Health Populi

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

As such, American health consumers are wrestling with sticker shock from surgical procedures, surprise medical bills weeks after leaving the hospital, and the cost of prescription drugs — whether six-figure oncology therapies or essential medicines like insulin and EpiPens. Patients are now front-line payors in the U.S.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 29, 2023

Studies and Surveys Nearly 80% of patients say the billing experience is important when choosing a provider , according to a report from Salucro Healthcare Solutions. Additionally, two-thirds of patients said they prefer text or email reminders about their bills, while demand for contactless payments has doubled in two years.

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Health Populi

JUNE 6, 2023

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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Healthcare IT Today

JULY 30, 2023

consumers rate medical billing as challenging to understand , according to a recent survey from HealthLock. In addition, 60% of survey respondents said privacy and identity theft were significant problems in healthcare. Imaging EMR OmegaAI from RamSoft is hosting Mirada Medical image visualization tools on its platform.

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Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

People dealing with chronic conditions are keener to share personally-generated data than people that don’t have a chronic disease, Deloitte’s 2018 Survey of U.S> Specifically, 50% of health consumers search to see their providers are in-network, to avoid surprise medical bills. Deloitte surveyed 4,530 U.S.

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Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 11, 2023

Half of Americans (52%) said paying medical bills is stressful , according to an HPS/PayMedix survey. Thirty percent of Americans have had to dip into their savings to pay medical bills, while 17% have delayed payments. Clarify Health released Clara , a generative AI tool for analyzing claims data.

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Health Populi

AUGUST 23, 2021

COVID-19 accelerated patients’ expectations of more contact-less payments and online patient financial apps and tools, from scheduling appointments to payment options, plans, and transactions. The Elavon consumer survey also covered patients’ views on affordability — where concerns remain high. Two-thirds of U.S.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 15, 2023

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. OCHIN launched OCHIN Epic for acute care to serve rural hospitals.

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 6, 2023

News and Research Five in six (83%) of hospitals are collecting SDoH data , according to the latest ONC Data Brief, with 74% using structured, electronic screening tools. Nearly half (46%) of providers already have or plan to deploy large language models in their call centers , according to a survey from Hyro.

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Mend

JULY 19, 2022

According to the same statistics, approximately one in five American households has “bad medical debt.” These numbers are concerning, as they indicate that many Americans are struggling to keep up with their medical bills. How Many Healthcare Organizations Still Rely on Paper Bills.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 23, 2023

The following is a guest article by Pete Heydt, President at Patient Pay Ninety-five percent of healthcare leaders expect outpatient volumes to increase, with many anticipating increases of 10% or more this year, a recent survey found. That’s one reason why self-service options for account management are critical.

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Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 29, 2023

Appendix I, Survey Procedures and Interpretive Guidelines for Life Safety Code Surveys, as well as Appendix Q, Guidelines for Determining Immediate Jeopardy, must be followed by all ASCs. As of November 15, 2017, ASCs are being surveyed on the new requirements of a September 2016 final rule. Two other appendices apply to ASCs.

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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Historically, many practices operated primarily with paper and spreadsheets to track patient bills and capture payments. Patient payment tools have evolved over the years and now offer an improved user experience. Rising costs have placed more of the financial burden on patients. All these scenarios impact a practice’s bottom line.

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Health Populi

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

health care economics, patients are now payors as health consumers with more financial skin in paying medical bills. As consumers, people have great expectations from the organizations on the supply side of health care — providers (hospitals and doctors), health insurance plans, pharma and medical device companies.

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DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

MARCH 15, 2023

According to the National Health Interview Survey , approximately 30 million Americans were without health insurance in the first half of 2020, and around 43% of adults aged 19 to 64 had inadequate coverage as of mid-2022. To be eligible for Medicaid , individuals must meet certain income and asset criteria, which vary by state.

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Chilmark Research

SEPTEMBER 26, 2014

This blog from Health Affairs talks about how quality measures should focus on effectiveness and be responsive to the need for innovation rather than being simply tools for weeding out costly interventions.” After Surgery, Surprise $117,000 Medical Bill From Doctor He Didn’t Know. ” – Brian. Premier, Inc.,

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Health Populi

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Brian Klepper of Worksite Health Advisors , longtime consigliere to self-insured employers, unions, and value-oriented providers of medical services, explained the growth in value-based care he expects to see in the coming months: “Today’s descendants of the disruptor Managed Care companies of the 1980’s are value-focused and high performing….that

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Mend

JUNE 8, 2022

Staff and patients must complete several tasks before a medical encounter. The standard tools were archaic: a clipboard, a pen, and dozens of often repetitive paper forms. Several large surveys have shown that users prefer self-scheduling over booking a visit by phone. Here are a few tools that will soon be available.

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Health Populi

MARCH 13, 2019

Now consider what happens when consumers (the noun chosen by the authors of the second paper I’m adding to the mix) access data, information and tools for self-management in health care. Karandeep Singh of the University of Michigan (GO BLUE!

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Health Populi

DECEMBER 20, 2023

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.

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