Health Populi

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

health care corresponds to the nation’s tremendous waste baked into the system when it comes to administration, fragmentation and dis-continuity of care, unsafe prescribing regimens, and under-investment in a strong primary care backbone. “The Age of Foolishness” in U.S.

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Primary Care Mental health Medical Billing Health Data 225

Health Populi

MARCH 15, 2018

The report hints at the different (read: lesser) emphasis on primary care in the U.S. compared with most other OECD countries which have stronger and more accessible primary care backbones than America’s. This phenomenon has been known for many years through the seminal work of Dr. Barbara Starfield.

Primary Care 209

Primary Care Pharmaceuticals Public Health Telehealth 209

Health Populi

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

The past few years have birthed a growing roster of organizations serving up new models for primary care: the list includes CVS/health, Walgreens coupled with VillageMD, Walmart and its evolving approach to community-based primary care, and many new models for primary care targeting specific populations (from working age employed people to older folks (..)

Primary Care 170

Primary Care Public Health Interoperability Medicare 170

Health Populi

AUGUST 24, 2021

For Black patients, lower utilization of ambulatory care and higher use of inpatient, emergency department, and nursing suggest greater spender downstream that might be prevented by more spending upstream on primary care, prevention, and early detection of disease. colonoscopy).

Primary Care 334

Primary Care Medicare Nursing Public Health 334

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 2, 2023

The program aims to improve the cancer diagnostic process in telemedicine-enabled primary care settings by strengthening safety culture and helping practices to close the loop on care transitions and other vulnerable processes along the cancer diagnostic pathway. Dr. Hardeep Singh is principal investigator.

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Telehealth Telemedicine Primary Care Nursing 123

Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Health Populi’s Hot Points: What Senator Paul Wellstone advocated for and knew way back in 2000 was that mental health is just part of health, and needed to be embedded into primary care and the U.S. health care system in terms of workflow and payment parity.

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Mental health Primary Care Public Health Health Policy 329

Health Populi

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

We forecast that this will expand over the near and longer term as all health consumers are seeking more convenient, accessible, value-priced health care services. Over time, depending on the politics of health care reform, the safety net and social determinants policies (e.g.,

Primary Care 259

Primary Care Telehealth Health Policy Digital Health 259

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 8, 2020

"Many routine healthcare needs, such as dermatology visits, primary care visits, and post-op visits, were found to be amenable to this technology without any detriment to patient care," the report noted.

Telehealth 163

Telehealth Interoperability Telemedicine Public Health 163

Healthcare IT Today

MAY 17, 2023

The TCMHCC initiatives include: The Child Psychiatry Access Network (CPAN) which provides telehealth-based consultation and training to primary care providers The Texas Child Health Access Through Telemedicine (TCHATT) program which provides in-school behavioral telehealth care to at-risk children and adolescents.

Mental health 57

Mental health Psychiatry Primary Care Healthcare IT 57

Health Populi

APRIL 21, 2021

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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Telehealth Public Health Life Science Primary Care 380

Health Populi

AUGUST 24, 2018

Underlying this clinical and economic phenomenon is obesity, which primary care doctors are challenged to deal with as a chronic condition along with typically co-occurring comorbidities of hypertension, diabetes, and hyperlipidemia. In the U.S., Why has this been the case? Because they are public goods, and the U.S.

Public Health 180

Public Health Health Policy Primary Care 180

Health Populi

JANUARY 18, 2022

We are in the midst of living through the emergence of CVS Health’s primary care strategy, Walgreens’ expansion of VillageMD clinics, Walmart’s health center refinements, and proliferating new models for primary care (for both commercial and public-health plan members).

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Primary Care Public Health Health Policy 156

Health Populi

JANUARY 22, 2020

In the same year, Walmart expanded its community-based approach to health and wellness, relaunching Walmart Health primary care clinics and expanding mental health services. In 2019, Walmart took a stand when it re-imagined its sporting equipment and hunting aisles to stop stocking certain firearms.

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BioTech Primary Care Public Health Mental health 261

Health Populi

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Ample data support the understanding that the social determinants of health and mental health are most responsible for health disparities and inequities…[and] how these social determinants of mental health are associated with inequities in the incidence and prevalence of depression in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Mental health 193

Mental health Public Health Primary Care Connected Health 193

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

The Center for Connected Health Policy has published a 21-page guide intended to help providers with telehealth-based Medicare and Medicaid reimbursements. Asynchronous virtual visits are helping reduce the burdens on primary care providers at Prisma Health, while also enabling easier access, convenience and speed to care for patients.

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Telehealth Medicare Primary Care Health Policy 156

Health Populi

MAY 11, 2020

Get facts and science out to people in well-designed, articulated formats that will engage and best communicate with people where they “are” Offer a vision for the future of health care, especially integrating mental health and addiction services into workflow and financing, and.

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Mental health Primary Care Connected Health Health Policy 278

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 2, 2021

"Telehealth is a tool in our toolkit that is largely substitutive, not additive, to in-person care," she said. Harvard Medical School Associate Professor of Health Policy and Medicine Dr. Ateev Mehrota proposed a more measured approach.

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Telehealth Telemedicine Primary Care Health Policy 192

Health Populi

DECEMBER 9, 2019

Food and access to utility services are key social determinants of health, the American Academy of Family Practice has asserted.

