Medicare, Primary Care and Survey - Connected Health Pulse

The 2023 Health Economy – The Evolving Primary Care and Retail Health Convergence Through Trilliant Health’s Lens

Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

I’ll be referring to the research, with gratitude, over the coming months for my own work with clients spanning the health/care ecosystem. health care financing. healthcare spending, with curves moving up and to the right, and the Medicare Hospital Insurance Trust Fund moving into the opposite direction toward insolvency by 2033.

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Here's what primary care clinicians say they need to effectively implement telehealth

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Primary care providers in New York City, one of the U.S. With patients afraid to seek care in person and social distancing necessitating as little face-to-face contact as possible, many clinicians pivoted to telehealth – some with more success than others. Review, revise and communicate telehealth malpractice policies.

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Why Telehealth is a Lifeline for Primary Care Physicians

GlobalMed

JUNE 16, 2021

Primary care physicians are the frontline of healthcare. The Association of American Medical Colleges predicts a primary care provider shortfall , with numbers landing between 21,000 to 55,000 by 2023. But other factors drive primary care barriers as well, such as affordability issues and rural shortages.

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Survey: Half of primary care doctors aren't aware of chronic care reimbursement

FierceHealthIT

MAY 24, 2018

A majority of primary care physicians say they are unable to adequately address the needs of their patients with multiple chronic conditions. But many are also unaware of a Medicare program that will reimburse them for services that help keep tabs on those patients between doctor visits.

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Primary Care Medicare

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

Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

consumers will continue to spend their disposable incomes on connected consumer devices, but will be looking for more balance in their digital lives according to Deloitte’s fourth annual 2023 Connected Consumer Survey. For the survey, Deloitte polled 2,018 U.S. adults in the second quarter of 2023. While 2 in 3 U.S.

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Physicians Practicing in the Age of COVID-19: Lower Incomes, More Telehealth

Health Populi

AUGUST 24, 2020

In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, two certainties emerge in the lives of physicians: they are generating less revenue, and they have adopted more virtual care in practices. The Physicians Foundation surveyed 3,513 physicians in July 2020 on their perspectives on COVID-19 and how the pandemic has impacted practices and patients.

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Telehealth Use Among Older Americans: Growing Interest, Remaining Concerns

Health Populi

AUGUST 25, 2020

In May 2019, 14% of older patients’ health care providers offered telehealth visits, growing to 62% in June 2020 during the pandemic. The survey was conducted online in June 2020 among 2,074 U.S. adults ages 50 to 80 years of age. AARP sponsored the poll. This engaging video features commentary with researchers from U-M.

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Thinking About Telehealth Through the Lens of Real Estate – Listening to JLL

Health Populi

MARCH 9, 2022

If you heed the words of JLL’s 2022 Patient Consumer Survey , you’d chill (at least a bit). As such, JLL sees telehealth as an avenue to increase patient access and drive more overall health care visits — augmenting the physical office, not replacing it. JLL surveyed 4,060 U.S.

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Telehealth is Health: It’s Telehealth Awareness Week

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. physicians worked in a practice that used telehealth versus 25% who did so in 2018, based on a new survey from the AMA. In 2020, 79% of U.S.

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“My Doctor’s Office” Should Accept Wearable Tech Health Data, Most Patients Say

Health Populi

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

“Yes,” the company’s latest consumer survey found, details of which are discussed in a report published on their website. 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.

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Bonus Features – November 5, 2023 – Only 24% of healthcare organizations have successfully disrupted ransomware attacks, 83% of healthcare leaders say AI is or will be an essential skill, plus 20 more

Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 5, 2023

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. The company also released a customer survey indicating that 75% of providers believe AI will play a prevalent role in care delivery.

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Telehealth Is Just Healthcare Now – One Post-COVID Certainty, Three Reports

Health Populi

JUNE 3, 2020

consumers would be interested in using telehealth going forward, McKinsey’s consumer survey from May 20, 2020, found. On the provider side of the telehealth equation, telehealth visits fast-scaled between 50 to 175 times pre- and post-COVID’s emergence, McKinsey’s physician survey learned. Some 3 in 4 U.S.

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Healthcare Costs, Access to Data, and Partnering With Providers: Patients’ Top User Experience Factors

Health Populi

OCTOBER 23, 2020

As patients returned to in-person, brick-and-mortar health care settings after the first wave of COVID-19 pandemic, they re-enter the health care system with heightened consumer expectations, according to the Beryl Institute – Ipsos Px Pulse report, Consumer Perspectives on Patient Experience in the U.S. early this year.

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CONNECT for Health Act reintroduced, would expand telehealth access

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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3 in 4 Insured Americans Worried About Medical Bills — Especially Women

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). Even when they are aware of health care prices available online, one-third still do not research that information.

