Health Populi

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Doximity’s second report on telemedicine explores both physicians’ and patients’ views on virtual care, finding most doctors and health consumers on the same page of virtual care adoption. For the physicians’ profile, Doximity examined 180,000 doctors’ who billed Medicare for telemedicine claims between January 2020 and June 2021.

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Telehealth Telemedicine Primary Care Medicare 193

Health Populi

AUGUST 24, 2021

health care. In that introductory editorial, Ending Structural Racism in the US Health Care System to Eliminate Health Care Inequities, Ortega and Roby write that, “3 studies in this issue of JAMA show that access to and utilization of services is not merely predicated on health insurance or the availability of health care.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 27, 2022

MedStar Health recently received a nearly $2 million grant from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality to study telehealth as a proactive tool to advance patient safety while also enhancing its safe use. " It demonstrated telehealth is delivering on its promise to provide accessible and effective care.

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Health Populi

AUGUST 25, 2020

Among these visits, 76% were with a primary care provider, 32% with a specialty care provider, and 18% with a mental health provider, the study found. The study identified several key concerns about telehealth visits, shown in the graphic.

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Health Populi

MAY 10, 2022

The study polled U.S. adults 50 and over in February and March 2022, to gauge older peoples’ views on virtual care now and in the future. Among people 50 and over, the doctor’s visit for routine care is the top reason for using virtual care, among 2 in 3 older people.

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Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Beyond the sheer scale of patient volumes reached during the pandemic, virtual care was adopted by physicians across specialties well beyond primary care. Hy-Vee also introduced a Medicare Aisle into its grocery stores in August 2021. In 2020, 79% of U.S.

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Health Populi

APRIL 18, 2019

Today, fewer than 1% of Medicare beneficiaries have had any telehealth encounter, Kaveh explained, and fewer than one in eight doctors are aware of offering telehealth in their practice. Deepthi from Humana offered three considerations concerning how care will transform. healthcare system.

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Health Populi

MARCH 9, 2022

” I was particularly keen to dig into this study based on its sponsoring organization: JLL is a real estate services company serving over a dozen vertical markets — including health care, life sciences, senior housing, and retail, among other industry sectors. adults in the first half of January 2022 for this study.

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Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

I’ve been tracking this study since its inception, when it focused on “Connectivity and Mobile Trends.” Most consumers who own smartwatches and health and fitness trackers also use those devices every day, as shown in the household penetration/usage chart here from the report.

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

DecisionRx Runs a Study With Specific Measures The importance of carefully choosing what you measure can be illustrated by DecisionRx. The company cites studies such as this one that followed patients over several years to assess the benefits of pharmacogenomics programs. offering in-home treatment.

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Insulin Nation

JULY 23, 2019

My blood glucose never lowered and after 10 days with no improvement, my primary care doctor gave me a pile of syringes and a vial of Humalog and sent me home with few instructions. . As noted, I am on Medicare and I had to fight to get an OmniPod pump. Those who want “Medicare for All” are, at best, ill-informed.

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Health Populi

JUNE 27, 2022

Take preventive services across the entire national commercial population in the study. The impacts of people delaying preventive screenings can expect to lead to additional excess deaths that were directly attributable to the pandemic, this JAMA Oncology study noted. But flat growth is expected for 2022, Castlight forecasts.

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Telehealth Mental health Primary Care Medicare 303

Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 5, 2023

This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. Studies and Reports So far in 2023, only 24% of healthcare organizations were able to disrupt a ransomware attack before attackers encrypted their data , according to a Sophos survey.

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Health Populi

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Unique to this study is the patient sample polled: Software Advice surveyed 876 patients in September 2023 to gauge their perspectives on wearable tech and health. ” Software Advice wondered. “Yes,” the company’s latest consumer survey found, details of which are discussed in a report published on their website.

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Health Data EHR Digital Health Health Technology 407

Health Populi

JULY 13, 2020

health care financing regime of volume-based payment didn’t fare well as millions of patients postponed or cancelled procedures and visits for fear of contracting the virus in the halls, offices and clinics of hospitals and doctor’s offices. gross domestic product in 2020, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services calculated.

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Primary Care Medicare Interoperability EHR 266

Health Populi

AUGUST 24, 2020

This study is part one of three conducted by the Foundation this year, subtitled the “COVID-19 Impact Edition” of the 2020 Survey of America’s Physicians which the Foundation conducts each year. Merritt Hawkins conducted the study on behalf of the Foundation, shifting the focus to the pandemic.

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Telehealth Telemedicine Medicare Primary Care 385

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 30, 2021

senators has reintroduced the Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) for Health Act of 2021. The act would expand coverage of Medicare telehealth services and make some COVID-19 telehealth flexibilities permanent, among other provisions. Access for Medicare beneficiaries.

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Health Populi

DECEMBER 9, 2021

Without a health plan, an uninsured person in America is far more likely to file for bankruptcy due to medical costs, and lack access to needed health care (and especially primary care). In the MITRE-Harris study, people with health insurance nonetheless felt financial stress even though they were covered by a health plan.

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Medical Billing Primary Care Medicare Patient Experience 182

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 6, 2021

A wide-ranging study published this past week in the Journal of the American Medical Association found that older people, women, Black and Latinx individuals, and patients with lower household incomes were less likely to use video for telemedicine care during the early phase of the COVID-19 pandemic. " THE LARGER TREND.

