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The COVID-19 Era Has Grown Health Consumer Demand for Virtual Care

Health Populi

Over one-half of Americans would likely use virtual care for their healthcare services, and one in four people would actually prefer a virtual relationship with a primary care physician, according to the fifth annual 2020 Consumer Sentiment Survey from UnitedHealthcare.

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Telehealth Use Among Older Americans: Growing Interest, Remaining Concerns

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In the Fear of Going Out Era spawned by the COVID-19 pandemic, many patients were loath to go to the doctor’s office for medical care, and even less keen on entering a hospital clinic’s doors. Virtual care will be a lifeline for many older people who cannot leave home or do not want to do so.

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Why #CES2022 Will Be Keynoted By A Health Care Innovator for the First Time

Health Populi

When announced, the news was a signal that health care and the larger tech-enabled ecosystem that supports health and well-being is embedded in peoples’ everyday lives. We can expect to see more women-related health tech featured at CES 2022, including on education panels and speaking platforms.

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The Digital Transformation of Patients – Update from Rock Health and Stanford

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But another patient side-effect of COVID-19 has been the digital transformation of many patients , documented by data gathered by Rock Health and Stanford Center for Digital Health and analyzed in their latest report explaining how the public health crisis accelerated digital health “beyond its years,” noted in the title of the report.

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Post-Pandemic, U.S. Healthcare is Entering a “Provide More Care For Less” Era – Pondering PwC’s 2022 Forecast

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Growing digital health investments that will push patient utilization up. The deflating, lowering-cost factors will be: Consumers looking to lower-cost sites of care and. Health systems finding ways to provide more care using less resources. during the public health crisis.

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A Vote for Telehealth is a Vote for American Patients’ and Doctors’ Well-Being

Health Populi

Mental health via virtual platforms has sustained significant use since the waning of the public health crisis. But pent-up demand remains for mental health services which could be made further accessible. Younger people are more likely to demand and be comfortable with virtual care platforms.

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How Grocery and Retail Companies Are Delivering Health and Healthcare

Health Populi

It was the COVID-19 pandemic that accelerated some early-adopting health consumers viewing their home as their ultimate site for self-care and health care. Brian Owens noted on our call on the evolving wellness consumer that, “health and hygiene will emerge as the next digital.”