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Telehealth Use Among Older Americans: Growing Interest, Remaining Concerns

Health Populi

This drove health consumers to virtual care platforms in the first months of the public health crisis — including lots of older people who had never used telemedicine or even a mobile health app. Virtual care will be a lifeline for many older people who cannot leave home or do not want to do so.

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NIH seeks proposals for advanced mobile hospital

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

These include the development of a miniaturized self-shielded CT scanner that achieves >80% reduction in size, weight and power from standard scanners along with software that connects remote medical devices with electronic health records and provides real-time, interactive decision support.

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Do-It-Yourself Innovation Comes to Health at Home – Telehealth, Fjord 2021 Trends and #CES2021

Health Populi

.” Then add in “sweet teams are made of this,” and you have the making of telehealth enabling health/care across the continuum, as I show in my drawing here. Sweet teams are increasingly inter-disciplinary, including primary care, bundling in mental health, health coaches and nutritionists.

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Health@Retail Update: Kroger and Hy-Vee Morph Grocery into Health, Walmart’s Health Center, CVS/housing and More

Health Populi

Now, to the news… and what it means… Start with Kroger and Hy-Vee, national grocery chains, both of which are expanding their health care reach via pharmacists’ licensure practice expansions, and new concepts of mobile health.

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How Grocery and Retail Companies Are Delivering Health and Healthcare

Health Populi

Kroger is the fourth-largest pharmacy operator by script count,” the Journal noted, adding details about Walmart, CVS Health, and Walgreens all fast-expanding their respective health care footprints. Note that ScriptDrop has contracts with grocery chains and retail pharmacies, along with health systems.

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Self-Care is Healthcare for Everyday People

Health Populi

This is my first of several posts discussing the self-care retail health phenomenon among consumers, and the business opportunity, as I’m spending the weekend with suppliers and retailers attending this meeting. In my role as health economist-advisor-trend weaver and data junkie, I’ve been collegial with GMDC for a few years.

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Telehealth and COVID-19 in the U.S.: A Conversation with Ann Mond Johnson, ATA CEO

Health Populi

If we begin to see a rapid rise in the number of COVID-19 cases, this restriction would limit many telehealth providers that do not currently serve Medicare populations from supporting and relieving pressure on local providers that would need help to meet increased demand from patients seeking care. Clearly, the U.S.