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Bonus Features – September 24, 2023 – 72 percent of patients say affordability is the biggest challenge for paying medical bills

Healthcare IT Today

Collaborations between AI vendors and biotech/pharma companies over the last five years are worth more than $45 billion , according to a recent report from Accenture. Nearly three in four (72%) patients say affordability is the biggest challenge to paying larger healthcare bills , according to a survey from Cedar.

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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

First, a Wall Street Journal profile of Bluebird Bio , a biotech firm that plans to sell gene-replacement therapy extending annual payments to patients based on whether the drug is effective. But what’s been published online since hospitals began to post prices hasn’t been very helpful, as this story in Vox documents.

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Bonus Features – May 7, 2023 – Less than 1% of all medical claims include an ICD-10 Z code, 78% of consumers say virtual health is important when considering health plans, and more

Healthcare IT Today

Studies Less than 1% of all medical claims include an ICD-10 Z code that documents a social determinant health, according to a data brief from LexisNexis Risk Solutions. Seven in 10 women wish they had known more about postpartum mental health before giving birth , according to survey data from New York insurer MetroPlusHealth.

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Bonus Features, HLTH Edition – October 11, 2023 – Announcements from Best Buy, General Catalyst, Google Cloud, Microsoft, Walgreens, and more

Healthcare IT Today

Finally, the company noted more than two-thirds of clinicians using Nuance DAX Copilot for AI-powered documentation had an improved experience providing care. Studies Almost half (48%) of American women don’t have a PCP or get regular preventive care , according to a survey from Tia Health. So be careful at HLTH, folks.)

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Bonus Features – November 20, 2022 – 90% of healthcare buyers prioritize virtual care but want a clear roadmap, wearable data helped predict COVID-19 infections 12 days before the CDC, and more

Healthcare IT Today

A joint study by Omada Health, Rock Health, and the Digital Medicine Society, based on a survey of employers, payers and benefit consultants, found that 90% of purchasers view virtual care as a high priority , and the majority are willing to adopt innovative approaches, but few have a real understanding of what virtual care is.

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Personalized Medicine: Consumer Concerns About Coverage, Affordability and Privacy

Health Populi

consumers’ views on personalized medicine comes from a survey conducted for PMC, the Personalized Medicine Coalition, and GenomeWeb , published in May 2018. The team analyzed data-sharing guidelines across 230 policy documents published between 1996 and 2017. This picture of U.S.

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A Matter of Trust, Perception, Risk, and Uncertainty – The Big Issues Raised by the Acquisition of PatientsLikeMe and Other Patient Data Transactions

Health Populi

This data would not go to waste and patients had a forum to act on their own desires to carefully document and share their experiences for the benefit of themselves and others. When this occurred, it didn’t cause more than a ripple of interest outside biotech. A 2018 national survey found that 39% of U.S. But the U.S.