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Healthcare 2030: Are We Consumers, CEOs, Health Citizens, or Castaways? 4 Scenarios On the Future of Health Care and Who We Are – Part 2

Health Populi

The four stories we generate are: Retail Health For All, starring “The Consumer” DIY Healthcare, starring “The CEO” Fragmentation Meets Bureaucracy, starring “The Castaway,” and, “One World, One Health,” starring “The Health Citizen.” Federal investment in climate and environmental health are part of holistic health policy.

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The Digital Consumer, Increasingly Connected to Health Devices; Parks Associates Kicking Off #CES2021

Health Populi

households with broadband have at least one connected health device, which could be a smart watch, a fitness tracker (such as Fitbit), connected exercise equipment (like a Peloton and the NordicTrack Vault), a heart rate monitor (like OMRON’s HeartGuide), a weight scale (like Withings smart scales), or a sleep monitor (e.g.,

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6 challenges healthtech can help us tackle – Pt.1

Digital Health Global

We can find academic research recommending that major health policies should emphasize reducing unhealthy lifestyles, dating three decades ago 3. One of the most significant trends in healthcare is that patients are increasingly willing to share their health data if in return they see a benefit to themselves and to the community 6.

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A Tale of Two Americas as Told by the 2019 OECD Report on Health

Health Populi

Can, or will, American policymakers foster a nation of health citizens by assuring universal health care, granting patients control over their health data, and assuring privacy of that data especially as our digital selves generated more health-helpful data outside of the healthcare system?

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Pharma Spending Gone Bipolar: Generics At One End, Specialty Drugs on the Other

Health Populi

a report from the IQVIA Institute for Health Data Science. Note that treatments go beyond pills, including exercise, yoga, meditation, and pets in this example. Prescription drug spending on branded products grew nearly $5 billion less than in 2016; generic drug spending fell by $5.5 There were over 5.8

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Our Homes Are Health Delivery Platforms – The New Home Health/Care at CES 2021

Health Populi

Reflecting on my many conversations during CES last week, I’m evolving the concept to our homes morphing into health delivery platforms. The pandemic has bolstered fitness at home with gyms largely closed and people making room at home for exercise. Justice Department.

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When Household Economics Blur with Health, Technology and Trust – Health Populi’s 2023 TrendCast

Health Populi

“When it comes to dietary supplements, over-the-counter medicines (OTCs), and medical devices, consumers broadly think of these products as items used to support their overall health and wellness,” a team from CHPA (the Consumer Healthcare Products Association) explained in Nutra-Ingredients USA.