The Healthcare Blog

MAY 27, 2024

Or, as some suggested, Walmart’s clinics could have been a potential entry point into a yet-to-be-acquired Medicare Advantage plan (Humana or CIGNA were both in play), or a collaboration with MA giant, United Healthcare. Whatever the benefits expected, early losses far exceeded forecasts.

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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. Willingness in sharing health data with insurers, pharmacies, research institutions all fell between 2019 and 2020.

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Health Populi

JULY 19, 2022

Here’s a snippet from a similar story in Branson, MO , where the American Cancer Society is collaborating with the Skaggs Foundation on gas price relief for patients: ”’The gas cards have been a tremendous help,’” Steph Townsend, a colon cancer patient, told KY3 News. were found to have had medical debt burdens in 2022.

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Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

The first chart quantifies that bad debt attributable to patients’ self-pay payments after insurance kicks in: that category of bad debt grew by five times between 2018 and 2021, from 11% to nearly 58%. Collection rates for the bad debt fell from 76% in 2020 to 55% in just the one year from 2020 to 2021, a drop of nearly one-third.

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Health Populi

OCTOBER 12, 2022

I collaborated with GoodRx on a “yellow paper” discussing The Health Consumers as Payer , with implications and calls-to-action for pharma and life science companies. Gallup and West Health have been studying Healthcare in America , finding in their June 2022 consumer survey that one in four people in the U.S.

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Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Which sectors enhanced consumers’ favorable views between 2021 and 2022? In the Gallup poll, the most favorable industries in 2022 are restaurants (with 60% of Americans holding positive views) and farming/agriculture (at 57% favorability). million more Americans lost health insurance during the Great Recession era.

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Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

healthcare spending, with curves moving up and to the right, and the Medicare Hospital Insurance Trust Fund moving into the opposite direction toward insolvency by 2033. have not returned to pre-pandemic levels by the end of 2022. That’s the demand side. Costco hot dog in the context of the evolving retail health ecosystem.

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Minority Nurse

JUNE 14, 2024

She ’ s also the host of Nurse.com ’ s NurseDot Podcast and a member of the LGBTQ+ community, highlighting a variety of voices within the nursing industry while also speaking to her personal experiences as an RN and founder of HOLLIBLU, a social networking app exclusively for nurses (acquired by Nurse.com in 2022).

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ACI Medical & Dental School

JANUARY 31, 2024

Average Salary ( ZipRecruiter, NJ ): $43,978 Job Outlook ( BLS, 2022-2032 ): 14% (Much faster than average) Learn More: Medical Assistant Certification Program Phlebotomy Technician What Do They Do? They take and develop X-rays, evaluate images, and collaborate with dentists. Where Do They Work? Where Do They Work? Where Do They Work?

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Health Populi

MARCH 1, 2022

A leading provider of virtual care is Teladoc, whose most recent explanation of corporate strategy is shown in the first graphic from the company’s January 2022 investor deck. In the convergence of voice and health, Teladoc announced a collaboration with Alexa, discussed in this press release.

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Health Populi

JUNE 14, 2023

Panda Health collaborated with Sage Growth Partners to assess the perspectives of U.S. For remote patient monitoring, 82% of hospitals deployed RHM since the pandemic emerged, with 19% of health systems adopting remote monitoring in the past 12 months (March 2022-23). hospital and health system leaders in March 2023.

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Health Populi

AUGUST 6, 2024

In 2023, commercial payers covered most of these prescription drug fills for all three brands in the study: 61% of Ozempic fills were covered by commercial insurers, 28.5% shoppers from January 1, 2022 to June 20, 2024. Now we tie that utilization to the source of payment. watch for sleep apnea indications). Grocery Doppio polled U.S.

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Health Populi

JULY 26, 2021

HIMSS collaborated with the organizations Trust Accenture, The Chartix Group, and ZS on this year’s research. This issue will be in the eyes of bipartisan legislators looking to the 2022 mid-term elections. Today, parts of the U.S.

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Health Prime

JULY 27, 2023

It involves obtaining approval from insurance companies before a specific procedure, treatment, or medication is administered. The prior authorization process acts as a bridge between healthcare providers and insurance companies, safeguarding the financial interests of both parties.

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Health Populi

MARCH 8, 2023

In September 2022, Judge O’Connor ruled it unconstitutional for the ACA to require health plans to cover preventive services. Check out the health care services Americans say are the most important for commercial health insurance plans to cover. Health Populi’s Hot Points: By late January, one-in-two U.S.

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Health Populi

JANUARY 2, 2024

The concept goes back to Hippocrates, and recently became f ully embraced by the American Heart Association in collaboration with The Rockefeller Foundation. “Elevance Health, a health insurance company? Note that one of CES 2024 keynote speakers is Elevance Health’s President and CEO Gail Boudreaux.

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Arkenea

JULY 12, 2024

A referral process involves obtaining patient information such as insurance details, and demographics; also scheduling appointments. percent CAGR between 2022 to 2030 ). Collaboration Between Providers A robust patient referral tracking system augments collaboration and communication between healthcare providers.

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Health Populi

APRIL 7, 2023

The Lancet ‘s collection of research published online on March 23, 2022 explores CDoH’s role in shaping public and individual health, along with potential calls-to-action for addressing these challengres. There’s another lens on drivers of health that impact our well-being, the commercial determinants of health (CDoH).

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Health Prime

JULY 27, 2023

It involves obtaining approval from insurance companies before a specific procedure, treatment, or medication is administered. The prior authorization process acts as a bridge between healthcare providers and insurance companies, safeguarding the financial interests of both parties.

