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GNC Offers “Free Healthcare” — Telehealth, Generic Meds, and Loyalty in the Retail Health Ecosystem

Health Populi

For general health, a broad range of conditions addressing dermatology and skin health, anti-inflammatories, cholesterol, hepatitis, GI issues, migraine, allergy, weight management, and mental health. Health Populi’s Hot Points: That’s a lot of “free” for $39.99

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Call It Deferring Services or Self-Rationing, U.S. Consumers Are Still Avoiding Medical Care

Health Populi

.” Nearly a decade ago, I cited the Kaiser Family Foundation Health Security Watch of May 2012 here in Health Populi. adults had problems paying medical bills, largely delaying care due to cost for a visit or for prescription drugs. The first chart here shows that one in four U.S.

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Bonus Features – October 15, 2023 – 66% of orgs hit by cyberattacks report disruptions to patient care, 75% of Americans don’t trust AI in a care setting, and 26 more

Healthcare IT Today

Half saw an increase in medical procedure complications, 57% experienced delays to procedures and tests, and 23% saw an increase in patient mortality. About 75% of Americans don’t trust AI in a healthcare setting , according to a Carta Healthcare survey. Cognitive care provider BrainCheck joined the athenahealth Marketplace.

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Telehealth and Virtual Care Are Melting Into “Just” Health Care at HIMSS19

Health Populi

Several factors underpin the adoption of telehealth in 2019: Consumers’ demand for accessible, lower-cost health care services as people face greater financial responsibility for paying the medical bill (via high-deductible health plans and greater out-of-pocket costs for co-payments).

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When Household Economics Blur with Health, Technology and Trust – Health Populi’s 2023 TrendCast

Health Populi

health citizens face physical, financial, and mental health challenges of a syndemic, inflation, and stress – all of which will shape peoples’ demand side for health care and digital technology, and a supply side of providers challenged by tech-enabled organizations with design and data chops. Which virus is it?”

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150 top places to work in healthcare

Henry Kotula

According to the hospital’s most recent employee engagement survey, the hospital’s overall employee engagement score was 89 percent and its employee retention rate is 92.6 Baylor Scott & White Health (Dallas). Children’s Medical Center Dallas is one of the top pediatric hospitals in the nation, according to U.S.

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The Health Consumer in 2024 – The Health Populi TrendCast

Health Populi

health care micro-economy and how health costs will crowd out other household spending in 2024 Consumers’ financial health blurs (or sometimes bleeds) into their personae as patients: CivicScience has tracked a direct relationship between peoples’ perceptions of financial health and one’s overall well-being.