health Policy 130

Health Populi

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

Today is 4th November 2019, exactly one year to the day that Americans can express their political will and cast their vote for President of the United States. Here’s The Hill ‘s coverage on the survey, which was conducted with the Peter G. And many – more than four in ten – find affording basic medical care a hardship.

Medicare 130

Medicare Medical Billing Nursing Public Health 130