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Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. Medicare Advantage costs are 12% lower than similar beneficiaries covered under fee-for-service Medicare, according to research from Inovalon and Harvard Medical School.

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Medical Billing EHR Medicare BioTech 109

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

OCTOBER 26, 2020

A recent study published in the American Journal of Managed Care found that provider use of a shared inpatient-outpatient electronic health record was associated with a shift toward follow-up delivered through a combination of telemedicine and outpatient laboratory tests, with no differences in 30-day emergency department visits.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

The Center for Connected Health Policy has published a 21-page guide intended to help providers with telehealth-based Medicare and Medicaid reimbursements. Asynchronous virtual visits are helping reduce the burdens on primary care providers at Prisma Health, while also enabling easier access, convenience and speed to care for patients.

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Telehealth Medicare Primary Care Health Policy 154

Redox

JUNE 30, 2023

Get the details Continuous care New care coordination payment model issued CMS has introduced a Making Care Primary (MCP) model to improve primary care management for Medicare and Medicaid patients. A new university study uncovers why.

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Primary Care Medicare Telemedicine Telehealth 52

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 6, 2020

According to a study published last week in the Journal of the American Informatics Association, virtual urgent care visits at NYU Langone Health grew by 683%, and non-urgent virtual-care visits grew by a staggering 4,345% percent between March 2 and April 14. "Over the space of four days, the world changed.

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Healthcare IT Today

JULY 18, 2023

As a result of being unable to access care, patients are pushing off routine health services. Neglected care comes with more complications down the line. Studies have shown that preventative care decreases the incidence of disease and patient mortality, resulting in better care outcomes. What’s more, the U.S.

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Primary Care Medicare Digital Health Pharmaceuticals 52

David Chou

MARCH 25, 2023

This shift signals a potential change in the retail healthcare sector as companies strive to gain market dominance in primary care, concierge medicine, virtual care and home medical services while providing patients with personalized experiences. The move comes at a price tag of $3.9 This can be a potential opportunity.

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Primary Care Medicare 52

Health Populi

JULY 10, 2020

Among satisfaction deflectors were perceived quality of care, an impersonal experience, and technical issues. Health Populi’s Hot Points: The Kyruus study spoke to the “demand side” of telehealth — the patient’s point of view. What about physicians?

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Telehealth Primary Care Mental health Patient Experience 278

Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 14, 2024

This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. News and Studies Follow-up rates for telehealth and in-office visits have remained consistent since 2020 , according to analysis from Epic Research.

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Telehealth EHR RCM Healthcare IT 105

Health Populi

DECEMBER 19, 2018

Underneath this statistic, it’s important to compare the payor mix of patients delaying care: nearly one-third of people with private, commercial insurance delayed care by 2018; 22% of people enrolled in Medicaid or Medicare put off care. Consider the 2020 Presidential elections and calls for universal health care.

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Primary Care Medicare Telehealth Health Policy 211

Telebehavioral Health Institute

OCTOBER 18, 2022

As detailed in earlier TBHI articles about future opportunities in telehealth, Medicare offers unparalleled practice development and specialization opportunities. For instance, in behavioral care, Medicare has approved telephone and video teletherapy reimbursement. Why Consider Medicare’s Telehealth Usage?

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Telehealth Medicare Telemedicine Primary Care 52

Health Populi

OCTOBER 23, 2020

adults who said that COVID-19 negatively changed their perspective on, especially, 51% of people who pointed to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and. The red bars indicate the percent of U.S. 46% of Americans who cited the Centers for Disease Control (CDC).

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Patient Experience Primary Care Mental health Public Health 170

Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 15, 2023

This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. Studies Two-thirds of organizations hit by cyberattacks report disruptions to patient care , according to research from Proofpoint and Ponemon Institute.

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EHR Medical Billing Healthcare IT Digital Health 105

Clear Arch Health

MAY 2, 2023

In tandem with a comprehensive plan of ongoing patient support and patient education, such as provided by chronic care management, remote patient monitoring can benefit providers and patients in a myriad of ways. What is Chronic Care Management (CCM)? healthcare resources and quality of life for many.

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Medicare Health Data Primary Care Connected Care 92

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

In the past, many of these innovations were limited in coverage and use to Medicare seniors. In fact, fewer individuals than ever visit their primary care doctor on a regular basis – even if they have insurance. Studies suggest one in four individuals don’t know they have it.

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Health Technology Primary Care Telehealth Healthcare IT 199

care innovations

DECEMBER 12, 2018

Changes to policy regarding telehealth and remote patient management (RPM) — and, specifically, changes affecting the reimbursement for these services offered by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) — are having an effect on the usage of digital delivery on the larger healthcare industry.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 11, 2023

This article will be a roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, partnerships, research studies, company launches, and more from the annual conference. Finally, the company noted more than two-thirds of clinicians using Nuance DAX Copilot for AI-powered documentation had an improved experience providing care.

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Life Science EHR BioTech RCM 71

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 1, 2020

Following changes at the federal level to facilitate access to telehealth – namely, relaxation in regulations from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and the Office of Civil Rights – MUSC also ramped up its outpatient virtual services. "This study describes the experiences and early results from one health system.

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Telehealth Psychiatry Primary Care Healthcare IT 207