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Minority Nurse

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Shelise Valentine, RNC, MSN, C-EFM, CPPS, CPHRM, is the Director of Clinical Education, Healthcare Risk Advisors, part of TDC Group and chairs nursing, co-chairs obstetric and simulation initiatives, and directs risk management and obstetric education for insured hospital clients to improve patient safety and reduce malpractice risk.

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Health Populi

MAY 31, 2024

UnitedHealth Group acquired Change Healthcare in 2022, and so Witty, UHG’s CEO, was summoned to speak about the breach over an intense two-hour session which both Democrats and Republicans grilled the executive of the largest health insurance company in the U.S. based on revenue (with Kaiser boasting more insured members).

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Health Populi

MARCH 17, 2022

[The link in the previous sentence will take you to my post on the Fund’s 2009 report, citing a déjà vu experience of evidence that sounds all too similar to the 2022 profile]. The 2022 Fund report, P rimary Care in High-Income Countries: How the U.S. ” In the U.S.,

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ACMA Blog

JUNE 25, 2024

It is the insurance or payers’ way of controlling costs by approving or denying certain medications, procedures, or devices that may not usually be covered or is on a higher tier on the formulary. THE PAYER: Finally, this step of the process determines whether the previous roles’ collaborative efforts have been proven successful.

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Minority Nurse

JUNE 28, 2023

She’s also the host of Nurse.com’s NurseDot Podcast and a member of the LGBTQ+ community, highlighting a variety of voices within the nursing industry while also speaking to her personal experiences as an RN and founder of HOLLIBLU, a social networking app exclusively for nurses (acquired by Nurse.com in 2022).

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ACMA Blog

OCTOBER 16, 2023

It is the insurance or payers’ way of controlling costs by approving or denying certain medications, procedures, or devices that may not usually be covered or is on a higher tier on the formulary. THE PAYER: Finally, this step of the process determines whether the previous roles’ collaborative efforts have been proven successful.

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Relias

AUGUST 30, 2023

Yet not everyone considering care from a midwife or doula knows how to find these types of providers or whether their services are covered by their health insurance. in a 2022 report. Even though this number represents only.5% 5% of annual U.S. births, the number continues to rise. healthcare system because they do not have access.

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Healthcare Leadership Council

OCTOBER 12, 2023

In fiscal year 2022, Cencora provided over $6.3 The business offers patient assistance programs for uninsured and underinsured patients and provides services that assist patients who are waiting for a response from their insurance companies to get time-sensitive medications. billion in free medicines. Premier, Inc. ’s

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Pulmonology Advisor - Practice Management

OCTOBER 13, 2023

The 2022 report found that of 11,000 physicians surveyed, 72% reported being satisfied with their job. A 2022 study from Shanafelt and colleagues published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings found that 57.1% 5 When leaders understand their employees’ positions, it fosters a collaborative environment and aligns practice values.

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ACMA Blog

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

It provides access to a wide range of prescription medications through private insurance plans. 14] PAs also cause downstream costs for patients and insurers when appropriate treatment is delayed or denied.[14] 14] Multiple solutions are needed to improve the PA process in dermatology, along with collaboration among all participants.

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Relias

AUGUST 4, 2023

Here are the top factors that can cause a lack of engagement (and eventually turnover), as cited in our 2022 Nurse Salary Research Report. Top perks also included bonuses, profit sharing, malpractice insurance, and funded educational opportunities. Low compensation Higher pay was the highest-rated retention factor in our survey.

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Health Populi

MAY 31, 2022

These barriers are revealed in research conducted by a team from the University of Michigan (my alma mater) published in JAMA (May 6, 2022), Patient Perspectives on Care Transitions From Hospital to Home. Click here to get your score, or share with those you know how may be caregiving and, potentially, at-risk of burnout.

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Health Populi

DECEMBER 22, 2022

the title of the article updating the winter 2022-23 sick-season asked. Thus, the sage advice as we approach gatherings for Christmastime 2022: “Close your mouth and step away from the human,” by Katherine Wu of The Atlantic. consumers’ financial wellbeing in November 2022. Which virus is it?” Entering 2023, U.S.

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Health Populi

OCTOBER 2, 2023

could save at least $13 billion a year through deploying medically-tailored meals for people enrolled in Medicare, Medicaid, and private insurance programs, according to the True Cost of Food , research published by the Tufts School of Nutrition Science and Policy collaborating with The Rockefeller Foundation.

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Health Populi

OCTOBER 1, 2022

The latest view on patient preferences from Kaufman Hall is out in the firm’s annual 2022 State of the Healthcare Consumer Report. For 23% of fitness wearable users, insurances covers 100% of the cost, and 12% of peoples’ insurance companies cover part of the cost. Every year, this go-to report divines how U.S.

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Health Populi

DECEMBER 20, 2023

And this is financial stress felt among patients who were covered by health insurance – not the uninsured per se. Employed consumers covered by health insurance through the workplace will find more financial health support from employee health benefit plans in 2024.

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Relias

JULY 14, 2022

Looking at how maternal care and mental health intersect requires the collaboration of obstetrics and behavioral health care teams. She continues to use her platform to be proactive and make an impact and was named one of the Top 25 Women Leaders in Healthcare Software in 2022 by The Healthcare Technology Report.

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Health Populi

APRIL 20, 2023

That’s why the Food Is Medicine Initiative, launched collaboratively between the American Heart Association and The Rockefeller Foundation, is so timely and welcome. It’s important and impactful that these links include one for Open Enrollment to health insurance.

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