Health Populi

AUGUST 5, 2019

Expanding its report-card role in the health ecosystem. Power has undertaken a survey on consumer satisfaction with 31 telehealth providers across 15 measures, which will be published in November 2019. Those who had a telehealth encounter more likely lived in the Western U.S., Power polled 1,000 consumers in June 2019.

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Health Populi

MARCH 12, 2020

Will the coronavirus inspire greater adoption of telehealth in the U.S.? I asked myself, then went to my Oracle of Telehealth: Ann Mond Johnson, CEO of ATA (once named the American Telemedicine Association). It is clear that there’s no better use case for digital/tele/virtual health than what is unfolding right now.

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Health Populi

JULY 10, 2020

health care providers set up virtual care arrangements to convene with patients. Three months into the COVID-19 crisis, how have patients felt about these telehealth visits? Patients’ experiences with virtual care were generally positive, with over 75% of consumers reporting being very or completely satisfied.

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Health Populi

MARCH 15, 2018

The first chart shows the data on “inputs:” spending on healthcare overall, and split into categories of inpatient care, outpatient care, long-term care, and other categories. data are shown in yellow. Note the last line of that matrix, population with health care coverage: the U.S.

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Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

In one section of the report, McKinsey focuses on the behavioral health impacts of the pandemic, noting the costs of these are additive to the physical an acute care effects of COVID-19. Data indicate greater rates of binge drinking and insomnia, for example. could have a behavioral health need in 2021.

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Health Populi

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

But letting a virulent public health crisis manage the downturn in American health spending is hardly an optimal hands-on, strategic approach to improving a nation’s health system, let alone a vision to drive health equity, quality improvement and sustainability for patients and care providers.

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Healthcare IT Today

JULY 31, 2022

House of Representatives passed by a 416-12 vote the Advancing Telehealth Beyond COVID–19 Act of 2021 , which would extend the telehealth flexibilities put in place during the public health emergency until the end of 2024. Primary care in particular seems to be suffering, as visit volumes have yet to return to their 2019 levels.

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Healthcare IT Today

MAY 17, 2023

The Texas Child Mental Health Care Consortium is a unique collaboration between stakeholders across the state that provides access to mental health resources no matter where the child may be. More than 9,000 primary care providers have enrolled in CPAN and there has been a steady increase in the number of monthly CPAN consults.

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Health Populi

APRIL 27, 2021

ASPE analyzed data from 62,451,150 people who had 1 or more vaccine doses administered by 3-10-21. Analyzing county-level data for 3,142 U.S. In addition, policies that address underlying social determinant risk factors like housing, jobs, food security, and access to social services would be critical, ASPE believes.

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Health Populi

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

Address social determinants of health. Innovate long-term care. Accelerate digital health. Secure health data (updating privacy/HIPAA). Achieving health equity, bringing mental health services to all who need them, ideally at parity with physical health services. Advance academic medicine.

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Henry Kotula

JUNE 14, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has transformed the landscape of ambulatory care with rapid shifts to telehealth. Many states have directed insurers to temporarily cover COVID-19-related services via telehealth while mandating parity of reimbursement for telehealth visits with in-person visits for their Medicaid program.

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South Central Telehealth Resource Center

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

Hari Eswaran thanking those involved and HRSA’s Deputy Associate Administrator, Heather Dimeris, speaking about the current telehealth landscape. Dr. Bill England began by discussing the wide range of resources available at HRSA with his presentation, “Telehealth and Research at HRSA. The opening plenary focused on funding.

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Health Populi

OCTOBER 18, 2021

Health Populi’s Hot Points: This week during the HLTH conference, we’ll learn about exciting developments in new digital health products and services embedding AI, leveraging virtual care and telehealth, serving up new models of primary care, and a growing supply of mental health services that can scale beyond traditional face-to-face (..)

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Lloyd Price

JANUARY 17, 2020

" The University of Miami (UM) Miller School of Medicine states, "Real-time telehealth sessions are live and interactive, and frequently use video-conferencing technologies. ""Synchronous telehealth models improve convenience, access, and efficiency of care by offering walk-in telehealth services."

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Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

These new work-and-life flows have changed our relationship with our personal doctors and local health care systems, pivoting us to virtual care and telehealth platforms. The post Health Citizenship in the America. You can access my book on Amazon Kindle here.

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Health Populi

APRIL 9, 2019

Misuse of personal data is the top driver of distrust in the tech industry around the world, among 64% of global citizens. ” Businesses should be transparent and open and avoid misusing personal data to engender trust; to nurture workers’ digital skills; and, to promote good use of digital tech in society-at-large.

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Health Populi

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Ruth Shim wrote about mental health inequities in the context of COVID-19 in JAMA in September 2020, The emergence of COVID-19 has brought renewed attention to disparities and inequities in health outcomes that exist for US residents who are most commonly oppressed and marginalized in US society.

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Health Populi

MAY 20, 2020

Notably, 32% of families or people with complex chronic conditions, and 37% of those with one chronic condition, received health care treatment for the first time through a video telehealth visit.

