Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

In this year’s update, the Deloitte Center for Technology, Media & Telecommunications found that most households use five key digital devices daily: above all, smartphones, followed by laptop and desktop computers, tablets, and computer monitors. ” The bar chart updates our understanding of U.S. As the chart labeled Figure 8.2

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Health Prime

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

Accurate and efficient medical billing is essential for your practice to get timely reimbursement for the services you render to patients. Therefore, optimized medical billing cannot be overstated. Learn about the benefits of outsourcing your medical billing in our blog 5 reasons to outsource your medical billing.

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Scrubs

JUNE 16, 2023

In fall 2021, staffers at Johnson Memorial Health were hoping they could finally catch their breath. One study found that cyberattacks on the nation’s health care facilities more than doubled from 2016 to 2021 — from 43 attacks to 91. But on Oct. 1 at 3 a.m., a Friday, the hospital CEO’s phone rang with an urgent call. “My

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Health Populi

AUGUST 25, 2020

In the Fear of Going Out Era spawned by the COVID-19 pandemic, many patients were loath to go to the doctor’s office for medical care, and even less keen on entering a hospital clinic’s doors. Virtual care, especially in a pandemic, is important for older people to have as a go-to for medical care when clinically appropriate.

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Health Populi

MARCH 2, 2021

Most of these live video calls were also done through a service offered by consumers’ health care providers (doctors/clinicians), followed by services offered by insurance companies. Only weight and medication tracking had a majority of people using analog formats to track. Why do people use wearable tech for health?

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Health Populi

JANUARY 25, 2021

In advance of that discussion, I wanted to feature remarks shared by Brad Smith, Microsoft President, that I recently heard at CES 2021 , the annual (this year, virtual) meeting convening the largest community of consumer electronics stakeholders globally. It was not about the rocks that were picked up….it and Robert F.

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Health Populi

APRIL 28, 2021

In movies in particular, we’ve seen health care costs and hassles play featured in plotlines in As Good as it Gets [theme: health insurance coverage], M*A*S*H [war and its medical impacts are hell], and Philadelphia [HIV/AIDS in the era of The Band Played On], among dozens of others. Here’s the ad you can watch for yourself.

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Health Populi

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

At the start of CES 2021, I had the opportunity to catch up with Karsten Russell-Wood, Portfolio Marketing Leader, Post Acute & Home, Connected Care at Philips. We brainstormed just as CES 2021 was going to “open,” virtually, for the consumer electronics conference’s first all-virtual meeting. Take George and Audrey.

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Health Populi

MAY 19, 2020

Imagine this: you find yourself with $6,553 in your pocket and you can pick one of the following: A new 2020 Breitling Navitimer watch; A year’s in-state tuition at Valdosta State University; or, A PPO for an average individual. These new workflows will also impact what the MMI will look like in 2021 and beyond.

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Health Populi

MAY 21, 2020

Patients’ concerns of COVID-19 risks have led them to self-ration care in the following ways: 41% have delayed health care services. 42% felt uncomfortable going to a hospital for any medical treatment. Another 8% had Medicaid or a state health insurance program.

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Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

I covered depression impacts due to COVID-19 here in Health Populi yesterday , and wanted to follow that up with this McKinsey study to connect some dots. could have a behavioral health need in 2021. The first chart illustrates data on the impact of COVID-19 on behavioral health across different population groups.

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Health Populi

JUNE 23, 2023

states ranked by a mash-up of health system indicators. As Annie Burkey of FierceHealthcare succinctly summed it up , the “Commonwealth Fund gives healthcare in southeastern states failing grades across the board.” Here, too, medical debt tends to be greater in southern U.S.

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Health Populi

JANUARY 3, 2022

And about one-in-three Americans has made a 2022 New Year’s resolution involving some aspect of mental health, the American Psychiatric Association noted approaching the 2021 winter holiday season. Mental health spiked up for virtual visits and to this day, is among the medical services in highest demand for virtual platforms.

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Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

When he arrived in Detroit in 1932 to begin painting, the city was hard-hit by the Great Depression following the 1929 Crash. Rivera engaged many of the unemployed workers to team up in constructing the museum murals. Mark’s Church of Philadelphia, delivered on February 2, 2021. Have you gotten yours yet? Both shots?

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Health Populi

JUNE 23, 2022

An hour after the Morning Consult session, I brainstormed the topic of consumers-as-payers of medical bills and prescription drugs with GoodRx strategy leaders. Physical health, comprising 33% of well-being, followed by. Emotional health, making up 27% of well-being. in the U.S. this week (and to make our U.S. in Belgium, $8.66

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Minority Nurse

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

During the COVID-19 pandemic, the National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) (2022) estimated over 100,000 registered nurses left the profession and predicted that another 800,000 nurses would follow them by 2027. According to the Joint Commission (2022), 1,441 sentinel events were reported in 2022, a 19% increase from 2021.

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Health Populi

JUNE 6, 2021

Two studies published in May 2021 illustrate the value and importance of telehealth to patients in 2020, and a disconnect among many C-level executives working in hospitals, academic medical centers, and other care provider organizations. Power 2021 U.S. Together, the two reports from J.D. Commercial Member Health Plan Study.

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Health Populi

OCTOBER 19, 2021

The American Customer Satisfaction Index Insurance and Health Care Study 2020-2021 published today, recognizing consumers’ value for the quality of health insurance companies’ mobile apps and reliability of those apps. The study was fielded between October 2020 and September 2021. Outpatient care inched up from 73 to 74.

