article thumbnail

Sicker Consumers Are More Willing to Share Health Data

Health Populi

This and other insights about the patient journey are published in Inside the patient journey , a report from Deloitte that assesses three key touch points for consumer health engagement. These three patient journey milestones are searching for care, using new channels of care, and tracking and sharing health data, Deloitte maps.

article thumbnail

Will Trade Data for (Cheaper) Health Care – USC’s View of the Future

Health Populi

health care system. As such, American health consumers are wrestling with sticker shock from surgical procedures, surprise medical bills weeks after leaving the hospital, and the cost of prescription drugs — whether six-figure oncology therapies or essential medicines like insulin and EpiPens.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Despite Greater Digital Health Engagement, Americans Have Worse Health and Financial Outcomes Than Other Nations’ Health Citizens

Health Populi

Tracking health information doesn’t result in better outcomes in and of itself, Deloitte’s report recognizes: it takes environmental nudges, like behavioral economic strategies and public policies like healthy agricultural supports and active transportation, to move people toward healthy behaviors and sustain them.

article thumbnail

Weekly Roundup – April 27, 2024

Healthcare IT Today

Read more… Exchanging, Managing, and Meaningfully Using Health Data in 2024. Jolie Ritzo outline how Civitas Networks for Health is standardizing SDOH data, harnessing AI, and promoting consent management in alignment with the needs of its member organizations. Read more… Bonus Features for April 21, 2024.

article thumbnail

5 Strategies to Improve Healthcare Billing for Both Patients and Practices

Healthcare IT Today

Practices and billing teams have the ability to set the terms (e.g., According to Inbox Health data, 96 percent to 99 percent of patients choose to continue receiving their bills and make payments digitally. Healthcare costs are at an all-time high, and many patients may need financing to pay their bill.

article thumbnail

As Workers’ Healthcare Costs Increase, Employers Look to Telehealth and Wearable Tech to Manage Cost & Health Risks

Health Populi

Two approaches quantified in this year’s KFF survey are the use of lower-cost settings, such as retail clinics and telehealth, as well as workers generating health data shared via mobile apps and wearable technology. employers ask.

article thumbnail

Weekly Roundup – September 30, 2023

Healthcare IT Today

Read more… Discussing TEFCA, QHINs, HDUs, and Interoperability With Civitas Health. They also touched on the role of health data utilities as the evolution of the state HIE. Bonus Features for September 24, 2023: 72% of patients say affordability is the biggest challenge for paying medical bills.

FHIR 105