2024, Patient Experience and Primary Care

The 2023 Health Economy – The Evolving Primary Care and Retail Health Convergence Through Trilliant Health’s Lens

Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

I’ll be referring to the research, with gratitude, over the coming months for my own work with clients spanning the health/care ecosystem. health care financing. The line chart here illustrates one piece of the Report’s section on “Unraveling Health,” showing that primary care volumes in the U.S.

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Everside Health and Marathon Health Announce Merger to Meet Accelerating Employer Demand for Advanced Primary Care Services

Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 1, 2024

million eligible patients through more than 680 health centers across 41 U.S. million eligible patients through more than 680 health centers across 41 U.S. About Marathon Health Marathon Health is a leader in providing advanced primary care in the U.S. Originally announced February 8th, 2024

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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

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

Weaving these ideas together is my mission in preparing a session to deliver at the upcoming AHIP 2024 conference in June, I’m thinking a lot about the evolving nature of health insurance, plans, and the organizations that provide them. Geisinger plans to open more clinics for primary care, senior care, and convenient/retail care.

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While Virtual Care is “Table Stakes” in Health Care, Consumers Are Growing More Protective About Data-Sharing

Health Populi

MARCH 18, 2024

Health Populi’s Hot Points: Rock Health points out that younger people and people of color are less likely to have ongoing relationships with primary care doctors or as the phrase goes “medical homes.” Let’s stay tuned to those potential drops, further down the trust-equity continuum, in 2024 and beyond.

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Q1 2024 | Customer and Partner Highlights

Xealth

APRIL 15, 2024

With the first quarter of 2024 having wrapped up, we’re excited to highlight some of the unique and impactful use cases our customers have deployed on the Xealth platform. Project: City of Hope looked to Xealth to integrate its library of educational content to support its oncology patients throughout the treatment process.

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Bonus Features – January 14, 2024 – Epic Research shows telehealth results in more follow-up visits that in-office care, Elevance Health to offer smartphones to qualified Medicaid beneficiaries, plus 21 more stories

Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 14, 2024

The American Telehealth Association announced its policy priorities for 2024 ; they include making Medicare telehealth flexibilities permanent before the end of the year and removing the in-person requirement for the remote prescribing of controlled substances. Wellness app Vivoo launched an at-home digital UTI test.

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AI: Patients Included

Health Populi

MARCH 13, 2024

“Clinical transformation with AI is easier without patients.” Generative AI can either deepen and restore trust or exacerbate mistrust and introduce new skepticism among consumers and health care stakeholders alike,” Deloitte explained in a report on the emergence of GenAI in health care.

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A Vote for Telehealth is a Vote for American Patients’ and Doctors’ Well-Being

Health Populi

APRIL 12, 2024

Whether you’re a patient or a physician in the U.S., Congress can’t agree on much before the 2024 summer recess, there’s one bipartisan stroke of political pens in Washington, DC, that could provide some satisfaction for both patients and doctors: bring telehealth back to patients and providers permanently.

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CVS Health to Acquire Oak Street Health

Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Acquisition further advances CVS Health’s care delivery strategy for consumers CVS Health® (NYSE: CVS ) and Oak Street Health (NYSE: OSH ) have entered into a definitive agreement under which CVS Health will acquire Oak Street Health in an all-cash transaction at $39 per share, representing an enterprise value of approximately $10.6

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At Providence, RPM is improving patient health and reducing provider workload

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 23, 2024

The health system's expansion into remote patient monitoring is meant to directly address two of these issues. "We knew this would lead to improved clinical outcomes and reduced total health expenditure for patients – and we were right," Cunningham noted. of remote encounters escalate to Providence clinicians.

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Bonus Features – July 31, 2022 – House passes bill to extend telehealth flexibility to 2024, only 60% of practices hit their 2021 revenue goal, and more

Healthcare IT Today

JULY 31, 2022

House of Representatives passed by a 416-12 vote the Advancing Telehealth Beyond COVID–19 Act of 2021 , which would extend the telehealth flexibilities put in place during the public health emergency until the end of 2024. Primary care in particular seems to be suffering, as visit volumes have yet to return to their 2019 levels.

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Healthcare 2030: Are We Consumers, CEOs, Health Citizens, or Castaways? 4 Scenarios On the Future of Health Care and Who We Are – Part 2

Health Populi

APRIL 16, 2024

This post follows up Part 1 of a two-part series I’ve prepared in advance of the AHIP 2024 conference where I’ll be brainstorming these scenarios with a panel of folks who know their stuff in technology, health care and hospital systems, retail health, and pharmacy, among other key issues.

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Health IT – 2024 Health IT Predictions

Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 18, 2024

As we kick off 2024, we wanted to start the new year with a series of 2024 Health IT predictions. Now more than ever before, patients are interested in being active participants in their care, selecting the right health partner, and connecting with their providers.

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How Will the “New” Health Economy Fare in a Macro-Economic Downturn?

Health Populi

OCTOBER 24, 2022

> adults have an active Amazon Prime membership (adjacent to One Medical’s primary care services), and that 42% of Americans shop at a Walmart location every week. Add into this picture a CCS Insight analyst’s forecast last week that Apple could enter the health insurance market in 2024.

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Telehealth and VR – 2024 Health IT Predictions

Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 4, 2024

As we kick off 2024, we wanted to start the new year with a series of 2024 Health IT predictions. Brad Younggren, President & Chief Medical Officer, Care Innovation at 98point6 Technologies Telehealth and virtual care more broadly hold great promise and will continue to increase in breadth and depth in the healthcare system.

