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A Health Consumer Bill of Rights: Assuring Affordability, Access, Autonomy, and Equity

Health Populi

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

NABIP, whose members represent professionals in the health insurance benefits industry, drafted and adopted a new American Healthcare Consumer Bill of Rights launched at the meeting.

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Bonus Features – October 30, 2022 – 46% of Americans have gone into debt paying medical bills, 41% say retail and virtual care experiences are disjointed, and more

Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 30, 2022

This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. In addition, 10% of Americans said they wouldn’t be able to afford any out-of-pocket expenses in the event of a health emergency, while 22% could only afford to pay $100 or less.

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Will Trade Data for (Cheaper) Health Care – USC’s View of the Future

Health Populi

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

health care system. As such, American health consumers are wrestling with sticker shock from surgical procedures, surprise medical bills weeks after leaving the hospital, and the cost of prescription drugs — whether six-figure oncology therapies or essential medicines like insulin and EpiPens.

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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

OCTOBER 29, 2023

This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. 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.

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

Health Populi

MARCH 13, 2019

Health care consumerism is a central focus in my work, and so it’s no surprise that I’ve consumed every bit of this publication. [In In full disclosure, last year when this issue was being curated, I was part of a team that proposed to submit an article for the publication, but our submission was not accepted].

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Why Is So Much “Patient Experience” Effort Focused on Financial Experience?

Health Populi

AUGUST 23, 2021

The growth of high-deductible health plans as well as people paying more out-of-pocket exposes patients’ wallets in ways that implore the health care industry to serve up a better retail experience for patients. But that just isn’t happening. Here’s Why. Two-thirds of U.S.

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Bonus Features – October 15, 2023 – 66% of orgs hit by cyberattacks report disruptions to patient care, 75% of Americans don’t trust AI in a care setting, and 26 more

Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 15, 2023

This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. Sales Bone & Joint of Albany implemented athenahealth for EHR, medical billing, and patient engagement. Intermountain Health chose ClearSense for data archiving.

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

Health Populi

APRIL 12, 2024

This, to assure the physician that he would not be tracked by the sort of FBI state licensing compact concerns described in the linked article above. Mental health can be scaled with telehealth. map and citizens’ access has been marked with mental health supply shortages.

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Jasper, Scaling a Human Touch for People Dealing with Cancer, Now With Walgreens

Health Populi

JUNE 6, 2022

Jasper launched just over one year ago , spinning out of 7wireVentures and Redesign Health. Jasper was designed as a digital platform to serve people with cancer, their caregivers and providers. And they have helped people co-create health outcomes as quantified in the cancer care experience slide shown here.

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Weekly Roundup – September 30, 2023

Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

Each week, we’ll be providing a look back at the articles we posted and why they’re important to the healthcare IT community. 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. million funding round.

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

Health Populi

DECEMBER 22, 2022

the title of the article updating the winter 2022-23 sick-season asked. Kroger will expand its food-as-medicine platform, deploying tele-nutrition with registered dietitians and growing evidence-base for prescribing a Mediterranean (or DASH) diet for heart-health, among other eating styles. Which virus is it?” Entering 2023, U.S.

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Top 45 Healthcare Blogs for 2019

eVisit

JULY 8, 2019

Many articles are geared toward healthcare professionals working in hospital systems, but physicians in independent practices will find plenty of helpful information too. Foley Health Care Law Today. Medical Billing & Coding Blog. This blog is all about medical billing and coding. Health IT Consultant.

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Bonus Features – August 6, 2023 – 83% of hospitals are collecting SDoH data, 46% of hospitals planning to use large language models in the call center, and more

Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 6, 2023

This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. Partnerships Fintech company Cedar is working with Google Cloud to build AI-powered tools to hep patients understand medical bills.

