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Consumers Expand Their Definition of Well-Being to Include Food-As-Medicine

Health Populi

The report’s insights are based on surveys FMI has conducted over the past two years, as the Foundation has observed that consumers broadening their definition of health to include emotional health, energy levels, and sleep quality.

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GNC Offers “Free Healthcare” — Telehealth, Generic Meds, and Loyalty in the Retail Health Ecosystem

Health Populi

in any one’s definition of value-based health care — most especially, a consumer’s. GNC is channeling to the current concerns of health consumers… value in the eye of the beholder and medical bill payer. GNC has been partnering with PursueCare for their telehealth provider network.

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Patients-As-Health Care Payers Define What a Digital Front Door Looks Like

Health Populi

Start with the definition of patient access. ” The gap is that most providers think they’re doing a “pretty good job” estimate patients’ costs, but a minority of patients didn’t get a very good estimate — resulting in surprise bills or higher costs than planned-for.

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Waystar to Acquire Patientco to Bring True Consumerism to Healthcare, Simplifying Payment Processes for Patients and Providers

Healthcare IT Today

Waystar, a leading provider of healthcare payments software, today announced a definitive agreement to acquire Patientco, a leading provider of omnichannel patient payments, communications and engagement software. Together, Waystar and Patientco will offer patients consumer-friendly experiences when paying medical bills, […].

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In 2023, The Future of AI and Older Adults is now -- and also up next

Aging in Place Technology Watch

And it is fair to say that the applications of it is making its way into the world of older adults, this AARP article describes its uses for older adults in generating a letter to contest a medical bill. And ChatGPT can be accessed through any mobile browser. Beyond direct interaction, AI is already all around.

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How You Can Improve The Patient Financial Experience

Mend

A major problem with the initial writing of the TCPA was that it had a broad definition of what constitutes an automatic telephone dialing system. Mend integrates with your medical billing software. Payment Posts in Billing System. Here’s how we do it at Mend: Patient Has Outstanding Balance. Schedule a Demo.

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The 2023 Health Economy – The Evolving Primary Care and Retail Health Convergence Through Trilliant Health’s Lens

Health Populi

adults saying inflation has made it harder to pay medical bills. In particular, 21% of consumers with medical debt say the primary source of that debt was due to the bills from doctor visits. A Debt.com survey out this weeks concludes that i nflation is making us sick, physically and financially — with 67% of U.S.