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Rationing Care in America: Cost Implications Getting to Universal Health Coverage

Health Populi

DECEMBER 19, 2018

adults, roughly one-in-five people who are sick and dealing with serious conditions, also put off treatment due to costs, Gallup learned in its survey conducted the week of the U.S. In another survey, conducted by NPR collaborating with IBM Watson Health, younger people had more trouble paying for care than older people, the survey found.

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Most Virtual Care Consumers, Satisfied With Visits in the COVID Era, Expect It for Future Care

Health Populi

JULY 10, 2020

In Patient Perspectives on Virtual Care , Kyruus answers this question based on an online survey of 1,000 patients 18 years of age and older, conducted in May 2020. Each of these health consumers had at least one virtual care visit between February and May 2020.

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Three in Five People 50+ in the US Will Likely Use Telehealth In the Future – An Update from AARP

Health Populi

MAY 10, 2022

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. That’s an important behavior change to take into future planning for primary care services targeted to older peoples’ chronic care management and remote health monitoring.

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Telehealth Reimbursement: End-of-Pandemic Emergency Update

Telebehavioral Health Institute

MARCH 9, 2023

Private payers, Medicaid, and Medicare initiated widespread telehealth reimbursement approvals. The article below clarifies and summarizes the end-of-pandemic reimbursement decisions made by private payers, Medicare, and Medicaid. They can receive care from their homes rather than traveling to a health care facility.

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Bonus Features – September 24, 2023 – 72 percent of patients say affordability is the biggest challenge for paying medical bills

Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

Medicare Advantage costs are 12% lower than similar beneficiaries covered under fee-for-service Medicare, according to research from Inovalon and Harvard Medical School. Nearly three in four (72%) patients say affordability is the biggest challenge to paying larger healthcare bills , according to a survey from Cedar.

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Aspects of Social Determinants of Health: Acting on SDoH

Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 19, 2023

According to Karl Ulfers, co-founder and vice president of growth at DUOS , governments offer excellent listings of resources with which care managers and clinicians can address housing, food, transportation, and other SDoH. They obtained data down to the ZIP code for this survey, which was conducted in Washington, DC.

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Out-of-Pocket and Prescription Drug Costs – Connecting Digital Health Dots at CES 2020

Health Populi

JANUARY 9, 2020

The top two health care concerns facing Americans are out-of-pocket costs and prescriptions drug costs, according to a poll published today in Morning Consult. Health care is the top issue driving voters’ choices in the 2020 elections for most Americans.

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Doximity Study Finds Telehealth Is Health for Every Day Care

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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Heritage Provider Network Inc (HPN) Finally Moving Forward With Potential $7 Billion+ Sale

David Chou

MAY 16, 2022

This move comes as healthcare providers are under increasing pressure to value-based care and merge or acquit to remain competitive. HPN has 3,700 primary care doctors, more than 10,000 specialists, and about 1,700 facilities in its network, according to its website.

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Bonus Features – April 21, 2024 – 89% of physicians said generative AI vendors need to be transparent about where info comes from, 73% of consumers expect a 4-star rating before they’ll engage with a provider, plus 21 more stories

Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 21, 2024

Studies According to a Wolters Kluwer survey, 68% of physicians think generative AI will benefit healthcare – but to trust the technology, 89% said vendors need to be transparent about where information was sourced and who created it. Additionally, patient feedback volume has increased 150% in five years.

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Legislation to Remove the In-Person Requirement for Telehealth & Telemedicine Reimbursement

Telebehavioral Health Institute

JUNE 20, 2023

As you read about them below, you will undoubtedly see the bigger picture – how they are positioning telehealth and telemedicine reimbursement to steadily become a cornerstone of advancing 21st-century healthcare for US citizens, starting with additional Medicare revisions. The following article briefly outlines both bills.

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Grow Your Practice Through Telehealth

Continue Education Journal

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Reimbursement: Some reimbursement changes from the pandemic have been made permanent, such as the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ expansion of reimbursable telehealth codes for the 2021 physician fee schedule. There is still uncertainty of the fate of other services as the public health emergency ends.

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The Social Determinants of Prescription Drugs – A View From CoverMyMeds

Health Populi

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

Racial minorities were more adversely financially impacted by COVID-19, the survey learned: 78% of people who were racial minorities were financially impacted by COVID-19 compared with 54% of White people. For this research, CoverMyMeds surveyed 1,000 patients, 400 providers, and 328 pharmacists in September and October 2020.

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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

OCTOBER 15, 2023

About 75% of Americans don’t trust AI in a healthcare setting , according to a Carta Healthcare survey. Partnerships Brightside Health is now offering telemental health access to Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries through partnerships with payers such as Centene, Optum, and various Blues plans.

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Does telehealth in Australia have a promising post-pandemic future?