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Value-Based Health Care Needs All Stakeholders at the Table – Especially the Patient

Health Populi

MARCH 11, 2021

Health Populi’s Hot Points: Perhaps the most elegant and crystal-clear insight came from Mark Fendrick’s mother, Barbara, who once said to him, “I can’t believe you had to spend a million dollars to show that if you make people pay more for something, they will buy less of it.”

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In U.S. Health Care, It’s Still the Prices, Stupid – But Transparency and Consumer Behavior Aren’t Working As Planned

Health Populi

JANUARY 18, 2019

I’m glad to be getting back to health economic issues after spending the last couple of weeks firmly focused on consumers, digital health technologies and CES 2019. There’s a lot for me to address concerning health care costs based on news and research published over the past couple of weeks.

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How To Improve Telehealth Connectivity Issues in 2022

Mend

AUGUST 22, 2022

In this article, we’ll first explore the common issues that affect telehealth connectivity. Patients are now expecting digital health processes to be seamless. In fact, sixty percent of consumers expect their digital healthcare experience to mirror that of retail. 3 Problems Surrounding Telehealth Connectivity.

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Will Technology Cure Americans’ Health Care System Ills? Considering Google and Ascension Health’s Data Deal

Health Populi

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

You can read more details about this evolving situation in the WSJ article linked above, and other takes in tech, business, and social media that have begun to populate the interwebs. health care. Was this due to the growing experience and reporting of surprise medical bills? Out-of-network costs?

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What is the Hybrid Healthcare System & How Does It Work?

Mend

OCTOBER 25, 2022

In this article, we’ll explore the hybrid healthcare system and how you can strike the optimal balance in your practice. Mend starts by integrating with your organization’s medical billing software. Mend alerts the billing software once payment is complete, removing all steps from your staff. What is Hybrid Healthcare?

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Design, Empathy and Ethics Come to Healthcare: HXD

Health Populi

JUNE 26, 2018

OK, then…What happens when an algorithm cuts your health care? A recent Verge article asked that not-so-unthinkable scenario. Julie discussed the Cleveland Clinic’s project on designing a better medical bill, detailing the organization’s design thinking on the inpatient journey and commitment to patient-centered care.

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Healthcare IT Regulations – What Needs to Be Added and What Needs to Be Removed

Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

From a financial perspective, this initiative can help prevent healthcare fraud due to identity theft, stop improper use of someone else’s health insurance, and prevent marketing scams where people’s identities are stolen through fake medical billing or enrollment in fake medical benefit plans.

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A Health Consumer Bill of Rights: Assuring Affordability, Access, Autonomy, and Equity

Bonus Features – October 30, 2022 – 46% of Americans have gone into debt paying medical bills, 41% say retail and virtual care experiences are disjointed, and more

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Will Trade Data for (Cheaper) Health Care – USC’s View of the Future

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

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

Why Is So Much “Patient Experience” Effort Focused on Financial Experience?

Bonus Features – October 15, 2023 – 66% of orgs hit by cyberattacks report disruptions to patient care, 75% of Americans don’t trust AI in a care setting, and 26 more

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

Jasper, Scaling a Human Touch for People Dealing with Cancer, Now With Walgreens

Weekly Roundup – September 30, 2023

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

Top 45 Healthcare Blogs for 2019

Bonus Features – August 6, 2023 – 83% of hospitals are collecting SDoH data, 46% of hospitals planning to use large language models in the call center, and more

Value-Based Health Care Needs All Stakeholders at the Table – Especially the Patient

In U.S. Health Care, It’s Still the Prices, Stupid – But Transparency and Consumer Behavior Aren’t Working As Planned

How To Improve Telehealth Connectivity Issues in 2022

Will Technology Cure Americans’ Health Care System Ills? Considering Google and Ascension Health’s Data Deal

What is the Hybrid Healthcare System & How Does It Work?

Design, Empathy and Ethics Come to Healthcare: HXD

Healthcare IT Regulations – What Needs to Be Added and What Needs to Be Removed

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