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Patients-As-Health Care Payers Define What a Digital Front Door Looks Like

Health Populi

In health care, one of the “gifts” inspired by the coronavirus pandemic was the industry’s fast-pivot and adoption of digital health tools — especially telehealth and more generally the so-called “digital front doors” enabling patients to access medical services and personal work-flows for their care.

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Weekly Roundup – April 27, 2024

Healthcare IT Today

They discussed how AI can expedite the discovery of new drugs , along with why it helps to bring together the best AI professionals and experts from pharmaceutical companies. They also touch on the role of AI and telehealth in the organization. John Lynn connected with Mati Gill at AION Labs.

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Despite Greater Digital Health Engagement, Americans Have Worse Health and Financial Outcomes Than Other Nations’ Health Citizens

Health Populi

Interest in and use of virtual care/telehealth. health care is Americans’ growing financial exposure to first-dollar costs as patients continue to morph into medical bill payors. Nine in ten people told HealthPocket that prices for medical services should be as readily available as prices are on a menu at a restaurant.

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Value-Based Health Care Needs All Stakeholders at the Table – Especially the Patient

Health Populi

At the end of this day, something Muna Bhanji, an advisor to biopharmaceutical developers who spent over 30 years of her career with Merck, noted: no advances toward value-based care will happen without a sense of partnership, requiring aligned incentives across the health/care ecosystem.

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

Health Populi

Watch for the likes of Dollar General, Walmart, and other value-oriented retail storefronts to develop services expressly focused on medically under-served consumers. In health care, scale matters, and particularly when economic forces are challenging, consolidation happens.

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150 top places to work in healthcare

Henry Kotula

National Medical Billing Services (St. National Medical Billing Services provides revenue cycle outsourcing services for ASCs and affiliated surgeons. The company offers a competitive benefits package including life insurance and telehealth visits. La Jolla Pharmaceutical (San Diego).

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The Health Consumer in 2024 – The Health Populi TrendCast

Health Populi

There’s a sort of health care “shrinkflation” that has been shaping patients-as-payors of medical bills. Further refining the point that patients’ medical bills and expenses are now part of their household and retail financial budgets, the Federal Reserve published this report on households’ well-being, asserting that 23% of U.S.