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A Health Consumer Bill of Rights: Assuring Affordability, Access, Autonomy, and Equity

Health Populi

The aspirational document sets out the mission that “every individual deserves the right to obtain health care that is comprehensive, equitable and compassionate.” Health Populi’s Hot Points: Is there an American Civil Right for health care?

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Physician Burnout is a Public Health Crisis

BHM Healthcare Solutions

Physician burnout is a public health issue that “urgently demands action” from the rest of the healthcare industry, according to a report from Harvard University and Massachusetts trade groups. Chan School of Public Health in Boston, Harvard Global Health Institute in Cambridge, Mass.,

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Upcoming Healthcare Regulations and Their Impact on Healthcare IT

Healthcare IT Today

Mimi Winsberg, Co-Founder and Chief Medical Officer at Brightside Health We have been in an uncertain time for regulation around telemedicine, and there are a few key trends to watch. This type of document will require not only top-notch billing tools but also new levels of contractual collaboration between separate provider entities.

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Bonus Features – March 5, 2023 – Two-thirds of patients connect with regular docs when they need medical care when traveling, half of clinical workflow automation users plan to expand their use, and more

Healthcare IT Today

News and Research With the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency due to end on May 11, the Drug Enforcement Administration has proposed restrictions on the remote prescription of controlled substances , with only buprenorphine and Schedule III-V non-narcotic controlled medications available via telemedicine, and available only in 30-day supplies.

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AI, licensing and remote prescribing among key issues facing telepsychiatry

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

On another front, telepsychiatry keeps gaining ground in the post-public health emergency landscape. With the appropriate safeguards in place, and clinicians at the helm driving decisions that require reasoning, judgment and empathy, AI is going to have a very big place in mental healthcare. How can telebehavioral health help?

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Uses of AI in Healthcare – 2024 Health IT Predictions

Healthcare IT Today

We expect a majority of health systems will be engaged with AI (NLP, Gen AI) use in clinical documentation and conversational AI either in pilot or some level of scale form. New data and tools will spark conversations and innovations, but companies will over promise and under deliver for the next 6-18 months. Carolyn Ward, M.D.

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What the Pew Report on Trust and Distrust in America Means for Health/Care, El Paso and Dayton — Pogo Rears His Head Again

Health Populi

It’s been well-documented that Americans’ trust in institutions, and especially government and media, has eroded over the past decade. Oh, and legislation that once and for all realizes that guns are a public health threat at least as much as cancer, HIV/AIDS, and opioid addiction.