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 2, 2021

According to Capterra’s survey findings, 92% of telemedicine users in Australia had experienced telemedicine for the first time during the pandemic. The US Bureau of Health Workforce Health Resources and Services Administration found that 62.93% of primary care health professional shortage areas were located in rural areas.

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Telehealth Telemedicine Primary Care Medicare

The Effects of Telemedicine on Patient Engagement and Care Options

AMD Telemedicine

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Telehealth technology in hospitals provides better assessments, primary care, and chronic condition management, according to Johns Hopkins Medicine. A recent COVID-19 Healthcare Coalition survey found nearly 80% of telehealth patients were satisfied with the continuity of care they received.

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Telehealth has staying power, should benefit from lasting regulatory changes

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 6, 2020

"Medicare announced its coverage at noon, and we saw our first [Medicare] patient at 5 that day." In an April survey conducted by physician search firm Merritt Hawkins, nearly half of 842 physicians across the country reported using telehealth to treat patients.

Telehealth

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Bonus Features – August 28, 2022 – Epic data shows only 5% of OD patients get tested for fentanyl, 40% of clinicians plan to add AI to their day-to-day work, and more

Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 28, 2022

The latest survey from Definitive Healthcare found that about 40% of healthcare professionals plan to incorporate AI and machine learning into their daily operations in the next two years , while 73% of organizations already using AI plan to expand their use. Partnerships.

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Legislation to Remove the In-Person Requirement for Telehealth & Telemedicine Reimbursement

Telebehavioral Health Institute

JUNE 20, 2023

As you read about them below, you will undoubtedly see the bigger picture – how they are positioning telehealth and telemedicine reimbursement to steadily become a cornerstone of advancing 21st-century healthcare for US citizens, starting with additional Medicare revisions. The following article briefly outlines both bills.

Telemedicine

Telemedicine Telehealth Medicare Connected Care

Bonus Features – December 17, 2023 – 97% of hospitals now capable of enabling electronic access to patient records, 70% of hospitals face hidden business continuity challenge, plus 31 more stories

Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 17, 2023

A survey from Turquoise Health found prices for “shoppable services” in healthcare are increasing roughly at the pace of inflation , though some vaccines have seen price increases of more than 20%. Pair Team expanded into seven more California counties ; the company provides virtual primary care for Medicaid beneficiaries.

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Bonus Features – November 19, 2023 – Critical access hospitals 16% less likely to participate in data exchange, two-thirds of orgs plan to increase AI spending by 25% in the next three years, plus 36 more stories

Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

More than one-third (36%) of organizations have at least partly implemented AI solutions , according to a survey from Healthcare IT Leaders, and another 25% have started AI pilots. More than half (56%) of American adults are worried about getting sick when they go to the hospital or a medical clinic, according to a Kinnos survey.

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Doctors Without Patients: ‘Our Waiting Rooms Are Like Ghost Towns’

Henry Kotula

MAY 9, 2020

Across the country, only half of primary care doctor practices say they have enough cash to stay open for the next four weeks, according to one study, and many are already laying off or furloughing workers. They’ve really left out primary care, really all the independent physicians,” he said.

Primary Care

Primary Care Medicare Telemedicine Health Policy

Bonus Features, HLTH Edition – October 11, 2023 – Announcements from Best Buy, General Catalyst, Google Cloud, Microsoft, Walgreens, and more

Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Studies Almost half (48%) of American women don’t have a PCP or get regular preventive care , according to a survey from Tia Health. More than 60% of consumers said the ability to schedule appointments online is very important when choosing a new provider , according to a Kyruus survey.

Life Science

Life Science EHR BioTech RCM

Aspects of Social Determinants of Health: Collecting Data

Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Data can be spotty, according to Eye, who says for instance that data from Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) often lacks racial identifications. Many organizations are issuing patient surveys using the Protocol for Responding to and Assessing Patients’ Assets, Risks and Experiences (PRAPARE). JAMA Intern Med.

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UVA Health System expands telehealth offerings

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

In addition, an electronic consulting platform would enable primary care providers to seek advice from a specialist by sending a message through an electronic health record system. Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar, as Medicare now covers a broad range of virtual care models,” Rehuban continued.

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The $4 Trillion Health Economy of 2020

Health Populi

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

Three factors will drive healthcare costs to 2026: prices for medical goods and services, changes in income growth, and shifting enrollment from private health insurance to Medicare — driven by the aging of Boomers. That equates to 18.4% of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and $12,230.40 of health spending per person.

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Bonus Features – July 16, 2023 – 95% of patients are concerned about data breaches affecting their medical records, 81% incorrectly assume PHI collected by digital health apps is protected under HIPAA

Healthcare IT Today

JULY 16, 2023

A survey from The Harris Poll and ClearDATA found that 81% of Americans incorrectly assume that all protected health information collected by digital health apps is protected under HIPAA. Among organizations surveyed, 64% rely on external expertise for project planning and 71% do so for production.