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VillageMD Acquires Summit Health-CityMD, Creating one of the Largest Independent Provider Groups in the U.S.

Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

With Investments from WBA and Evernorth, the Combined Company Will Deliver a Unique and Comprehensive Patient Experience for Optimal Individual and Community Outcomes. VillageMD announced today it has entered a definitive agreement to acquire Summit Health-CityMD , a leading provider of primary, specialty and urgent care.

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The Advantages, Challenges, and Costs of Healthcare at Home Services

Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 28, 2024

It can be especially effective for patients in those underserved or rural areas where we see the largest issues with access to care due to health provider shortages. Currently, 100mm people live in primary care physician shortage areas and 160MM live in mental health provider shortage areas.

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Healthcare 2030: Are We Consumers, CEOs, Health Citizens, or Castaways? 4 Scenarios On the Future of Health Care and Who We Are – Part 1

Health Populi

APRIL 14, 2024

In health care, scenario planning is a must-have tool in your tool-box if you have any role in foresight in your job – whether providing a service in your community, planning the launch of a new molecular entity, or innovating a novel food product going direct-to-consumer for well-being and self-care.

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Bonus Features – February 11, 2024 – HTI-1 final rule goes into effect March 11, Best in KLAS highlights 136 products in 8 categories, plus 28 more stories

Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

News The 2024 Best in KLAS have been named. The Global Software report recognized regional leaders in acute care EHR and PACS. Patient experience platform Weave appointed David McNeil as Chief Revenue Officer. For the U.S. Makatsaria as CEO and a member of the Board of Directors, effective March 1.

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Fabric Acquires Conversational AI Startup to Streamline the Patient-to-Clinician Journey

Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

million by 2026, underscores the urgent need for a solution, especially amid deteriorating patient experiences. Fabric’s mission is to empower physicians and health organizations to provide more efficient care and better patient access—maximizing clinical capacity and improving health outcomes.

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

Health Populi

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Most patients have experienced frustrations – in the designer’s parlance, “friction” – when seeking routine care as well as during a routine medical appointment. Clearly, patients’ experiences as consumers of healthcare lack the service levels they expect as payors based on this MITRE-Harris Poll.

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Behavioral Health News: Mend Partners with Leading Community Mental Health Organizations to Reduce No-Shows and Increase Access to Care

Mend

MARCH 19, 2024

They strive to ensure that the behavioral health and primary care services they offer are readily accessible and effortlessly available to the individuals they serve. “The Mend solution drives positive outcomes and business processes, while providing flexibility for providers and patients alike.” ORLANDO, Fla.,

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Ambience Healthcare Raises $70M to Scale the Most Comprehensive AI Operating System for Healthcare Organizations

Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Redefining the Clinician and Patient Experience The Ambience AI operating system consists of a holistic suite of applications, designed to alleviate clinician burnout, improve overall system efficiency, and enable high-quality care. Originally announced February 6th, 2024 To learn more, visit ambiencehealthcare.com.

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Healthcare Consumerism – 2023 Health IT Predictions

Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 12, 2023

Research shows that 38% of consumers want more personalized and inclusive healthcare options, and organizations are beginning to invest in technology and infrastructure that will enhance the patient experience and empower them to make educated care decisions. Health consumers demand better care experiences.

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The 2023 Health Economy – The Evolving Primary Care and Retail Health Convergence Through Trilliant Health’s Lens

Everside Health and Marathon Health Announce Merger to Meet Accelerating Employer Demand for Advanced Primary Care Services

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

While Virtual Care is “Table Stakes” in Health Care, Consumers Are Growing More Protective About Data-Sharing

Q1 2024 | Customer and Partner Highlights

Bonus Features – January 14, 2024 – Epic Research shows telehealth results in more follow-up visits that in-office care, Elevance Health to offer smartphones to qualified Medicaid beneficiaries, plus 21 more stories

AI: Patients Included

A Vote for Telehealth is a Vote for American Patients’ and Doctors’ Well-Being

CVS Health to Acquire Oak Street Health

At Providence, RPM is improving patient health and reducing provider workload

Bonus Features – July 31, 2022 – House passes bill to extend telehealth flexibility to 2024, only 60% of practices hit their 2021 revenue goal, and more

Healthcare 2030: Are We Consumers, CEOs, Health Citizens, or Castaways? 4 Scenarios On the Future of Health Care and Who We Are – Part 2

Health IT – 2024 Health IT Predictions

How Will the “New” Health Economy Fare in a Macro-Economic Downturn?

Telehealth and VR – 2024 Health IT Predictions

VillageMD Acquires Summit Health-CityMD, Creating one of the Largest Independent Provider Groups in the U.S.

The Advantages, Challenges, and Costs of Healthcare at Home Services

Healthcare 2030: Are We Consumers, CEOs, Health Citizens, or Castaways? 4 Scenarios On the Future of Health Care and Who We Are – Part 1

Bonus Features – February 11, 2024 – HTI-1 final rule goes into effect March 11, Best in KLAS highlights 136 products in 8 categories, plus 28 more stories

Fabric Acquires Conversational AI Startup to Streamline the Patient-to-Clinician Journey

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

Behavioral Health News: Mend Partners with Leading Community Mental Health Organizations to Reduce No-Shows and Increase Access to Care

Ambience Healthcare Raises $70M to Scale the Most Comprehensive AI Operating System for Healthcare Organizations

Healthcare Consumerism – 2023 Health IT Predictions

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