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The HIPAA Journal

MAY 1, 2024

Credential theft was the most common method of breaching networks and was the initial access vector in 38% of all data breaches, followed by phishing (15%). 15% of data breaches involved third parties such as software supply chains, hosting providers, and data custodians, up 68% year-over-year.

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Setting Sights

DECEMBER 30, 2021

A belated Christmas, and a gift to myself – a cushion reading ‘Never Give Up’ to wake up to each morning. There have been so many moments in which we’ve felt like giving up, where it’s felt like the day isn’t worth seizing, that the night isn’t worth seeing through. And 2020-2021 has been no exception.

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Healthcare Law Insights blog

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Placing it on Schedule I meant there was no currently accepted medical use and a high potential for abuse, making research access difficult. If approved by the FDA, the Drug Enforcement Administration (“DEA”) would then be required to reschedule MDMA to make it available for prescription medical use. Bedrosian, L., Feduccia, A.,

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19 Labs

APRIL 21, 2021

With Viasat 3 and global coverage coming up, every rural community around the world can get healthcare through GALE. April 21, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Viasat Inc. Currently, 19labs is assisting healthcare and education groups prepare applications under the recently expanded 2021 FCC telemedicine grant program. CARLSBAD Calif.,

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Sensible Medicine

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Galleri could do more harm to the idea of medical conservatism than any hate rising from Twitter or blogs. This week will be a straight up critical appraisal (with a bit of a critique of Wall Street Journalism Churnalism thrown in). We then work up every positive test. Today and next week I will post articles about Galleri.

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A Young Doctor's Journey

OCTOBER 6, 2021

A lot of people considering attending medical school are curious about what the process is like in various countries, so I’d like to talk about two regions that I get a lot of questions about. I will only be discussing medical degree programs that teach in English. This surprised a lot of my American followers. Wow, right?

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Health Populi

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Among people who had used virtual care in the past year, telehealth-as-healthcare is now part of mainstream Americans’ expectations as a normal part of their medical care. would use virtual care to receive medical services in the future, J.D. consumers has accessed video telehealth services in the 12 months from June-July 2021.

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Health Populi

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

While venture funding for digital health technology declined globally by 35% in the first three quarters of 2022 compared with 2021, this marks a “return to normal” based on the assessment in the Global State of Digital Health Report from FINN Partners and Galen Growth, published today and launched during the HLTH 2022 conference.

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Health Populi

JULY 18, 2024

That positive economic news did not extend to medical care and personal care, the BLS reported, whose costs increased by 3.3% Following the BLS report on the CPI for June 2024, PwC published their new annual report from PwC titled Behind the Numbers 2025 tells us that commercial health care spending is expected to grow some 8.0%

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Health Populi

APRIL 28, 2022

physicians were using telehealth to care for patients at the end of 2021. Among those doctors who were not providing telehealth by late 2021, just over one half never did so during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the 2021 Telehealth Survey Report from the AMA. Hospital or emergency room follow-up.

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Arkenea

JULY 12, 2024

Medical insurance verification software is developed to automate the process of verifying patients’ insurance coverages. A medical insurance verification software checks for coverage benefits, copayments, deductibles, and other relevant information needed for the healthcare provider to proceed with the patient’s care.

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Health Populi

MAY 17, 2022

Thanks to the team at Rock Health, we know more about these gaps explained in their report, Startup innovation for underserved groups: 2021 digital health consumer adoption insights, published this week. adults 18 and over in August 2021. Health/care is everywhere, beyond medical care. Wearable technology ownership, and.

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Valant

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

New mental health medications are often more effective, while also offering fewer and/or less severe side effects. It is important for prescribers and other mental health professionals to stay informed about the latest medications so they can share the information with colleagues and make the right decisions for patients.

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Health Populi

JUNE 16, 2021

In this year’s 2021 annual report by Deloitte into Connectivity & Mobile Trends, their report details How the pandemic has stress-tested the crowded digital home. The timing of that survey precedes Deloitte’s fielded timing in March 2021, which may explain some of the difference between consumers use in 2020 versus 2021.

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Setting Sights

MAY 2, 2022

I can still remember my last day of Medical School, though it was never meant to be the last. All medical students were sent home. That was the last time I saw the hospital, where I lived and learnt as a medical student, for a very long time. I had been left again, slipped from any system of follow-up or overseeing care.

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Minority Nurse

JUNE 12, 2024

His lighthearted videos connect with nurses, nursing students, and healthcare workers worldwide, and he entertains almost 4M followers on social media while lifting healthcare workers across the globe. I stepped away in early spring 2021. Growing up, he would tell me the coolest stories about him caring for others.

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Northwest Career College

AUGUST 24, 2024

As we look ahead to 2024, many individuals are considering whether medical billing and coding is a promising career choice. In this blog, we will explore the various aspects of medical billing and coding as a career, helping you make an informed decision about its suitability. What is Medical Billing and Coding?

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Health Populi

AUGUST 16, 2019

Opiods are the second- most concerning pharmacy issue, for three-quarters of large employers, followed by the impamct of coupons and patient access programs on consumer behavior when lower-cost alternatives are available in the market. Some 15% of companies will consider this tactic in 2021-22.

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Health Populi

JANUARY 9, 2023

SVB notes that venture funding in healthcare fell in terms of both deals and dollars each quarter of 2022 after hitting records in 2021. Devices, the only one of the four sectors to match, relatively, record investments in 2021. and health justice for all health citizens?

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