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The American Hospital Association Looks at Retail and Tech Health Care Disruptors

Health Populi

The top-line theme of the report is that, “The $260 billion primary care market is dominated by traditional providers in a fee-for-service arrangement, but that is changing rapidly,” the report begins. “By 2030, nontraditional players could own as much as 30% of the primary care market.”

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Telehealth is Helping Patients Receive Care Faster

Clocktree

The USA as a whole is expected to be short 90,000 physicians by 2025, meaning the wait to see a physician should continue to lengthen. Due to this month’s long delay many patients are opting out of seeking care for minor illnesses such as, cold or flu because the emergency room is their only timely option.

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Home Is Where the Health Is: An Update on Connectivity, Food, and Retail

Health Populi

And it’s crucial for incumbent health care suppliers — hospitals, pharma, devices and supplies, and health plans — to assess, learn, strategize and execute on the potential shift of $265 billion of care services that McKinsey expects to migrate to the home by 2025. The momentum for the Blur is high velocity.

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Consumers’ Trust In Pharmacists As Providers Grows Along with Omnichannel Health Care

Health Populi

Increasingly, technology is playing a role in patients’ relationships with pharmacies, whether for e-prescribed refills, apps enabling telehealth visits (including mental health therapy sessions), or live chats with licensed pharmacists for real-time advice.

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How Telepsychiatry Can Support an Effective Integrated Care Model

Iris Telehealth

Integrated mental health services acknowledge that mental health and physical health don’t exist in silos and make high-quality care a reality for patients across the country. Additionally, it can also increase patient satisfaction in various primary care settings, including rural and urban communities.

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How Telepsychiatry Can Support an Effective Integrated Care Model

Iris Telehealth

Integrated care acknowledges that mental health and physical health don’t exist in silos and makes high-quality care a reality for patients across the country. The integrated care model also saves providers time and money. The integrated care model takes things a step further, circles back and asks, “How did that go?”

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Patient Engagement: Offer Telehealth or Risk Attrition

iSALUS Healthcare

One of the newest, most favored tools among busy, working patients is telehealth. Telehealth is one of the most used tools for providers looking to grow their patient base and increase patient engagement. By 2025, the Association of American Medical Colleges projects U.S. shortages of PCP’s will increase significantly.