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Primary Care in the U.S. – Still a Weak Backbone for the Health of Health Citizens

Health Populi

Thus, millions of Americans continue to lack access to primary care compared with peers in other nations, according to a report from The Commonwealth Fund. The 2022 Fund report, P rimary Care in High-Income Countries: How the U.S. have a PCP relationship, compared with 71% of health citizens in Germany and the Netherlands.

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Healthcare 2030: Are We Consumers, CEOs, Health Citizens, or Castaways? 4 Scenarios On the Future of Health Care and Who We Are – Part 2

Health Populi

Quincy, family and friends take on good health behaviors that create a flywheel virtuous cycle of others’ behaving well, with low levels of smoking, binge drinking, and other negative lifestyles. Health equity is prioritized in Quincy’s community as a community investment.

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Virtual Health Tech Enables the Continuum of Health from Hospital to Home

Health Populi

The report dives into the stakeholder groups, offering market maps with examples of companies and innovators in each innovation space, from digital front doors like Dexcare, Phreesia and Doctor.com, scheduling access via Symplr, ZocDoc and DocASAP, and digital diagnosis and triage from Gyant and K Health, et.

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Bonus Features – July 31, 2022 – House passes bill to extend telehealth flexibility to 2024, only 60% of practices hit their 2021 revenue goal, and more

Healthcare IT Today

Primary care in particular seems to be suffering, as visit volumes have yet to return to their 2019 levels. While 95% of organizations said digital engagement tools improve the patient experience, 42% said there are “significant gaps” between what patients expect and what they can provide.

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Telehealth Update from the AMA – Setting the Context for ATA 2022

Health Populi

Mental and behavioral health. Specialty care. Care coordination and continuity. Preventive and primary care. Acute, urgent, and same day care, and. Reasons for doing so, among over 50% of doctors, include: Medical and chronic disease management. Hospital or emergency room follow-up.

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Most Virtual Care Consumers, Satisfied With Visits in the COVID Era, Expect It for Future Care

Health Populi

The most bullish clinicians about providing telehealth visits as an on-going alternative to in-office visits are behavioral/mental health providers and primary care physicians, 93% and 62% of whom expect to provide more telehealth to patients.

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Three in Five People 50+ in the US Will Likely Use Telehealth In the Future – An Update from AARP

Health Populi

Among people 50 and over, the doctor’s visit for routine care is the top reason for using virtual care, among 2 in 3 older people. That’s an important behavior change to take into future planning for primary care services targeted to older peoples’ chronic care management and remote health monitoring.