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When Household Economics Blur with Health, Technology and Trust – Health Populi’s 2023 TrendCast

Health Populi

Entering 2023, U.S. health citizens face physical, financial, and mental health challenges of a syndemic, inflation, and stress – all of which will shape peoples’ demand side for health care and digital technology, and a supply side of providers challenged by tech-enabled organizations with design and data chops. Which virus is it?”

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Weekly Roundup – September 16, 2023

Healthcare IT Today

Colin Hung spoke to Frank Harvey at Surescripts about how pharmacists can complement primary care for everything from medication refills to vaccinations – and how this enables a more collaborative approach to care. Read more… Achieve HIPAA-Compliant Communication for Behavioral Health. per share.

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Bonus Features – July 16, 2023 – 95% of patients are concerned about data breaches affecting their medical records, 81% incorrectly assume PHI collected by digital health apps is protected under HIPAA

Healthcare IT Today

A survey from The Harris Poll and ClearDATA found that 81% of Americans incorrectly assume that all protected health information collected by digital health apps is protected under HIPAA. Sales National wound care center Healogics implemented Net Health’s Tissue Analytics solution.

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GNC Offers “Free Healthcare” — Telehealth, Generic Meds, and Loyalty in the Retail Health Ecosystem

Health Populi

in any one’s definition of value-based health care — most especially, a consumer’s. Health care costs continue to be top five health care issues of most importance to U.S. consumers, found in the latest Beryl Institute-Ipsos Px Pulse survey published for July 2023.

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Telehealth helps reduce depression in youth, Texas consortium finds

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

In 2019, the Texas Child Mental Health Care Consortium (TCMHCC) received funding for five different statewide behavioral health programs. They include a primary care access program that facilitates consults for primary care physicians; a school-based telehealth access program for direct intervention for students; and more.

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Walking the TikTok Tightrope: Social Media Use by Healthcare Professionals

Healthcare IT Today

In late 2023, an Atlanta pathologist posted photos of a baby boy who was unintentionally decapitated during delivery within hours of his death. In early 2023, nurses at a Tennessee hospital were also fired for a TikTok mocking a pediatric patient with a gunshot wound who cried during a blood draw. But we have to do it correctly.

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Bonus Features – December 11, 2022 – CMS holds off on good faith estimate enforcement, 61% of patients see primary care moving out of the doctor’s office, and more

Healthcare IT Today

A report from Wolters Kluwer suggested that patients are willing to shift primary care to new care settings if it means the cost of care will decrease. Enforcement will be delayed pending a new rule from the agency. More than 45% of respondents said they don’t trust the pharmaceutical industry.