Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

Health care system financing, delivery, and workflows widely vary across nations around the world. 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.

Interoperability 218

Interoperability Digital Health Patient Experience Health Data 218

Health Populi

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

Waystar, a company that supports revenue cycle management in health care, published a survey report on Consumer perspectives on how social determinants impact clinical experience. Does the U.S. need a new-and-improved HIPAA or more over-arching new national privacy law like a USGDPR?

Medicare 227

Medicare HIPAA EHR Nursing 227

The Digital Health Corner

APRIL 28, 2017

In his testimony on healthcare market’s consolidation effects on quality, cost and access, Paul Ginsberg, Director of Public Policy at the USC Schaeffer Center for Health Policy and Economics cites some key drivers of consolidation. ACOs require scaling which small hospitals cannot provide. Clinical applications.

Health Technology 60

Health Technology Digital Health EHR Health Policy 60

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. Green Center, which is surveying doctors with the Primary Care Collaborative, a nonprofit group.

Primary Care 41

Primary Care Medicare Telemedicine Health Policy 41

Lloyd Price

MAY 23, 2020

From an economic perspective, a survey of UK households three weeks into ‘lockdown’ found that 49% of households feel anxious about their finances, rising to 95% amongst the households experiencing serious financial difficulties [11]. In France, calls to the national violence against children helpline have increased by 89% [10].

Mental health 56

Mental health Digital Health Telehealth Health Policy 56

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. In the U.S.,

Nursing 156

Nursing Health Policy Public Health Digital Health 156

Healthcare IT Today

MAY 10, 2023

Even in large metropolitan areas, many individuals still lack adequate access to basic healthcare services, especially for mental health. In fact, a survey conducted by Pearl found that 71% of patients are more likely to trust their dentist’s diagnosis when their dentist is aided by AI software.

Primary Care 103

Primary Care Mental health Telehealth Patient Experience 103

Henry Kotula

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

However, the pace of adoption is tempered by provider resistance to taking on risk and by payer reluctance to push providers to do so before they are operationally prepared to be successful,” Abrams said, referencing findings in Numerof & Associates’ 2017 State of Population Health Survey.

Medicare 32

Medicare Accountable Care Telemedicine Patient Experience 32

Henry Kotula

JULY 28, 2023

The series covered broad issues related to the healthcare workforce, economy, and health policy, and highlighted internal industry changes and trends in service delivery, quality, and equity. Some telehealth flexibilities that were allowed under the PHE are also staying in effect, at least until the end of 2024.

Public Health 41

Public Health Digital Health Primary Care Telehealth 41

Health Populi

AUGUST 16, 2021

The survey was fielded in June 2021 among 1,071 U.S. Putting numbers on the components of the cost of prescription drugs in America is a complicated undertaking, and I have worked on drug pricing projects in my “real job” as a management consultant/health economist. Given our political chasms in the U.S.

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