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

Health Populi

That Love translates, operationally and in health care law and workflows, as respect, health literacy and user-centered design principles (privacy-by-design, equity-by-design, and so on), and enabling health consumer autonomy and accessibility — that is, the right to quality, affordable care.

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Isn’t It Eyeconic? Vision Care in the Evolving Health Care Ecosystem

Health Populi

Frictionless retail is also an important paradigm for health care, an industry rife with friction. A huge friction point we identified in our data-for-healthcare-good panel wrapping up the day is surprise medical billing due to patients’ unwitting use of out-of-network physicians and providers.

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Will Technology Cure Americans’ Health Care System Ills? Considering Google and Ascension Health’s Data Deal

Health Populi

” The last paragraph of the press release states: “All work related to Ascension’s engagement with Google is HIPAA compliant and underpinned by a robust data security and protection effort and adherence to Ascension’s strict requirements for data handling.” health care. Out-of-network costs?

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

Health Populi

In 2023, patients-as-health citizens remain concerned about the privacy and security of their personal information across many fronts: in women’s health data in the post-Roe v Wade era, for medical bill redlining , or for advertisers who fall well out of “healthcare” contexts and HIPAA oversight.

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Five Healthcare Industry Changes to Watch in 2020

Henry Kotula

Payers and providers can embrace increased data privacy by focusing on existing compliance efforts, which will require taking time to better understanding HIPAA. Add in that healthcare is a prime target, and all of the factors point to healthcare needing to do more to protect data. Consumerization of healthcare.

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Will Health Consumers Morph Into Health Citizens? HealthConsuming Explains, Part 5

Health Populi

A Kaiser Family Foundation Health Tracking Poll published April 24, 2019 found that most Americans health care policy priorities were to lower health care and prescription drug costs, ensure the ACA’s coverage of pre-existing conditions, and protect people from surprise medical bills.