Health Populi

JULY 13, 2020

. “Just imagine if you were 100% fee-for-service,” commented Dr. Fuad Sheriff, a primary care physician whose practice is based on capitated payments. The title of their analysis, Hospital volumes hit unprecedented lows , is subtitled, “revenue losses mean long recovery ahead.” You would have been dead meat.”.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 29, 2022

Galileo is a recently launched telehealth service that delivers 24/7 primary and multi-specialty care in both English and Spanish. More than 85% of patients report improved health after receiving care from Galileo. Several Fortune 500 companies also trust Galileo as their virtual primary care solution for employees.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 8, 2023

As they roll out new leading-edge technologies – AI and automation, telehealth and remote monitoring, EHR optimization and patient engagement – they're realizing lasting positive outcomes for their patients and their bottom lines.

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Health Populi

DECEMBER 19, 2018

Underneath this statistic, it’s important to compare the payor mix of patients delaying care: nearly one-third of people with private, commercial insurance delayed care by 2018; 22% of people enrolled in Medicaid or Medicare put off care. So did 54% of people who had no insurance.

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Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 19, 2024

Cindy Gaines, Chief Clinical Transformation Officer at Lumeon Telehealth, digital communication, and remote patient monitoring rose to the forefront during the pandemic and are now well-established care delivery options. When thinking about home care, it’s also worth mentioning how technology really empowers at-home care providers.

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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. They’ve really left out primary care, really all the independent physicians,” he said.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 23, 2021

Telehealth proved its mettle this past year. Now more hospitals and health systems are looking to expand their efforts beyond video visit-based virtual care, and push for expanded remote patient monitoring programs – up to and including the provision of acute care at home. — John Halamka, M.D.,

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 21, 2021

While telehealth usage exploded early in the pandemic, in-person care is resuming to normal levels. For many healthcare decision-makers and providers, questions loom about how best to balance these care modalities moving forward, so as not to lose the benefits of telehealth while understanding its limitations.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Data can be spotty, according to Eye, who says for instance that data from Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) often lacks racial identifications. Estimated Costs of Intervening in Health-Related Social Needs Detected in Primary Care. The percentage is much higher in some areas. JAMA Intern Med.

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DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

The 2024 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) Final Rule, set forth by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), brings pivotal updates in healthcare reimbursement. The implications of these changes extend to reimbursement strategies, service delivery methods, and overall patient care quality.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 16, 2020

The pandemic generated uneven experiences for millions of Americans as physicians, therapists, nurse practitioners, hospitals and other caregivers – all coming to telehealth with varying levels of experience themselves – tried suddenly to meet patients where they were, said PwC researchers.

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American Well

APRIL 26, 2016

From a bad infrastructure to gaps in access to healthcare, delivering care across the massive country to a growing number of mothers and babies is a major issue. Dr. Sandra Mattos, a pediatric cardiologist, is leveraging the power of telehealth to help thousands of babies. Telemedicine is bringing patients new hope. The result?

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Health Populi

JANUARY 31, 2018

Finally, as we are in February, the month to celebrate heart health, here are a few important links highlighting new and exciting developments in the field… > More evidence in a large meta-analysis in BMJ on the positive impacts of not smoking and smoking cessation on the risks of coronary heart disease and stroke. [I

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The Digital Health Corner

JUNE 14, 2017

A landmark clinical trial in which drugs are given solely on the basis of genetic markers identified in the cancer tissue itself is the NCI-MATCH Trial (Molecular Analysis for Therapy Choice). Sixty percent said social media improves the care they deliver.”

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Patients seeking neurologic care can face physical, geographical and financial challenges as they deal with chronic and disabling conditions. Telehealth is offering one way forward. In one of the largest studies of outpatient general teleneurology care, a team led by Dr. Linda S.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 5, 2023

Emergency departments and urgent cares are over capacity nationwide, and patients often wait weeks to see their primary care physician. Almost 75% say that this impacts patient care moderately to severely. Staffing issues, record losses, and burnout continued to plague the healthcare industry in 2022.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 5, 2024

All of this year’s 2024 health IT predictions (updated as they’re shared): John and Colin’s 2024 Healthcare IT Predictions Health Equity Predictions Healthcare Cybersecurity Predictions Telehealth and VR Predictions Value Based Care Predictions And now, check out our community’s Value Based Care predictions.

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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. Another segment of startups focus on a separate driver of health care costs—the prices of medical services.

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Henry Kotula

MAY 18, 2021

In January, the American Cancer Society, the National Comprehensive Cancer Network, and 73 other organizations, including many major health care systems, issued a statement stressing the urgency of preventive care. “We Telehealth Solved Access Issues for Some, Not All. Telehealth was a boon for patients during the pandemic year.

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Henry Kotula

JULY 28, 2023

Some telehealth flexibilities that were allowed under the PHE are also staying in effect, at least until the end of 2024. Declining Margins at Hospitals: Previous analysis by the consulting firm Kaufman Hall predicted that more than half of all hospitals would have negative margins at the end of 2022.

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Docnotes

JANUARY 30, 2022

G oal #1: Building a more resilient, flexible and integrated delivery system that reduces racial disparities, promotes health equity, and supports the delivery of social care. We need front-line, agile program definition, rapid-cycle outcome analysis and the ability to change course when the evidence directs us. That’s progressive.

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Health Populi

JANUARY 18, 2021

Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, more hospitals were piloting and planning to move inpatient acute care to certain patients’ home when that made clinical and economic sense. The public health crisis, combined with Medicare Advantage and other payors’ regimes, supported an economic model for the hospital-to-home movement.

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Health Populi

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Deloitte also notes the growing use of telehealth and online appointment scheduling the enables access to services. To effectively personalize health care, Deloitte expects that health care providers will partner with technology companies to assess large pools of patient data (e.g.,

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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. That is, where we live directly shapes our socio-economic status, access to healthy food, education, transportation lines, jobs, and health care access — especially primary care.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 12, 2023

Business of Healthcare and Value Based Care. Telehealth and RPM. There is huge potential to use this data to impact health care, life sciences, discovery, treatment, and every point along the continuum to transform patients’ lives. Craig Worland, Chief Development Officer at Southeast Primary Care Partners.

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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.

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