Health Populi

JUNE 16, 2022

Consumers continued to invest in and use several technologies that supported self-care at home in 2021, with plans to purchase connected health devices, sports and fitness equipment in the next year. households owned a smart or connected health monitoring device, with 22 million homes planning to buy at least one in the next year.

Connected Health 308

Connected Health Digital Health Primary Care Medical Technology 308

Health Populi

APRIL 21, 2021

The public health crisis accelerated “what’s next” for health care delivery, detailed in A New Era of Virtual Health, a report published by TripleTree. TripleTree is an investment bank that has advised health care transactions since 1997.

Telehealth 380

Telehealth Public Health Life Science Primary Care 380

Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

Being Philips, what underpins that quality and experience is technology; Philips explored telehealth, AI, digital health records (DHRs), and other digital health tools that can engage patients. Patients view their health care professionals as “sherpas” to digital health data.

Interoperability 218

Interoperability Digital Health Patient Experience Health Data 218

Health Populi

JUNE 5, 2020

The 21st Century Cures Act emphasizes patients’ control of personal health information. ONC rules issues in March 2020 called for more patient-facing health tools and apps to bolster health consumer engagement and empowerment. Digital literacy combines with health literacy to bolster patient engagement.

Digital Health 274

Digital Health Health Information Telehealth Health Data 274

Health Populi

OCTOBER 15, 2018

While national health services funding and delivery modes will still have local models of organization and control, some over-arching concepts and cooperation are being forged. Two key issues are in my work-radar this trip: digital health cross-border, and health innovation funding.

Health Data 274

Health Data Digital Health Interoperability Telehealth 274

Health Populi

MAY 16, 2022

The future of regulation for medical, digital health, pharma, and other areas requiring risk-management. In both of these cases, there are digital health tools and apps that can be enchantingly designed for consumers to use in daily life-flows that enable DIY self-care to improve outcomes and enhance quality of life.

Digital Health 170

Digital Health Interoperability Medical Technology Telehealth 170

Health Populi

JULY 5, 2021

On the downside, lack of access to digital tools and literacies can increase disparities among people already at-risk for other social determinants of health. The authors lay out several dimensions of digital literacy and access, including: Skills.

Digital Health 374

Digital Health EHR Telehealth Primary Care 374

Health Populi

OCTOBER 18, 2021

As the HLTH conference convenes over 6,000 digital health innovators live, in person, in Boston in the wake of the delta variant, what should attendees keep in mind to help HLTH make health? The top-line in the report, and the bottom-line for health citizens, was that 38% of U.S. One-half of U.S.

Digital Health 156

Digital Health Primary Care Mental health Public Health 156

Health Populi

MARCH 28, 2022

These are to prevent disease, to reduce health care costs, to manage autoimmune conditions, and to promote well-being. There have been scores of food and nutrition mhealth tools available in app stores for over a decade. The post Can a Food-As-Medicine App Extend Chronic Health Management at the Grocery Store?

Life Science 279

Life Science mHealth Primary Care Pharmaceuticals 279

Health Populi

MARCH 28, 2019

As more mobile app users — consumers, patients, and caregivers — use these handy digital health tools, much of the data we share can be re-identified and monetized by third parties well beyond those we believe we’re sharing with.

Mobile Health 282

Mobile Health Health Data Digital Health Nursing 282

Health Populi

MAY 10, 2022

“It appears that telehealth is likely to continue to remain an important tool in the health care delivery tool kit — at least for those with computers and high-speed internet access,” the AARP report concludes with a caveat about connectivity/broadband access.

Telehealth 308

Telehealth Mental health Public Health Medicare 308

Health Populi

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

So the new name communicates “that we all deserve a health care system that works for all of us,” Abner asserts. That name captures the aspirational view that we are connected.”. Health Populi’s Hot Points: The February 2022 issue of Health Affairs is themed “Racism and Health.”

