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Consumers Continue to Spend on Technology, Seeking “A Happy, Healthy Connected Life”

Health Populi

But on the upside, note that a growing percentage of health consumers were very satisfied with the virtual health encounter, up from 39% in 2021 to 56% very satisfied in 2023.

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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

Presidential elections to that point, and that the last retiring Baby Boomer enrolls in Medicare that year. Let’s take a walk with “Quincy” through each of the four worlds to see how their health care experience might play out across the key driving forces. The community ethos bolsters social cohesion and mental health.

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What's ahead for health IT policy and legislation in 2023 

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Also on its policy agenda for the year ahead: advocating for data standardization, offering input for interoperability rulemaking and engaging with agencies and states to increase telehealth access. Budget leaders have asked, "How do you really know what the impact on the Medicare population and the Medicare Trust Fund will be?

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From Evolution to Innovation, from Health Care to Health: How Health Plans With Collaborators Are Re-Defining the Industry

Health Populi

In October 2023 the company created the Health Assurance Transformation Company (HATco) to collaborate with health systems in re-imagining and implementing a blueprint for “interoperablehealth care. Retail health-meets-Medicare. Walmart launched a ten-year collaboration with Optum in late 2022.

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Bonus Features – April 28, 2024 – 22% of employers fully trust chronic condition management vendors, Common Agreement v2.0 requires support for FHIR API exchange, plus 29 more stories

Healthcare IT Today

RCM outsourcing vendor Ensemble Health Partners expanded its partnership with Microsoft. Specialty telemedicine vendor Thirty Madison is partnering with Talkspace to expand mental health support for women. Health information network Availity appointed Sean Barrett as Chief Product Officer.

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Bonus Features – July 23, 2023 – Number of people impacted by data breaches up 56% compared to last year, CMS keeps temporary telehealth expansion in 2024 Medicare fee schedule, and more

Healthcare IT Today

News and Studies The 2024 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule from CMS would continue many of the public health emergency telehealth flexibilities, such as an expanded definition of telehealth practitioners, continued payments to rural health centers and FQHCs, and the expansion of originating sites.

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Bonus Features – February 25, 2024 – 73% of digital health vendors use FHIR APIs, 83% of clinicians think telemedicine is good for chronic condition management, plus 28 more stories

Healthcare IT Today

Trilliant Health released Network Explorer , which analyzes physician referral patterns and network performance. Edifecs said it will now enable compliance with CMS Interoperability and Prior Authorization Final Rule. Health information network Availity issued five principles for the responsible use of AI.

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