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Rehumanizing the Patient Experience

Minority Nurse

I’ve recently had the opportunity to spend a great deal of time as a patient, and from my perspective, the patient experience is often sadly lacking. Losing Touch In far too many provider-patient encounters, the art of communication is lost, seemingly forgotten in the rush of things to do.

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Telehealth Use Among Older Americans: Growing Interest, Remaining Concerns

Health Populi

In the August 2020 National Poll on Heathy Aging , the University of Michigan research team found a 26% increase in telehealth visits from 2019 to 2020, March to June 2020 year-over-year. In May 2019, 14% of older patients’ health care providers offered telehealth visits, growing to 62% in June 2020 during the pandemic.

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Telehealth Update from J.D. Power, Amwell, Cigna, GoodRx, and a Trio of Smart Doctors

Health Populi

Safety was the key driver for utilization at a rate of 46% of people using telehealth in 2020, and only 13% in 2019. Amwell also began allying with TytoCare this week, to enable home-based physical exams using med-tech designed for patients’ at-home use. This is the second year that J.D.