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How Coronavirus Is Re-Shaping Consumer Behavior, From the Amusement Park to the Voting Booth

Health Populi

Health Populi’s Hot Points: In challenging moments like this COVID-19 pandemic threat, we look for gifts of learning and opportunity — and this is one where the case for telehealth and broadband connectivity comes to the fore. TIME magazine covered this yesterday in a mainstream media story.

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Employers Take on Health Activism, Embracing Behavioral Health, Virtual Care, AI, and Transparency

Health Populi

employers are growing activist roles as stakeholders in the healthcare system, according to the 2019 Large Employers Health Care Strategy and Plan Design Survey from the National Business Group on Health (NBGH). One of the most concerning rising cost components in medical trend come from the pharmaceutical supply chain.

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The Digital Pharmacy: Walgreens’ Emerging Strategy

Chilmark Research

The Walgreens PR team has been busy of late, announcing a spate of partnerships that aim to transform them from a brick-and-mortar retail pharmacy into a digital one-stop shop for health care consumers. But their strategy to leverage wearables, at-home biometrics, virtual visits, and in-app tools is worth a closer look.

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CitiusTech Acquires Wilco Source, Expands Specialized Salesforce Capabilities for Healthcare & Life Sciences- M&A

Healthcare IT Today

The acquisition is aligned to CitiusTech’s 3×10 growth strategy to accelerate business transformation and convergence across the healthcare and life sciences industry. Digital hubs for personalized, omnichannel patient and member experience (Salesforce Health Cloud). patient and provider portals) (Salesforce Communities).

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McKinsey’s Six Shifts To Add Life to Years — and One More to Consider

Health Populi

To scale what works, based on evidence and proven interventions — which depends on our reducing biases in our assumptions, models and strategies. To innovate more, and more quickly, across the entire ecosystem of health — in government policies, pharmaceutical innovations, and technology developments.

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In 2020, PwC Expects Consumers to Grow DIY Healthcare Muscles As Medical Prices Increase

Health Populi

Internally, health industry business leaders are prioritizing several workforce strategies in the new year, first and foremost to confront digital transformation. Clearly, digital transformation is top-of-mind for healthcare organizations pondering their workforce strategies for 2020.

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Hims and Hers and Hearts – Cardiology Blurs Into DTC Retail Health

Health Populi

Heart disease is the #1 cause of death for men worldwide, so Hims seeks this heart-health mission as core to its growth and mission. ED symptoms can precede cardiovascular disease by two to three years in advance, and with that in mind, this strategy for Heart Health by Hims was born.