Health Populi

OCTOBER 24, 2019

Riffing on his great book, Deep Medicine: How AI Can Humanize Health Care , Eric started his talk donning my own professional hat as a heath economist, sharing data about America’s high health care spending with low ROI yield. What can going deep in medicine do for health systems, health care, doctors and patients?

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Health Populi

APRIL 17, 2019

I wrote about that moment here in Health Populi just over one year ago, saying that, “This week’s revelations about Facebook, Cambridge Analytica, and the U.S. Doctors have long played that singular trusted role for holding data in the patient relationship.”.

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 23, 2022

Furthermore, the field is getting more and more digital with wellness sites, telehealth, and fitness devices—so making them accessible is crucial to making health care accessible. I heard a story from Rafael Glantz, Partnership Success Manager at accessiBe , which offers tools for making web sites more accessible.

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The Health Law Firm

APRIL 28, 2015

With all the new technologies, mobile medical applications, expansion of health care access under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), and the emphasis on quality of care, telemedicine is at the forefront of the health care industry.

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Health Populi

APRIL 9, 2019

Health Populi’s Hot Points: One of the most intriguing data points in this survey is displayed in the third graphic on the bottom bar: the percentage of people who use an app to consult a doctor rather than going in person. This is why I so often repeat that broadband connectivity is a social determinant of health.

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Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

we haven’t come to terms with embracing our Health Citizenship — that is, our rights and responsibilities for claiming our health and health care in America. In the U.S., That social contract is love: in the case of COVID-19, to stop the spread, love means that I wear the mask for you, and you do so for me.

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HIT Consultant

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

People believe more firmly that it’s important for maternal healthcare providers to be of the same race or gender as the patient to provide proper care, compared to any other healthcare provider. By prioritizing HRSN, doctors and health plans can be better equipped to treat patients of all demographics.

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Health Populi

JULY 5, 2023

The UK’s National Health Service (NHS) turns 75 today. As The Lancet stated on July 1, 2023, “Strengthening of primary and community care, public health, and broader preventive measures beyond the health sector” will be an important remedy to assure NHS survival and effectiveness. In the U.S.,

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Health Populi

JUNE 22, 2020

By early June, more consumers were planning to return to doctors’ offices and hospitals within three to six months from June — more open to physician offices than hospitals, but a promising opening up to scheduling appointments in the health care system. This is shown in the last slide with the blue bars.

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Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

For today’s Health Populi blog, I choose to focus in on a key theme in my work right now — the convergence of retail health, primary care, consumers’ home economics, health care access, and the future of U.S. health care financing.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Today’s patients want seamless, holistic, and reliable health care access, self-service, and communication. They want to manage their own health affairs online—with a click or a swipe—much like they buy goods on Amazon, order transportation on Uber, or book a hotel room on Expedia.

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HIT Consultant

JUNE 7, 2023

And healthcare companies that collect data often block patients from accessing their data. Getting information from one doctor to another? Many patients do not understand how their healthcare works, or why it is important to embrace preventive care initiatives such as health screenings. And it’s 2023!

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Health Populi

JUNE 18, 2024

Health care access is a challenge in rural and urban areas, cities and suburbs, and across more demographic groups than you might realize, as we see wait times grow for appointments, primary care shortages, and delays in screening plaguing health systems around the world.

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Health Populi

JANUARY 12, 2023

This year, MedWand launched the Urban-Rural Healthcare Alliance , having known where the virtual care puck has been going since the company’s inception. That’s cross-industry collaboration, the kind required to solve thorny big challenges like health equity and access to care for all health citizens.

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Innovaare Compliance

JANUARY 19, 2021

CAHPS data is developed using a set of surveys that primarily measure the patient or member experience as they interact with health plans and health care providers, including doctors, nurses, and others in various settings, including hospitals, physician offices, and other healthcare facilities.

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Bill of Health

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

And we know that our prisons, jails, and detention centers employ doctors with suspended and limited licenses as the exclusive source for health care for incarcerated people. Carceral health care occurs within a regulatory vacuum.

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Health Populi

JULY 13, 2021

Overall, 85% of health consumers told CVS that health care costs are important when it comes to their health, with one-third noting the cost of care is a leading obstacle to staying healthy. 3 in 10 people said they do not have a regular relationship with a primary care provider because it is too expensive.

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Health Populi

APRIL 1, 2020

” The most trusted spokespeople globally were found to be — far and away #1 — doctors and health authorities, among 4 in 5 consumers across the 12 nations polled. As I work on scenario planning for my forecast work on the impact of COVID-19 on the future of health care in the U.S., Finally, 61% of U.S.

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Hall Render

MARCH 25, 2022

Most doctors have patients affected by social drivers but feel ill-equipped to address them, survey finds. Sensitive health data of 50 million Americans hacked or breached last year: analysis. Colorado legislature orders audit of state’s 17 nonprofit community mental health centers. Iowa 6th best state for doctors.

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Hall Render

DECEMBER 13, 2024

Care Taps Health Net Exec as New CEO COLORADO Aurora’s Fitzsimons plans development opportunities on 60 acres Boulder drug discovery co. for maternity care Healthcare Shifts Driving Demand For Outpatient Facilities In Denver Insider Breach, Email Attacks Net $1.7M 3 in the U.S. One hospital turned to solar power for help.