Telemedicine 283

Telemedicine Connected Health Health Data Public Health 283

Health Populi

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

Seeking health information online along with researching other patients’ perspectives on doctors are now as common as booking dinner reservations and reading restaurant reviews, based on Rock Health’s latest health consumer survey, Beyond Wellness for the Healthy: Digital Health Consumer Adoption 2018.

HIPAA 196

HIPAA Telehealth Digital Health Health Data 196

Health Populi

JANUARY 8, 2024

As the text beneath this eighth pillar explains, “As one of the most powerful tools enhancing the human experience today, technology at its core helps us do more with less. Enter pillar #8: Access to Technology.

Patient Experience 170

Patient Experience Public Health Mental health Connected Health 170

Health Populi

AUGUST 6, 2021

It’s interesting that Rock Health’s digital health funding line graph echoes the left side of the Economist graph. The pandemic has accelerated funding in digital health tools across many forms, shown in Rock Health’s second chart here on top funded value and clinical propositions.

Digital Health 401

Digital Health Primary Care Mental health Public Health 401

Health Populi

APRIL 7, 2019

A fourth SDOH I’ve been advocating for the past decade is peoples’ access to digital health tools that can scale care to the person, that N of 1, wherever s/he lives. Rural and urban dwellers, alike, often cannot afford data plans charged by Internet Service Providers.

Public Health 212

Public Health Digital Health Health Information Primary Care 212

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. Telehealth needs to be considered as just another tool in delivery of healthcare.

Telehealth 99

Telehealth Telemedicine Primary Care Public Health 99

Health Populi

OCTOBER 1, 2020

Two “C’s” underpin this important digital transformation: the “Consumer” and “Connected.”. One of those SDoH factors is connectivity, WiFi, broadband to the N of 1 — not just to the “last mile.” One of those SDoH factors is connectivity, WiFi, broadband to the N of 1 — not just to the “last mile.”

Digital Health 323

Digital Health Leadership Connected Health Telehealth 323

Health Populi

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

This is an important aspect to call out in the context of this project: as the press release explicitly states, “Ascension will improve the experience of patients and consumers, as well as providers and associates, and advance its Mission of providing compassionate, personalized care to all, especially people living in poverty and those most (..)

BioTech 160

BioTech Medical Billing HIPAA Health Information 160

Health Populi

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

The health care industry can do a better job supporting patients-as-health-consumers when it comes to managing the stress of the cost of health care, the Salesforce research suggests. At least eight in ten consumers would like to see better communication across all of these cost-access-advice issues.

Mental health 157

Mental health Medical Billing Medical Technology Pharmaceuticals 157

Health Populi

DECEMBER 22, 2022

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. Growing adoption of “broad-spectrum” self-care – including digital health tools.

Health Technology 156

Health Technology Mental health Digital Health Primary Care 156

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Biden’s statement, which divided the public health community and the public, has wide-reaching implications for the fate of connected health and vital telehealth services. Department of Health and Human Services Alex Azar signed the first Public Health Emergency declaration , declaring COVID-19 a national emergency.

Public Health 124

Public Health Telehealth Connected Health Medicare 124

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

Biden’s statement, which divided the public health community and the public, has wide-reaching implications for the fate of connected health and vital telehealth services. Department of Health and Human Services Alex Azar signed the first Public Health Emergency declaration , declaring COVID-19 a national emergency.

Public Health 112

Public Health Telehealth Connected Health Medicare 112

Health Populi

JULY 1, 2019

People can’t even comprehend, much less anticipate, the crazy ways we could use people’s data against them if we are being sinister, much as they can’t comprehend all of the good that could come from the free flow of data touched by great researchers and advanced research tools. The possibilities are endless in both directions.

Pharmaceuticals 216

Pharmaceuticals HIPAA BioTech Patient Experience 216

Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

Implementation, with mechanisms for ongoing audits and evaluations of potential bias in the tools. Usage, taking note of health care decisions made based on the algorithms to ensure inclusion as well as fair actions coming out of the recommendations.

Health IT 170

Health IT Digital Health Life Science Health Data 170