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A Vote for Telehealth is a Vote for American Patients’ and Doctors’ Well-Being

Health Populi

Patients-as-consumers increasingly expect retail-enchanting service levels from health care – especially as patients pay medical bills increasingly out-of-pocket. Convenience isn’t just a nice-to-have: it has economic ROI.

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

Health Populi

Most patients have experienced frustrations – in the designer’s parlance, “friction” – when seeking routine care as well as during a routine medical appointment. Clearly, patientsexperiences as consumers of healthcare lack the service levels they expect as payors based on this MITRE-Harris Poll.

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Hospitals Suffer Decline in Consumer Satisfaction

Health Populi

The second plan ranked in customer sat was Kaiser Permanente, down one point from 78 to 77, followed by Aetna (merged with CVS Health in the past year) gaining one point to 76, and UnitedHealthcare, Cigna and the Blues in fourth through sixth places at or below the median customer sat index of 75, shown in the second chart.

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In 2020, PwC Expects Consumers to Grow DIY Healthcare Muscles As Medical Prices Increase

Health Populi

Partnering, too, will be important on the road to digitization in health care across the three industry segments. specialty medicines), and people expect greater levels of retail-enhanced service from health care providers, plans, and pharma companies.

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Five Healthcare Industry Changes to Watch in 2020

Henry Kotula

Timoni, JD, an attorney and partner at the law firm Lindabury, McCormick, Estabrook & Cooper, in Westfield, New Jersey, who represents healthcare providers in areas of reimbursement and managed care contracting. Some ways to do this are to offer better patient portals, expanded hours, improved access, and clear procedure pricing.