Health Populi

JANUARY 2, 2023

How can digital health and other consumer-facing technologies help our health? We cannot expect Technology itself to be a panacea to this national tragedy that public policies must help solve in terms of underlying drivers of health and well-being. The post Can Consumer Electronics Help Stem the Decline of U.S.

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Health Populi

AUGUST 25, 2020

The use of telehealth visits grew from 4% of older people having ever used virtual platforms by May 2019, to 30% of older patients using telehealth in June 2020. Among these visits, 76% were with a primary care provider, 32% with a specialty care provider, and 18% with a mental health provider, the study found.

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Health Populi

MARCH 12, 2020

For example, only health care providers that have an existing relationship with a Medicare patient would be eligible per the requirements in the legislation. Because, ultimately, we must work to bake digital health services into our emergency preparedness and response infrastructure. No, it’s not from the U.S.

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Health Populi

OCTOBER 3, 2019

Health Populi’s Hot Points: I recently collaborated with HealthMine on a survey looking into Medicare Advantage members’ views of health and digital technology. On the demand-patient side, and especially for older people, there’s clearly a lack of awareness of this care platform being available when it is.

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Health Populi

JULY 29, 2022

I discussed Costco’s approach to the pharmacy last month in Health Populi, asking the question, “What if Costco designed the prescription drug sales model?” government would have saved $2.6 billion in 2018.

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Xealth

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Managing all of these programs can create challenges… and that’s why a health data aggregation platform is an essential piece of the puzzle, allowing clinicians to extend their reach by embedding actionable data directly into their workflows while also offering a better patient experience.

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Health Populi

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Health care utilization declined due to patients foregoing, rather than delaying, care. Aside from care for COVID-19, volumes are down except for services related to mental and behavioral health (with rates of mental health prescribing increasing for antidepressant and anti-anxiety drugs).

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Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 6, 2023

To all the other factors that hold people back from taking their meds, he adds social and religious factors, concerns about side effects and interactions, the stigma to admitting that the patient has a condition (particularly concerning mental health), and sometimes even opposition by family members.

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Health Populi

JANUARY 7, 2019

Using food and tech as medicine can help people avoid going on medications like statins and others for heart health. An important example of this self-care approach is the evidence-based Ornish food regimen which is reimbursed by Medicare (as a form of cardiac rehabilitation). cartons of cigarettes costs in the U.S. Reducing stress.

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Health Populi

JULY 10, 2020

The most bullish clinicians about providing telehealth visits as an on-going alternative to in-office visits are behavioral/mental health providers and primary care physicians, 93% and 62% of whom expect to provide more telehealth to patients.

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Iris Telehealth

JUNE 5, 2023

Every day, we see first-hand how telehealth improves access, bridges care gaps, and enhances patient experiences and outcomes. With the great demand for timely, high-quality care for many Americans, telehealth has changed how patients receive care and how health systems, community clinics, and providers facilitate care.

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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. Which virus is it?”

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 5, 2023

Healthcare staffing shortages will continue to negatively impact patient experience in 2023. With healthcare professionals working longer hours and dealing with increased workloads, patient experience has fallen to the wayside. Almost 75% say that this impacts patient care moderately to severely.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 4, 2024

In the next year, we’ll see further evolution of hybridized care models where parts of virtual care are leveraged to improve access and patient experience. Andrew Norden, Chief Medical Officer at OncoHealth In 2024, I expect we’ll see greater interest in and adoption of oncology digital health solutions.

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Health Populi

AUGUST 7, 2019

Here’s a link to the 30-minute conversation, where Marc combed through the over 500 endnotes from HealthConsuming ‘s appendix to explore the patient as the new health care payor, the Amazon prime-ing of people, and prospects for social determinants of health to bolster medicines “beyond the pill.”.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 18, 2024

digital health tools will allow for expanded access to high-quality care, increased patient engagement, and more efficient care delivery. This will be driven by the growing recognition of the importance of mental health to overall well-being and productivity. Digital health will face another year of hard reset.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 12, 2023

Research shows that 38% of consumers want more personalized and inclusive healthcare options, and organizations are beginning to invest in technology and infrastructure that will enhance the patient experience and empower them to make educated care decisions. Ted Shannon, CFO at Strive Health.

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Health Populi

DECEMBER 25, 2018

There’s evidence that companies who cover health insurance are baking more financial wellness into a broader culture of health in the workplace, along with more attention to mental health. Outside of the home, I note the growth of retail health options well beyond (but including) the retail pharmacy.

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