article thumbnail

Loneliness Is A Health Risk, Especially Among Older People

Health Populi

adults age 50–80 in October 2018, assessing older peoples’ health, health behaviors, experiences and feelings related to companionship and social isolation. ” I wrote in detail about the importance of this appointment last year here in Health Populi. .

article thumbnail

New Features: August 2018 Product Updates

DrChrono

Here’s what is included in this month’s product update: Vital flow sheets – create custom vitals that can used to show historical data for up to 30 appointments Multitasking for iPad – Apple’s multitasking functionality brought to DrChrono EHR Family history on iOS – view familial data in your mobile EHR Address section in appointment (..)

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Consumers’ Embrace of Digital Health Tech Stalls, and Privacy Concerns Prevail – Accenture’s 2020 Research

Health Populi

Use of wearable tech nearly halved, from 33% to 18%, between 2018 and 2020. Six in ten people are open to health and wellness services via virtual channels, over half like the idea of remote monitoring linking with at-home devices, and 1 in 2 people would be open to routine appointments through telehealth.

article thumbnail

Time To Travel And Wait In Health Care: The Opportunity For Self-Care At Home

Health Populi

Sicker people also spend much more time traveling to health care appointments. An article published in Health Services Research in August 2018 talks about Trends in the Types of Usual Sources of Care: A Shift from People to Places or Nothing at All. Why should that be, in a physical sense?

Follow-Up 112
article thumbnail

Tools for Paying Medical Bills Don’t Help Health Consumers Manage Their Financial Health

Health Populi

Patient-facing digital tools help patients with fairly basic tasks like making appointments, seeking doctors, and paying bills. The key findings in the survey of 136 health care executives were that: Digital health tools are a priority for half of the health system leaders. ” Yet it’s health care costs that rank top in U.S.

Billing 96
article thumbnail

Nudging Patients to Use EHRs: Moving Toward a Tipping Point for Consumer Health IT

Health Populi

40, published April 2018. In terms of consumer health workflows, accessing the EHR is about “tests and tasks:” 85% looked to view test results, and 62% wanted to perform a health-related task like requesting prescription refills and making appointments online. The message: “Your prescription on your schedule!”

Tests 83
article thumbnail

Worrying About Paying for Health Care Is the Norm in America

Health Populi

Note that projected health care costs in retirement grew 23% in the four years prior to 2018, according to EBRI. This third chart comes from the BofA 2019 Workplace Benefits Report based on the bank’s poll of 996 U.S. employees who participated in 401(k) plans in February 2019.