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Hall Render

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

CT’s Medicaid reimbursement rates lower than peer states: report Better safety training, reporting, escorts for CT home health care workers focus of new legislation D.C. Acquisition of BCBSLA Paused a Second Time It was the biggest health care deal in Louisiana history. What they say sets them apart.

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Jane Sarashon

MARCH 14, 2023

I support ECRI’s call-out of this challenge as a patient as well as provider safety issue, given the politicization of women’s health care access which has emerged a national as well as State-level crisis for women and the people who love us.

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Hall Render

OCTOBER 6, 2023

A shortage of doctors Monroe County Hospital to shut down labor and delivery unit ALASKA Report: Alaskans dogged by chronic diseases and many lack healthy lifestyles or regular screenings She received chemo in two states. medical school to revamp philanthropic efforts Sage Health opening 3 central Md. Silver Springs Blvd.

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Hall Render

OCTOBER 6, 2023

A shortage of doctors Monroe County Hospital to shut down labor and delivery unit ALASKA Report: Alaskans dogged by chronic diseases and many lack healthy lifestyles or regular screenings She received chemo in two states. medical school to revamp philanthropic efforts Sage Health opening 3 central Md. Silver Springs Blvd.

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Hall Render

JUNE 7, 2024

acres in Roseville for future primary care center U.S. health care is in a crisis. Owners say it’s getting harder to stay open BCBS of Louisiana plans further Epic expansion Is Louisiana’s abortion ban costing the state future doctors? list includes 3 from Arizona ARKANSAS Children’s Miracle Network Raises $5.4M

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Hall Render

MAY 10, 2024

Health Policy Commission still missing key document in Steward sale to Optum Local obesity drug developer lands deal worth up to $600M with Novo Nordisk Mass. Health Policy Commission still missing key document in Steward sale to Optum Local obesity drug developer lands deal worth up to $600M with Novo Nordisk Mass.

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AIHC

AUGUST 13, 2024

Those covered by the rule may include hospitals, health clinics, health insurance issuers, state Medicaid agencies, community health centers, physicians’ practices, and home health care agencies. Focus on Health Equity : Tackle systemic inequalities in health care access and outcomes.

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Hall Render

JULY 28, 2023

cards; what to know Mercy Health Foundation of Greater Cincinnati names Missy Hendon Deters president Physician loses medical license following TikTok livestream 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline helps thousands struggling with mental health in Ohio Doctor sues Adena Health for defamation after he reported misconduct St.

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Hall Render

JUNE 30, 2023

Report: Amazon Pauses 50-State Virtual Care Service Expansion UnitedHealth acquires Amedisys for $3.3B after home health provider reneges on Option deal Will the doctor see you now? Here’s why. Maybe not amid the changing healthcare landscape in the US. Here’s how new laws aim to fix that.

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Health Populi

JANUARY 20, 2020

For an in-depth look into this phenomenon, see my report, Here’s Looking at You: How Personal Health Information is Getting Tracked and Used, written for the California Healthcare Foundation. doctors have to say about health disparities in JAMA. Finally, read what U.S.

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Health Populi

JULY 7, 2021

Health Populi’s Hot Points: I’ve been tracking the growing retail health ecosystem for over a decade, writing in 2009 about Costco’s envisioning “health care in every pot.” Nonetheless, for access to much lower-priced consumer health products and healthier food options, watch out.

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Health Populi

JANUARY 18, 2021

For an in-depth look into this phenomenon, see my report, Here’s Looking at You: How Personal Health Information is Getting Tracked and Used, written for the California Healthcare Foundation. doctors have to say about health disparities in JAMA. Finally, read what U.S.

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Health Populi

JANUARY 16, 2023

For an in-depth look into this phenomenon, see my report, Here’s Looking at You: How Personal Health Information is Getting Tracked and Used, written for the California Healthcare Foundation. doctors have to say about health disparities in JAMA. Finally, read what U.S.

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Hall Render

JANUARY 21, 2022

Alabama doctors advance organ transplantation with gene-edited pig kidneys. Arizona Health Care System Can’t Take Much More, Current Surge Has Yet to Peak: Doctor. A strained Arizona health system means not all patients get timely care. Colorado is trying to increase Medicaid mental health providers.

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Health Populi

JANUARY 14, 2024

For an in-depth look into this phenomenon, see my report, Here’s Looking at You: How Personal Health Information is Getting Tracked and Used, written for the California Healthcare Foundation. doctors have to say about health disparities in JAMA. Finally, read what U.S.

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Hall Render

JULY 1, 2022

North Alabama doctor’s medical license suspended after investigation into overdose death. Insurance company Cigna, Ascension Health Alabama struggle to reach contract renewal. Multiple Email Accounts Compromised at Covenant Care California and Bergen’s Promise. UC Davis Health gets $1.7M CHI-Health St.

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Health Populi

JANUARY 20, 2019

For an in-depth look into this phenomenon, see my report, Here’s Looking at You: How Personal Health Information is Getting Tracked and Used, written for the California Healthcare Foundation. doctors have to say about health disparities in JAMA. Finally, read what U.S. s, birthday. .

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