Health Populi

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

Several new studies reveal that more patients are feeling and living out their role as health care payors as medical spending vies with other household line items. Health Populi’s Hot Points: In addition to these two consumer studies, we can add to this context the latest read on the U.S.

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AMD Telemedicine

JANUARY 31, 2023

Once the practitioners receive the data, they can then study and analyze it as though they were in the clinic when it was collected. These fields usually involve doctors and nurses relying on documented information and images rather than physical examinations.

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Health Populi

MARCH 28, 2019

This compromised health data privacy scenario comes out of research published this month in the BMJ , Data sharing practices of medicines related apps and the mobile ecosystem: traffic, content, and network analysis. User names were identified by one in five apps studied. Only three entities were related to healthcare (the brown dots).

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Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

Being Philips, what underpins that quality and experience is technology; Philips explored telehealth, AI, digital health records (DHRs), and other digital health tools that can engage patients. 84% of consumers with access to personal electronic health data want their health care professionals to have access, as well.

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Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

In 2020, Genentech launched its first study into health inequities. ’ So, we undertook a landmark study to elevate the perspectives of these medically disenfranchised individuals and reveal how this long-standing inequity impacts their relationships with the healthcare system as a whole.”

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Health Populi

JANUARY 22, 2020

Together, these three factors erode workers’ confidence in jobs and their personal household economies and financial health. The second chart comes from the study, quantifying global citizens’ trust levels by industry sector since 2012. ” Who is trusted? Academic experts and technical experts.

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Healthcare IT Today

JULY 31, 2022

This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. Linus Health announced the availability of its brain health platform , which combines cognitive screenings and decision support tools to help detect dementia in its early stages.

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Health Populi

MAY 1, 2019

Today, the Brookings Institution convened a meeting on the funding for social determinants of health to address disparities, costs, and quality of healthcare in America.

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South Central Telehealth Resource Center

APRIL 9, 2018

The following is a list of legislative activities compiled by the Center for Connected Health Policy (CCHP) for telehealth and telemedicine within the South Central region (AR, MS, and TN). Tennessee HB 2091 2/28/18: Taken off notice for calendar in House Health Sub. Tennessee SB 601 3/20/18: Deferred to Summer Study.

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South Central Telehealth Resource Center

MARCH 5, 2018

The following is a list of legislative activities compiled by the Center for Connected Health Policy (CCHP) for telehealth and telemedicine within the South Central region (AR, MS, and TN). 2/28/18: Taken off notice for calendar in House Health Sub Committee. in s/c Health Subcommittee. LEGISLATION. Pending Legislation.

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South Central Telehealth Resource Center

MAY 14, 2018

The following is a list of legislative activities compiled by the Center for Connected Health Policy (CCHP) for telehealth and telemedicine within the South Central region (AR, MS, and TN). Tennessee SB 601 3/20/18: Deferred to Summer Study. LEGISLATION. Dead Legislation/Session Ended. State Bill Number Status Summary.

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South Central Telehealth Resource Center

JUNE 29, 2018

The following is a list of legislative activities compiled by the Center for Connected Health Policy (CCHP) for telehealth and telemedicine within the South Central region (AR, MS, and TN). Tennessee SB 601 3/20/18: Deferred to Summer Study. LEGISLATION. Dead Legislation/Session Ended. State Bill Number Status Summary.

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Lloyd Price

JANUARY 17, 2020

Often, special telehealth-enabled instruments, such as a video otoscope or an electronic stethoscope, are operated by a nurse or technician at the consulting provider's direction to remotely perform a physical examination." " What is Asynchronous Telemedicine?

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South Central Telehealth Resource Center

FEBRUARY 2, 2018

The following is a list of legislative activities compiled by the Center for Connected Health Policy (CCHP) for telehealth and telemedicine within the South Central region (AR, MS, and TN). in s/c Health Subcommittee. Title: Advanced Practice Registered NurseAgency: Board of Nursing. LEGISLATION. Pending Legislation.

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South Central Telehealth Resource Center

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

The following is a list of legislative activities compiled by the Center for Connected Health Policy (CCHP) for telehealth and telemedicine within the South Central region (AR, MS, and TN). in s/c Health Subcommittee. Title: Advanced Practice Registered Nurse. Agency: Board of Nursing. LEGISLATION. 067.00.17.

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Health Populi

JANUARY 18, 2019

From 2003 to 2019, the theory that prices are the primary driver of America’s spending more on health care than any other country is still the case. in fact devotes fewer hospital beds, physicians and nurses to health care delivery compared with other countries. On the supply side, the U.S.

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Health Populi

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

The data tell this story: two-thirds of patients who self-report their health as excellent have low to no SDoH risk. Conversely, nearly one-half of patients who self-report poor-health are at high SDoH risk.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 4, 2021

Pharmaceutical companies will be collaborating extensively for manufacturing, supply chain requirements, post surveillance studies as well as storage. Nursing agreements will also see a change to avoid upfront costs and reduce overall costs. Further, patient volume instability and cost management remain key challenges.

