South Central Telehealth Resource Center

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

HRSA’s 8 bureaus and offices (Ryan White, Maternal and child health, rural health policy, healthcare systems, etc.) In 2019, Health Centers across the nation served 30 million patients. She closed her presentation with some tips… conduct a meta-analysis, conduct surveys/questionnaires, conduct a task analysis.

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Health Populi

DECEMBER 19, 2018

Another survey from Earnin and the Harris Poll conducted in September 2018 found that over one-half of Americans delayed care in the past year because they couldn’t afford it. The analysis included the financial stress point that only 39% of Americans can cover an unexpected $1,000 expense with savings.

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Lloyd Price

JANUARY 17, 2020

." An mHealth Intelligence article notes, "Real-time telehealth provides timely care, especially in emergencies or urgent situations, and maintains the concept of the doctor-patient relationship by enabling a face-to-face analysis and treatment.

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Henry Kotula

MAY 9, 2020

Across the country, only half of primary care doctor practices say they have enough cash to stay open for the next four weeks, according to one study, and many are already laying off or furloughing workers. The hospitals are getting massive bailouts,” said Dr. Christopher Crow, the president of Catalyst Health Network in Texas.

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Primary Care Medicare Telemedicine Health Policy 41

Henry Kotula

MAY 24, 2020

As patients begin to return to doctors’ offices, we were intrigued to read an analysis out this week from the Commonwealth Fund that provides a first glimpse into the pace of the recovery. Behavioral health providers, medical specialists and primary care practices maintained the most volume, and procedural specialists were the hardest hit.

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Telemedicine Primary Care healthcare technology Health Policy 41

Henry Kotula

JULY 28, 2023

The series covered broad issues related to the healthcare workforce, economy, and health policy, and highlighted internal industry changes and trends in service delivery, quality, and equity. Other notable consolidations include the finalization of tech-giant Amazon’s purchase of One Medical , a primary care network.

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Health Populi

APRIL 7, 2019

Last week, The Lancet published its comprehensive study on the Health effects of dietary risks in 195 countries, 1990-2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study. First, a basic human need on Maslow’s hierarchy and WHO’s list: nutritious food.

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Health Populi

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

growth rates, reflected in today’s CMS forecast, we face personal health care price inflation that will exceed general price inflation in the U.S. Over one-quarter of American workers were enrolled in HDHPs in 2017, Kaiser Family Foundation found in their annual employer health benefit survey.

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Medicare Primary Care Public Health Health Policy 198

Henry Kotula

OCTOBER 6, 2018

Between 2013 and 2017, 64 rural hospitals closed due to financial distress and changing healthcare dynamics, more than twice the number in the previous five years, a new Government Accountability Office analysis shows. .

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Medicare Primary Care Telemedicine Health Policy 32

Henry Kotula

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

We will continue incorporating new technologies to improve healthcare delivery, offering more convenient ways to access high-quality care, and lowering the overall cost of care. These realities will increase the role of primary care as the needed coordinator of health services for patients. David Rahija.

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Primary Care Nursing Patient Experience Medicare 41

Henry Kotula

JUNE 21, 2020

In a recent analysis of the sharp decline in emergency room visits during the pandemic, officials from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said there were worrisome signs that people who had heart attacks waited until their conditions worsened before going to the hospital. “I

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Health Populi

AUGUST 6, 2021

key detractors from good performance on these measures include: Lack of universal access to care for all Americans (the Fund points out that 30 mm people in the U.S. Less adequate primary care “backbone” with large gaps in PCP coverage throughout the United States. bn for on-demand care by July 1st, 2021.

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Henry Kotula

JANUARY 2, 2019

billion in digital health, from patient-facing devices to provider-facing practice management software to payer-facing data analysis services. Exhibit 1: Venture Capital Funding For Digital Health Versus US Health Care Spending. In 2017 alone, venture capital firms invested more than $11.5

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Health Populi

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

That core set of services covers consultations with doctors, tests and examinations, along with inpatient hospital care. Americans have relatively less access to a doctor when care is needed, the OECD report revealed. The primary care “backbone” in the U.S. The primary care “backbone” in the U.S.

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Health Populi

JANUARY 18, 2021

” These metrics include respiratory rate, heart rate, and temperature; activity and sleep status; gait analysis and fall detection, along with symptomatic events.

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Digital Health Public Health Life Science Patient Experience 182

Health Populi

OCTOBER 1, 2018

There is indeed improvement, Brookings’ analysis found, but millions of people still lack broadband access…separate from the issue of net neutrality. This is so important for health given that most of us in the field agree that our “ZIP code is more important than our genetic code.”.

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Health Populi

MARCH 27, 2019

The millions of people covered by employer-sponsored health plans would also be impacted: the ACA baked in assurances for lifetime caps on personal health spending, as well as guarantees for covering pre-existing conditions. More details on losing stakeholders are covered in this extensive New York Times analysis.

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Health Populi

JUNE 28, 2019

Primary care must be available to all, noting that his father who was recently quite ill was financially saved by Medicare coverage. Biden, too, told his personal story of family health trauma and financial coverage with health insurance. Even countries like the U.K. and Canada have some private insurance.

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