Primary Care 156

Primary Care Mental health Telehealth Health IT 156

Health Populi

APRIL 28, 2022

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.

Telehealth 156

Telehealth Primary Care Telemedicine Public Health 156

Henry Kotula

JUNE 26, 2023

However, given the pervasive undersupply of behavioral health practitioners, widespread screenings will only lead to better care if access to treatment can be scaled.

Primary Care 41

Primary Care Health Policy Telemedicine 41

Health Populi

JULY 10, 2020

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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Telehealth Primary Care Mental health Patient Experience 278

Health Populi

MARCH 30, 2020

There are physician shortages for both primary care and certain specialty areas like surgery, psychiatry geriatrics and…infectious disease. with larger concentrations of older patients lacking sufficient expertise and bandwidth to care for the special and multi-pronged needs for which geriatrics-trained clinicians prepped.

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Psychiatry EHR Primary Care Health Policy 212

Health Populi

MAY 10, 2022

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.

Telehealth 308

Telehealth Mental health Public Health Medicare 308

Health Populi

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

Addressing mental health is, truly, embodied in every one of the ten pillars in Manatt’s imperatives: Ensuring access to both physical/medical care as well as mental health — ideally bundled into primary care.

Mental health 323

Mental health Digital Health Public Health Health Data 323

Henry Kotula

MAY 9, 2020

Across the country, only half of primary care doctor practices say they have enough cash to stay open for the next four weeks, according to one study, and many are already laying off or furloughing workers. The hospitals are getting massive bailouts,” said Dr. Christopher Crow, the president of Catalyst Health Network in Texas.

Primary Care 41

Primary Care Medicare Telemedicine Health Policy 41

mHealth Insight

OCTOBER 28, 2018

The conference will highlight the potential of delivering high quality and easily accessible, personalised healthcare in North East London, including clinical and public health services and the NHS 10-year plan. Proposed action points and Close Prof David Taylor, Professor Emeritus of Pharmaceutical and Public Health Policy, UCL.

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Pharmaceuticals Primary Care Public Health Health Policy 28

Docnotes

JANUARY 3, 2022

We had a course called Health, Care & Society wherein students were challenged to learn and think about ethical issues, health policy principles and engaged in conversations on the role of medical providers in our communities. Years ago, I was on the faculty at Albany Medical College.

Primary Care 52

Primary Care Health Policy Medicare 52

Health Populi

APRIL 2, 2019

Pay more than the residents of any other country on Earth for health care, and get less in terms of outcomes and service levels for many key medical metrics: infant and maternal mortality, access to primary care, and those growing deaths of despair from suicide, accident and overdose.

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Pharmaceuticals Primary Care Patient Experience Health Policy 245

South Central Telehealth Resource Center

AUGUST 8, 2018

Targets quality of care and quality of life. In addition to connecting patients with a primary care physician or APRN, telehealth can facilitate access to specialists and subspecialists. Telehealth can save time and money by reducing travel for both providers and patients.

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Telehealth Medicare Primary Care Health Policy 115

Telebehavioral Health Institute

MARCH 9, 2023

After December 31, 2024, when these flexibilities expire, some Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) may offer telehealth services that allow primary care doctors to care for patients without an in-person visit, no matter where they live. Medicare Advantage plans may offer additional telehealth benefits.

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Telehealth Medicare Remote care Public Health 119

Health Populi

OCTOBER 18, 2021

That’s the supply side of HLTH.

Digital Health 156

Digital Health Primary Care Mental health Public Health 156

Health Populi

APRIL 27, 2021

Health Populi’s Hot Points: In the pandemic, millions of people who felt symptoms of COVID-19 avoided seeking care due to cost and/or access challenges (of which cost is a key factor). Pharmacists continue to enjoy high levels of trust among U.S.

Public Health 405

Public Health Mental health Nursing Primary Care 405

Health Populi

JUNE 18, 2018

Today I benefited from listening to Timothy Jost, professor emeritus of healthcare law at Washington and Lee University, and Stephanie Armour, health policy reporter at The Wall Street Journal. The session was sponsored by the Center for Health Journalism at the Annenberg School.

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Mental health Primary Care Health Policy Public Health 130

Lloyd Price

JANUARY 17, 2020

" The Center for Connected Health Policy (CCHP) shares several asynchronous telemedicine benefits, including the following: "Patients can get timely specialty care without needing to travel beyond the location of their primary care providers.""Wait

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Telemedicine Primary Care mHealth Telehealth 75

Healthcare IT Today

JULY 31, 2022

Primary care in particular seems to be suffering, as visit volumes have yet to return to their 2019 levels. Value-based payment platform provider Clarify Health launched Clarify Access , an analytics tool designed to help pharma companies develop market access strategies.

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Telehealth Patient Experience Healthcare IT Nursing 83

Health Populi

DECEMBER 19, 2018

Any plan to move American health care toward universal coverage must get real about this phenomenon: that costs are part of the health economy in terms of healthcare workers’ wages and local economies. Consider the 2020 Presidential elections and calls for universal health care.

Primary Care 211

Primary Care Medicare Telehealth Health Policy 211

Henry Kotula

APRIL 24, 2021

This focus on increased downstream care as a prima facie failure also ignores the fact that telemedicine services likely tap into pent-up, unmet demand for access to care.

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Telemedicine Primary Care Telehealth Health Policy 41