Health Populi

JULY 7, 2023

Underneath that macro statistic, check out the differences across age groups — Boomers (ages 59-77) were the most frequent visitors for primary/preventive care, but seeking specialty care was more common from ages 27 (Millennials) on to Boomers. See that urgent care visits were more likely sought by younger patients under 43.

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Health Populi

APRIL 16, 2024

Quincy has great trust in this health care system, appreciating that customization also takes into account peoples’ values, ethnicities, and clinical needs. Clinicians partner with patients, often in teams and group-based care. Telehealth happens across the U.S.

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Health Populi

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

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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Health Populi

APRIL 21, 2021

TripleTree is an investment bank that has advised health care transactions since 1997. As such, the team has been involved in digital health financing and innovation for 24 years, well before the kind of platforms, APIs, and cloud computing now enabling telehealth and care, everywhere.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 23, 2021

"Prior to the pandemic, telehealth wasn't really taking off all that much; it was kind of a very long, slow growth without a high level of adoption," said Fisne of Geisinger. "But when we were able to move our technology to the point of advancing home health initiatives, we've actually seen it take off.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 15, 2024

A big chunk of telemedicine technology and services company Teladoc Health's business is in primary care. First you suggest it can provide high-touch care coordination for preventive care, chronic condition management and mental health services. We interviewed Kelly Bliss, president of U.S. How, exactly?

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic essentially forced healthcare provider organizations, the government and payers to embrace telehealth as an essential way to enable physicians to see patients. This put a lot of pressure on the physicians who oversee telehealth programs at these providers: the telehealth managers. " Dr. Lisa R.

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Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

This year, we know the nursing shortage is exacerbated by new sources of burnout — yes, the pandemic, and increasingly an uncivil society felt from both within the hospital and healthcare setting and from patients and their families. Some of these are shown on the inspiration/problems graphic here.

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Health Populi

MARCH 2, 2021

Rock Health and Stanford commissioned an online survey among 7,980 U.S. adults from early September to early October 2020 to gauge peoples’ interest in and utilization of digital health tools and telehealth. Live video calls were used by most people across all age groups assessed (18-34, 35-54, and 55+).

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Sign Up for our daily or weekly newsletters Patient experience: new perspectives on person-focused care Full coverage: HIMSS22 APAC Health Conference News 5 sessions to look out for at HIMSS23 APAC Healthcare IT News’ APAC Managing Editor weighs in on the sessions he's looking forward.

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Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

The most visible threat was seen from UnitedHealth Group, with 3 in 4 hospitals noting UHG as a formidable threat to their health system business. CVS Health/Aetna, Amazon, and Walmart rank in the next-most competitive group impacting hospitals, followed by new primary care models.

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Health Populi

OCTOBER 18, 2021

But there are opportunities to learn from patients and advocacy groups at the meeting to inform the demand side of the health/care equation, and that’s crucial to understanding consumer experience, values and sense of value that enables people to get the care they need. That’s the supply side of HLTH.

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Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 23, 2023

At the same time, multiple respondents called for legislation to support a national patient identifier. Read more… Healthcare IT Today Podcast : Reporting From the Epic User Group Meeting and Civitas Conferences. Read more… Meet Growing Demand for Mental Health Services With Personalized Digital Solutions.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 4, 2021

A survey conducted on behalf of Kyruus, a patient-experience software vendor, found that the majority of consumers say they still prefer in-person care for long-term needs. The pandemic ushered in unprecedented levels of interest in virtual care, enabled by loosened federal restrictions around telehealth. THE LARGER TREND.

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South Central Telehealth Resource Center

MARCH 6, 2018

In 2017, the National Quality Forum (NQF) developed a framework that provides a guide to the development of measures that assess and evaluate telehealth in the areas of access to care, cost, effectiveness, and the overall patient/provider experience. What are the benefits of telehealth and reducing substance abuse?

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 16, 2020

That sudden experiment allowed for valuable insights that healthcare organizations in 2021 can use to fine-tune where they should land on the spectrum of virtual and in-person – in ways that make the most sense for care delivery, patient experience, reimbursement and clinical research.

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 17, 2022

The following is a guest article by Tray Chamberlin, Principal at Alexander Group. In the past, addressing health concerns involved either seeing a doctor or going to the hospital depending on the urgency of the condition. Research suggests the number of Telehealth companies will increase by 29% by 2025.

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Health Populi

JANUARY 6, 2020

More enterprise applications will be underpinned by 5G communications by 2023, none more important than those for health care. These can be heavy lifts in terms of data requirements for those applications in the “Massive IoT” category.

