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Bonus Features – October 29, 2023 – 66% of patients prefer email or text for reminders about medical bills, 94% of clinicians said lack of timely access to insights within EHR impacts patient care, and 28 more

Healthcare IT Today

Digital health funding has dropped to levels not seen since 2016 , with just $3 billion in global funding announced in Q3, according to the latest report from CB Insights. All told, participating entities achieved net savings of more than $484 million.

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Broadband expansion, $62M for ONC among pandemic relief package provisions

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The wide-ranging bill was still embroiled in controversy by Wednesday, with President Donald Trump pushing for more stimulus money for individuals and some members of Congress, such as Rep. The provisions also included a move to end surprise medical billing through arbitration, which has sparked both support and resistance.

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Weekly Roundup – September 30, 2023

Healthcare IT Today

Digital health developers shouldn’t have to learn the hundreds of flavors of FHIR implementations and APIs to share data , Patrick Schiess at Darena Solutions told John. Bonus Features for September 24, 2023: 72% of patients say affordability is the biggest challenge for paying medical bills. million funding round.

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Patients, Health Consumers, People, Citizens: Who Are We In America?

Health Populi

Now consider what happens when consumers (the noun chosen by the authors of the second paper I’m adding to the mix) access data, information and tools for self-management in health care. agency responsible for monitoring claims and the use of personal data out-of-health-context.

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As Workers’ Healthcare Costs Increase, Employers Look to Telehealth and Wearable Tech to Manage Cost & Health Risks

Health Populi

While this is an impressive number in terms of companies offering remote health options to workers, few workers actually take advantage of this benefit, KFF found in a separate analysis. Adoption of wearable tech and mobile health apps in companies’ wellness programs is expanding.

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Great Expectations for Health Care: Patients Look for Consumer Experience and Trust in Salesforce’s Latest Research

Health Populi

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.

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Weekender 8/3/18

HIStalk Weekender

in the hospital) so that the clinician had a handy memory jogger and/or quick analysis of the patient’s progress, test results, etc. A CNBC LinkedIn search finds that Apple’s employee health clinic unit called AC Wellness has hired at least 40 people recently, most of them focused on wellness rather than healthcare services delivery.

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