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Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 15, 2019

As EY’s framework illustrates here in the Venn diagram, these many health and wellbeing touch-points leverage various technologies and services: maturing EHRs and acute care, as well as emerging tech like AI, blockchain, and biometrics. This week, Health 2.0 ” toward the close of the meeting on Wednesday afternoon.

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Health Populi

DECEMBER 19, 2018

has the highest inpatient admission costs, on average, about 50% greater than those in Switzerland, the highest-cost site for health care in this study which examined data from about 130 countries. Consider the 2020 Presidential elections and calls for universal health care. The table shows that the U.S.

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Henry Kotula

APRIL 24, 2021

A new study out this week revived an old argument about whether telehealth visits spur more downstream care utilization compared to in-person visits, potentially raising the total cost of care. percent vs. 5.9 percent, respectively). Our take: so what?

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Health Populi

OCTOBER 26, 2022

Increasingly, technology is playing a role in patients’ relationships with pharmacies, whether for e-prescribed refills, apps enabling telehealth visits (including mental health therapy sessions), or live chats with licensed pharmacists for real-time advice. state houses), members of Congress, and lobbyists.

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Enzyme Health

JUNE 19, 2019

Here’s the essential telehealth terminology that will put you ahead of the curve. This quick telehealth glossary covers the basic terminology telemedicine clinicians should know. Get to know these, and you should be able to follow along with most telehealth industry conversations or lectures no problem.

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Henry Kotula

MAY 9, 2020

Across the country, only half of primary care doctor practices say they have enough cash to stay open for the next four weeks, according to one study, and many are already laying off or furloughing workers. The hospitals are getting massive bailouts,” said Dr. Christopher Crow, the president of Catalyst Health Network in Texas.

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Enzyme Health

MARCH 27, 2019

Close For Clinicians For Employers Telehealth Jobs Family Medicine General Practice Emergency Medicine Internal Medicine Nurse Practitioners Family Nurse Practitioners Physician Assistants Psychiatry / Mental Health Hospitalist Dont see your specialty? For Broad Digital Health and Telehealth News 3.

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Health Populi

JUNE 16, 2022

Increasingly, consumers intending to buy a smartphone or fitness tracker will seek one that is cellular-equipped with a data plans (say, 4G LTE or 5G mobile broadband). Over one-half of these buyers would be repeat purchasers in 2022.

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Healthcare IT Today

MAY 10, 2023

Side Note: Be sure to check out Data’s Role in Health Equity and Technology and Health Equity as well) Kimberly Hartsfield, Executive Vice President of Growth Enablement at VisiQuate Shockingly, 58% of hospital bad debt comes from insured patients. This highlights the dire need to address patient access to care.

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DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

MARCH 30, 2023

This shortage has been further compounded by the COVID-19 pandemic, which has placed significant additional strain on health systems worldwide. One solution to address the shortage of health professionals is the use of telehealth , which enables remote care and consultation.

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American Well

MARCH 5, 2018

Think convenient health care is only for the wealthy? Medicaid recipients often have significant barriers to care. Throughout my residency, I worked in a primary care clinic that was in one of the poorest areas of Boston. Think again. Or, rather, the confusion around reimbursement.

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American Well

MARCH 5, 2018

Think convenient health care is only for the wealthy? Medicaid recipients often have significant barriers to care. Throughout my residency, I worked in a primary care clinic that was in one of the poorest areas of Boston. Think again. Or, rather, the confusion around reimbursement.

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Health Populi

DECEMBER 22, 2022

health citizens face physical, financial, and mental health challenges of a syndemic, inflation, and stress – all of which will shape peoples’ demand side for health care and digital technology, and a supply side of providers challenged by tech-enabled organizations with design and data chops. Entering 2023, U.S.

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Henry Kotula

JANUARY 2, 2019

billion in digital health, from patient-facing devices to provider-facing practice management software to payer-facing data analysis services. Exhibit 1: Venture Capital Funding For Digital Health Versus US Health Care Spending. In 2017 alone, venture capital firms invested more than $11.5

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Health Populi

AUGUST 6, 2021

The third chart gives us a mass of dots in a general region around “higher health system performance and not-so-different levels of health care spending — a range of 9% (for New Zealand and Australia) and closer to 12% for Germany and Switzerland. The dot/data point for the U.S. You can miss the U.S.

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Health Populi

JANUARY 18, 2021

As iFit’s Bluetooth connected heart rate monitor connected with NordicTrack the device also connects with wearable tech from Garmin, Polar, Wahoo and WHOOP, an example of the growing data ecosystem emanating from consumer-generated health devices. ” TOTO collects data from fecal matter deposited in the toilet.

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Henry Kotula

JULY 28, 2023

The series covered broad issues related to the healthcare workforce, economy, and health policy, and highlighted internal industry changes and trends in service delivery, quality, and equity. Some telehealth flexibilities that were allowed under the PHE are also staying in effect, at least until the end of 2024.

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Health Populi

OCTOBER 1, 2018

That is, where we live directly shapes our socio-economic status, access to healthy food, education, transportation lines, jobs, and health care access — especially primary care.

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Health Populi

DECEMBER 30, 2019

The goal of the research was to study the lifestyle behaviors of staff working in three federal agencies to create health-risk profiles of government employees in the Bureau of Printing, the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, and the DHHS itself.

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