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Health Populi

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

Turning to ChatGPT some 123 years later, I queried, “What is a health plan?” The response: A health plan is a comprehensive package of healthcare services and coverage that helps individuals or groups manage and finance their healthcare needs. Collaboration can help insure as well as assure health.

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Health Populi

JUNE 8, 2021

Health systems finding ways to provide more care using less resources. What enables those deflating cost-reducers is the growing adoption of digital health tools, from telehealth and virtual care to self-care in patients’ hands at home and on-the-go via mobile health apps.

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Health Populi

APRIL 27, 2022

is mired in an epidemic of chronic health conditions, from obesity to diabetes to heart disease to mental health or mood disorders,” the Index’s report explains. The Building H Index is, in their words, flipping the script to reimagine how to bake health-by-design into companies’ product and service offerings.

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Health Populi

JULY 27, 2020

The report found three big shifts in global health citizens’ views on their personal health and health care delivery in the wake of the pandemic: Across all age groups, COVID-19 exacerbated peoples’ concerns about their physical and mental health in a very short time.

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 28, 2024

It can be especially effective for patients in those underserved or rural areas where we see the largest issues with access to care due to health provider shortages. Currently, 100mm people live in primary care physician shortage areas and 160MM live in mental health provider shortage areas.

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Iris Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

If you’re a psychiatrist or psychiatric nurse practitioner, you might recently have started looking for work in telemedicine, a growing industry in the world of mental health and medicine. In this article, we’ll highlight the most important features to look for when searching for a job in behavioral health telemedicine.

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Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

The simplified delivery models and systems they implement require a more lightweight technology package, and for Electronic Health Records (EHRs), this translates to a simple, cloud-based system. 50% of people live in a designated mental health provider shortage area. Today in the U.S.

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Healthcare IT Today

JULY 10, 2022

And all respondents said labor shortages are causing an operational strain that’s adversely impacting the patient experience. Francisco Partners has completed its acquisition of IBM Watson Health’s assets , following the January announcement of a definitive agreement between the two companies.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Michael Gorton is founder and CEO of Recuro Health, a virtual care company that offers Digital Medical Home, which enables members in all 50 states to virtually access comprehensive healthcare services, including virtual primary and urgent care, behavioral health, at-home lab testing, genomics testing, as well as a suite of supplemental benefits.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 4, 2024

As we kick off 2024, we wanted to start the new year with a series of 2024 Health IT predictions. We asked the Healthcare IT Today community to submit their predictions and we received a wide ranging set of responses that we grouped into a number of themes.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 6, 2022

By applying AI and machine learning-fueled technologies, hospitals can transform these review processes to better utilize their existing staff, creating more efficiency and patient focus, ultimately leading to better job satisfaction. Chief Medical Officer at Iris Telehealth. Tom Milam, M.D., Comment down below or on social media!

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DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

MAY 10, 2023

Telehealth and Virtual Education: The pandemic has also accelerated the use of telehealth and virtual patient education, allowing healthcare professionals to reach patients who may be unable to attend in-person appointments.

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GlobalMed

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

Manage mental health: 20 percent. It’s no surprise that patients ranked Googling their symptoms and tracking workout performance so high on the list; when patients are aware of digital options and their benefits, they adopt them. As Greg Truex, Managing Director of Health Intelligence at J.D. It’s education.

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Redox

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Telehealth is the obvious example here. Pre-covid, most health systems saw telehealth as a nice-to-have feature, something their few digital native patients would vibe with. Nowadays, it’s the primary way providers see patients. The ship has sailed, in a lot of ways. So rather than competing, we decided to merge.”

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Health Populi

JANUARY 7, 2019

Dean Ornish’s research has proven patients diagnosed with heart disease can reverse cardiac damage through adopting several behavior changes: exercise, a low-fat diet, On smoking cessation, stress management, and group support.

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Healthcare IT Today

MAY 10, 2023

This highlights the dire need to address patient access to care. Even in large metropolitan areas, many individuals still lack adequate access to basic healthcare services, especially for mental health. We believe the critical avenue to mental health equity is ensuring access to timely and high quality care through Medicaid.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 5, 2023

As we head into 2023, we wanted to kick off the new year with a series of 2023 Health IT predictions. We asked the Healthcare IT Today community to submit their predictions and we received a wide ranging set of responses that we grouped into a number of themes. Chris Baird, Chief Marketing Officer at Weave.

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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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Health Populi

JULY 26, 2021

HIMSS collaborated with the organizations Trust Accenture, The Chartix Group, and ZS on this year’s research. Nine in ten clinicians have recommended digital health tools to patients, and 8 in 10 clinicians strongly concurred that the pandemic resulted in helpful changes including the adoption of telehealth.

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