Health Policy, Strategy, Survey and Telemedicine

Waking Up a Health Consumer in the COVID-19 Era

Health Populi

MARCH 12, 2020

Prudential surveyed U.S. First, foremost, Americans are concerned about the impact of a disease outbreak on their health, personal finances and the U.S. Anderson was co-author with Uwe Reinhardt of “It’s the Prices Stupid,” the landmark Health Affairs essay from 2003 that pointed out the key difference between U.S.

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Can Telemedicine Increase Health Equity? A Conversation with Antoinette Thomas, Dave Ryan, and Me with the ATA

Health Populi

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

“Yes,” we concurred on our session convened by the American Telemedicine Association (ATA) EDGE session today. Antoinette posed three questions for all of us to brainstorm, addressing various aspects of health equity. Understanding the health inequities borne by “telemedicine.

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Telehealth-As-Healthcare Is a Mainstream Expectation Among Consumers, J.D. Power Finds

Health Populi

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Power found in their Study which was conducted among 4,306 health care consumers who had used a telehealth service in the 12 months preceding June and July 2022 when the survey was fielded. Power points out several granular perspectives to keep in mind as we design and implement omnichannel health care services: Two-thirds of U.S.

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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

JULY 31, 2022

House of Representatives passed by a 416-12 vote the Advancing Telehealth Beyond COVID–19 Act of 2021 , which would extend the telehealth flexibilities put in place during the public health emergency until the end of 2024. Policy and reimbursement consultancy Applied Policy hired Steven Johnson as Health Policy Director.

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Health Consumers Value Sharing and Downloading Health Data, But Privacy Concerns Remain

Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

In particular, health consumers in America want more access to their personal health data, a study from the Pew Research Center has found in Americans Want Federal Government to Make Sharing Electronic Health Data Easier.

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Employers seeking a ?source of truth? for coronavirus guidance

Henry Kotula

MAY 23, 2020

Better to support businesses in creating comprehensive screening strategies (with some offering their own app-based solutions), coupled with a testing plan for symptomatic employees. Health systems have been surprised by the hunger for information on COVID-19 among the business community.

Primary Care

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Top Six Healthcare Executive Challenges in 2019

Henry Kotula

JANUARY 30, 2019

Many organizations are already exploring delivery reform with initiatives that focus on: Remote health monitoring and telemedicine; Population health management; Patient engagement; Social determinants of health; and. Primary care. A whopping 95% said they regret the decision to change systems.

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Healthcare AI investment will shift to these 5 areas in the next 2 years: survey

Henry Kotula

MARCH 10, 2021

The majority of healthcare and life sciences executives (82%) want to see their organizations more aggressively adopt AI technology, according to a new survey from KPMG, an audit, tax and advisory services firm. As the U.S. Healthcare and pharma companies seem to be more bullish on AI than other industries are. Future AI investment.

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5 payer trends to watch in 2018

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.

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Health Equity: Searching for a New Angle

Healthcare IT Today

MAY 10, 2023

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. For health plans, one critical area that can have a significant impact on health outcomes is member communication.

Primary Care

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A Mid-Year Update on 2023 Healthcare Trends

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. Policymakers can help counteract the negative impacts of the workforce shortage through a variety of strategies.

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How Coronavirus Is Re-Shaping Consumer Behavior, From the Amusement Park to the Voting Booth

Health Populi

MARCH 4, 2020

Morning Consult surveyed 2,200 U.S. The first chart from the survey shows various consumer activities by peoples’ likelihood of choosing to do them. adults, finding that 3 in 4 Americans were concerned about the coronavirus outbreak.

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Women’s Health Policy Advice for the Next Occupant of the White House: Deal With Mental Health, the Pandemic, and Health Care Costs

Health Populi

OCTOBER 19, 2020

A new study from Tia, the women’s health services platform, looks deeply into COVID-19’s negative impacts on working-age women and how they would advise the next occupant of the White House on health policy in Dear Future President — What Women Want for Healthcare in America. coverage for telehealth, and.

Health Policy

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Prescription Drugs in the Pandemic, Year 2: Pricing Rx and Going Direct-to-Consumer

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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Waking Up a Health Consumer in the COVID-19 Era

Can Telemedicine Increase Health Equity? A Conversation with Antoinette Thomas, Dave Ryan, and Me with the ATA

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Telehealth-As-Healthcare Is a Mainstream Expectation Among Consumers, J.D. Power Finds

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

Health Consumers Value Sharing and Downloading Health Data, But Privacy Concerns Remain

Employers seeking a ?source of truth? for coronavirus guidance

Top Six Healthcare Executive Challenges in 2019

Healthcare AI investment will shift to these 5 areas in the next 2 years: survey

5 payer trends to watch in 2018

Health Equity: Searching for a New Angle

A Mid-Year Update on 2023 Healthcare Trends

How Coronavirus Is Re-Shaping Consumer Behavior, From the Amusement Park to the Voting Booth

Women’s Health Policy Advice for the Next Occupant of the White House: Deal With Mental Health, the Pandemic, and Health Care Costs

Prescription Drugs in the Pandemic, Year 2: Pricing Rx and Going Direct-to-Consumer

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