Health Populi

MARCH 12, 2020

Will the coronavirus inspire greater adoption of telehealth in the U.S.? They are likely to stay there,” asserts “ The smartphone will see you now ,” an article in the March 7th 2020 issue of The Economist. In fact, today, we’re seeing telehealth reimagine care in a more profound and meaningful way than we’ve seen historically.

Telehealth 292

Telehealth Medicare Telemedicine Public Health 292

Health Populi

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

As the authors of the HaH article assert, “at a societal level, HaH could help avoid billions in capital costs to build more brick-and-mortar hospitals,” I return to Roemer’s Law learned in graduate school that, in a volume-based payment system, “A built bed is a filled bed is a billed bed.”

EHR 316

EHR HIPAA Digital Health Interoperability 316

Health Populi

JANUARY 7, 2019

Using food and tech as medicine can help people avoid going on medications like statins and others for heart health. An important example of this self-care approach is the evidence-based Ornish food regimen which is reimbursed by Medicare (as a form of cardiac rehabilitation).

Digital Health 169

Digital Health Medicare Public Health Primary Care 169

Telebehavioral Health Institute

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

New, bipartisan legislation has been proposed to solidify telehealth policy based on telehealth advances and supporting research. If passed, this legislation will codify critical telehealth policies implemented during the pandemic while providing another in a series of telehealth extensions.

Telehealth 105

Telehealth Medicare Medical Technology Public Health 105