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Health systems are notching big wins with their IT investments

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 8, 2023

Sign Up for our daily or weekly newsletters Health IT Investment: The Next Five Years News Brooklyn provider automates patient experience tracking to spot health equity gaps At One Brooklyn Health System, tools such as the Brooklyn Health Equity Index survey are helping.

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Here are the major issues facing healthcare in 2021, according to PwC

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 16, 2020

” For this report, PwC’s Health Research Institute surveyed 2,511 American consumers, 128 health plan executives, 153 healthcare provider organization executives, and 124 pharmaceutical and life sciences executives in August and September 2020. Maintaining clinician satisfaction is key for virtual and in-person visits.

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The 2023 Health Economy – The Evolving Primary Care and Retail Health Convergence Through Trilliant Health’s Lens

Here's what primary care clinicians say they need to effectively implement telehealth

Trending Sources

Why Telehealth is a Lifeline for Primary Care Physicians

Survey: Half of primary care doctors aren't aware of chronic care reimbursement

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

Physicians Practicing in the Age of COVID-19: Lower Incomes, More Telehealth

Telehealth Use Among Older Americans: Growing Interest, Remaining Concerns

Thinking About Telehealth Through the Lens of Real Estate – Listening to JLL

Telehealth is Health: It’s Telehealth Awareness Week

“My Doctor’s Office” Should Accept Wearable Tech Health Data, Most Patients Say

Bonus Features – November 5, 2023 – Only 24% of healthcare organizations have successfully disrupted ransomware attacks, 83% of healthcare leaders say AI is or will be an essential skill, plus 20 more

Telehealth Is Just Healthcare Now – One Post-COVID Certainty, Three Reports

Healthcare Costs, Access to Data, and Partnering With Providers: Patients’ Top User Experience Factors

CONNECT for Health Act reintroduced, would expand telehealth access

3 in 4 Insured Americans Worried About Medical Bills — Especially Women

Rationing Care in America: Cost Implications Getting to Universal Health Coverage

Most Virtual Care Consumers, Satisfied With Visits in the COVID Era, Expect It for Future Care

Three in Five People 50+ in the US Will Likely Use Telehealth In the Future – An Update from AARP

Telehealth Reimbursement: End-of-Pandemic Emergency Update

Bonus Features – September 24, 2023 – 72 percent of patients say affordability is the biggest challenge for paying medical bills

Aspects of Social Determinants of Health: Acting on SDoH

Out-of-Pocket and Prescription Drug Costs – Connecting Digital Health Dots at CES 2020

Doximity Study Finds Telehealth Is Health for Every Day Care

Heritage Provider Network Inc (HPN) Finally Moving Forward With Potential $7 Billion+ Sale

Bonus Features – April 21, 2024 – 89% of physicians said generative AI vendors need to be transparent about where info comes from, 73% of consumers expect a 4-star rating before they’ll engage with a provider, plus 21 more stories

Legislation to Remove the In-Person Requirement for Telehealth & Telemedicine Reimbursement

Grow Your Practice Through Telehealth

The Social Determinants of Prescription Drugs – A View From CoverMyMeds

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

Does telehealth in Australia have a promising post-pandemic future?

The Effects of Telemedicine on Patient Engagement and Care Options

Telehealth has staying power, should benefit from lasting regulatory changes

Bonus Features – August 28, 2022 – Epic data shows only 5% of OD patients get tested for fentanyl, 40% of clinicians plan to add AI to their day-to-day work, and more

Legislation to Remove the In-Person Requirement for Telehealth & Telemedicine Reimbursement

Bonus Features – December 17, 2023 – 97% of hospitals now capable of enabling electronic access to patient records, 70% of hospitals face hidden business continuity challenge, plus 31 more stories

Bonus Features – November 19, 2023 – Critical access hospitals 16% less likely to participate in data exchange, two-thirds of orgs plan to increase AI spending by 25% in the next three years, plus 36 more stories

Doctors Without Patients: ‘Our Waiting Rooms Are Like Ghost Towns’

Bonus Features, HLTH Edition – October 11, 2023 – Announcements from Best Buy, General Catalyst, Google Cloud, Microsoft, Walgreens, and more

Aspects of Social Determinants of Health: Collecting Data

UVA Health System expands telehealth offerings

The $4 Trillion Health Economy of 2020

Bonus Features – July 16, 2023 – 95% of patients are concerned about data breaches affecting their medical records, 81% incorrectly assume PHI collected by digital health apps is protected under HIPAA

Health systems are notching big wins with their IT investments

Here are the major issues facing healthcare in 2021, according to PwC

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