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One Physician’s (Wary) Health IT Predictions For 2021

Electronic Health Reporter

SFHM, chief medical officer, PatientKeeper, Inc. After all that transpired in 2020, it’s understandable if people are reluctant to make predictions about what will happen in 2021. The article One Physician’s (Wary) Health IT Predictions For 2021 appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com. By Christopher Maiona, M.D.,

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Ten Forces Shaping Health Care in 2021: A View from CVS Health

Health Populi

The company published the Health Trends Report 2021 today, calling out ten forces shaping health care this year. Paying for the New Medical Miracle. We can weave these market forces together into several mega-trends… Community-based care grows in 2021. Those themes are, The Year of the Pharmacist. The EHR Hits Its Stride.

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The Cost of Health Care for a Family of 4 in America Will Reach $28,256 in 2021

Health Populi

But like a déjà vu all over again, annual health care costs for a family of four enrolled in a PPO will climb to over $28,000 in 2021, based on the latest 2021 Milliman Medical Index (MMI). Looking at Figure 3, the table on average person cost trends to 2021, we see that costs grow for every service category in 2021.

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Empathy Is As Important as the Medical Treatment – the 2021 Accenture Health Experience As Backdrop to HIMSS 2021

Health Populi

But with digital health adoption gains has come some ambivalence and mixed signals, Accenture has discovered in its 2021 Health and life Sciences Experiences Survey released this week during the HIMSS Annual Conference. As “patient engagement” emerges as a top priority for U.S.

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When Bias Turns Deadly: How Medical Bias Killed My 5-Year-Old Daughter

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You may wonder how my husband lived almost 40 years and had three kids without ever being diagnosed – simple medical bias. Fast forward to 2021 where I am now an attending physician running a clinic and working as a hospitalist. medical system with access to quality healthcare and insurance, yet Vivian went undiagnosed by doctors.

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Digital Health Tools Are Finding Business Models – IQVIA’s 2021 Read on the Health of Digital Health

Health Populi

Evidence supporting the use of digital health tools if growing, tracked in Digital Health Trends 2021: Innovation, Evidence, Regulation, and Adoption from IQVIA Institute for Human Data Science. In the Age of COVID, over 90,000 new health apps were released, as the supply of digital therapeutics and wearables grew in 2020.

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“The virus is the boss” — U.S. lives and livelihoods at the beginning of 2021

Health Populi

At the start of the 2021 new year, one-half of U.S. Key financial priorities in 2021 will be paying off debt, building up emergency savings, and paying for day-to-day living expenses. There are some important differences between men and women regarding health and wealth in 2021. This week, the U.S.