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Henry Kotula

MARCH 16, 2020

On a per-person basis, the state lags most others in nurses and hospital rooms designed to isolate patients with infectious, airborne diseases, according to a nationwide index of health-security measures. The nurse did not want to be named for fear of reprisal by Swedish. The nurse is now on medical leave.

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Lloyd Price

MAY 23, 2020

The aim of this study is to document initial observations from multiple digital services providers during the COVID-19 crisis, especially those related to mental health and wellbeing. Results: This study provides proof-of-concept of the viability for researchers and private companies to work collaboratively towards a common good.

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Henry Kotula

MAY 9, 2020

The group’s four doctors and two nurse practitioners quickly adapted to the coronavirus pandemic, sharply cutting back clinic hours and switching to virtual visits to keep patients and staff safe. While there are no hard numbers, there are signs that many small groups are barely hanging on.

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Enzyme Health

JUNE 19, 2019

CCHP: CCHP stands for the Center for Connected Health Policy and is a non-profit that has been designated the national telehealth policy resource center. The organization researches telehealth policy issues and keeps updated information on state telehealth laws and reimbursement.

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Henry Kotula

MARCH 19, 2020

Instead, a neurologist would assess the patient on a mobile screen from far away, with local nursing staff and doctors aiding him or her. Physical exams are the bedrock of how doctors and nurses assess patients. Technology that allows patients to be “examined” remotely needs to be better studied and made more accessible.

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Health Populi

JULY 5, 2023

The UK’s National Health Service (NHS) turns 75 today. As The Lancet stated on July 1, 2023, “Strengthening of primary and community care, public health, and broader preventive measures beyond the health sector” will be an important remedy to assure NHS survival and effectiveness. health care system?”

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Health Populi

JUNE 13, 2022

Note that the Medscape study was fielded between late January and early March, 2022. At that point, 96% of doctors in the study agreed with the policy of requiring background checks to own firearms, 90% that only someone 18 or older should own a firearm, and 70% requiring a psych evaluation to own a firearm. In the U.S.,

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Connected Health Initiative

JUNE 24, 2020

The data is already clear that established digital health technologies, including telehealth and many remote patient monitoring tools, improve patient outcomes while reducing system costs, particularly for the chronically and acutely ill, but each new app or device must clear this hurdle.

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Health Populi

OCTOBER 12, 2021

This profoundly moving case study graphically illustrates but one human example of the role of the environment on human health, which is the basis for WHO’s report and call-to-action. There are many climate-sensitive health risks, shown in the first diagram from WHO’s report.

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Henry Kotula

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

Though not as high profile as Anthem’s policies, payers have been narrowing provider networks to bring down costs. In fact, a recent Kaiser Family Foundation study found that 35% of MA enrollees were in narrow-network plans in 2015, while only 22% were in broad-network plans.

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Healthcare IT Today

MAY 10, 2023

By enabling patients to receive care in rural areas or non-traditional settings, or to access technology that is customized for their specific language and health literacy levels, RPM can reduce or eliminate many social determinants of health barriers and improve access to care for individuals.

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Health Populi

OCTOBER 28, 2019

also say that income inequality and inadequate social services significantly contribute to high medical spending for every health citizen in the nation. The Physicians Foundation conducts this study into Americans’ views on the U.S. health care system every other year.

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Lloyd Price

DECEMBER 2, 2018

The University of Ottawa Heart Institute’s Telehome Monitoring Program also has patients sending in their data with a home monitor, and a cardiac nurse reviews the data daily and follows up as needed. Unfortunately, they are the exceptions, not the norm. She is also a contributor with EvidenceNetwork.ca based at the University of Winnipeg.

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Health Populi

MARCH 8, 2022

Using geospatial modeling and lots of data analysis via Cerner’s trove of information, the health system was able to identify a cluster around an African-American church. This inspired a partnership between the health care organization, the church, and nurses who were also part of that community.

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Health Populi

MARCH 13, 2019

“Patients as Consumers” is the theme of the Health Affairs issue for March 2019. Furthermore, the difference in information seeking between more educated Americans versus less could exacerbate health disparities and the inequities of health literacy.

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Health Populi

MARCH 24, 2020

are concerned about their potential out-of-pocket costs which could run $1,300 or more, based on a Peterson Center/Kaiser Family Foundation study I discussed here in Health Populi. Bottom-line for that health consumer: two in three Americans could not afford to pay their deductible if hospitalized for treatment of coronavirus.

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Health Populi

JANUARY 13, 2022

Three health care professions rank in the top four of the most honest and ethical rankings in Gallup’s annual poll on honesty and ethics in professions. And nurses are at the top of the list for the 20th year in a row. million nursing professionals. and other countries’) health care systems.

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Health Populi

JANUARY 11, 2023

the good news for the human capital of health care is that nurses, physicians and pharmacists continue to lead Americans’ ratings across professions in first, second, and third place respectively. Now, to the more nuanced finding this year that Americans’ trust in our front-line health care staff has ticked downward.

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Health Populi

AUGUST 18, 2021

A majority of Democrats, Independents, and Republicans agree that nurses are underpaid. In addition to nurses being underpaid, 6 in 10 Americans believe that health care aides are underpaid. 17% of people said pharmacists are underpaid. ” Why might this be people’s shared sentiment, particularly at this time? .

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