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Value-Based Health Care Needs All Stakeholders at the Table – Especially the Patient

Health Populi

[Note: I may be biased as a University of Michigan graduate of both the School of Public Health and Rackham School of Graduate Studies in Economics]. health care, patient assistance programs, Medicare Advantage plans, and the bundling of proven high-value preventive services into the Affordable Care Act.

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American Hospital Association, Johns Hopkins and others launch pro-telehealth campaign

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

A group of 16 provider and industry organizations this past week launched a campaign geared toward protecting and expanding access to telehealth. This most recent effort has brought together a wide range of healthcare representatives, including: Adventist Health Policy Association. Executives for Health Innovation.

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

Health Populi

While the digital health stakeholder community is convening this week at VIVE in Los Angeles to share innovations in health tech, NABIP has assembled health insurance leaders in Washington, DC, for the 2024 Capital Conference to focus on major health reform issues that are top-of-mind for health care payors — which in today’s U.S.

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Biofourmis Raises Additional Funding from Intel Capital in Series D Extension and Names Top Healthcare Leaders to its Board

Healthcare IT Today

Jain, MD, MBA, president and CEO at SCAN Group and SCAN Health Plan. Fetter led one of nation’s largest for-profit health systems. Jain, a board-certified internal medicine physician, has 20 years of experience in clinical medicine, health policy, managed care and healthcare delivery leadership.

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By-Latinos, For-Latinos Healthcare Startup Zócalo Health Closes $5 Million in Funding to Launch Primary Care Services

Healthcare IT Today

Over 60 million Latinos live in the United States today – the nation’s largest minority group. Zócalo Health is available to individuals living in California. Erik is a healthcare tech strategist with more than 20 years of leadership experience. By 2050, they’ll make up more than 30% of the population with 132.8

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Aspects of Social Determinants of Health: An Introduction

Healthcare IT Today

Spatially Health applies geospatial analysis to expand a provider’s understanding of SDoH data. The Inpatient Quality Reporting (IQR) program, used by Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to rate hospitals, now contain two measures of SDoH.

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Most Americans Blame Drug Companies, Insurers, and Hospitals for High Health Care Costs

Health Populi

Chan School of Public Health. The first chart illustrates the common ground shared by Americans by party affiliation, with vast majorities across parties playing the blame game on healthcare industry groups. As for leveraging Medicare to cover more Americans as a cost-lowering strategy, health citizens are at-odds.

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