Health Populi

JULY 7, 2023

In the 2023 Patient Consumer Survey report, the topline lesson is that “cost and location drive patient decisions, while service and comfort drive experience.” adults in April 2023 to gauge peoples’ experiences with healthcare received in the past year (think back to April 2022 and the next 12 months for the time horizon).

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Health Populi

DECEMBER 15, 2023

The ability to book an doctor’s appointment ASAP, care available in-person and via telehealth, and control over my care — these are key factors Zocdoc explains in the company’s What Patients Want report published this week. consumers 18 and over in November 2023. The 2023 overall Index netted out at 58.9.

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E-Clinic

MARCH 1, 2023

e-clinic is thrilled to announce that we are exhibiting at the upcoming Aesthetics Conference and Exhibition (ACE), taking place on the 10th and 11th of March 2023 at the Business Design Centre, London. Our software offers a range of features that help clinics manage patient data, appointments, billing, and more.

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ACI Medical & Dental School

JANUARY 9, 2025

Medical Assistants perform both administrative tasks like scheduling appointments and clinical duties such as taking patient vital signs, assisting with examinations, and preparing treatment rooms. Here is a closer look at 7 fast-growing entry level healthcare jobs in 2025 to consider for your next career move. Where Do They Work?

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Health Prime

MAY 2, 2024

According to The State of Mental Health in America 2023 , 28% of all adults with a mental illness reported that they were not able to receive the treatment they needed. Implement appointment reminders and follow-ups Use automated appointment reminders and follow-up communications to enhance the patient experience.

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Health Prime

OCTOBER 10, 2024

According to The State of Mental Health in America 2023 , 21% of adults are currently experiencing a mental illness, which equates to over 50 million Americans. A 2023 IGNUX report states that hospital coding mistakes make up 63% of medical billing errors.

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Practice Index

JANUARY 9, 2025

million delivered in 2023/24. By removing the need for consultant appointments, the Government aims to end the cycle of patients being delayed between GP referrals and hospital care. Ive read that the minimum costing for any hospital outpatient appointment starts at 150, which makes the 20 A&G payment somewhat underwhelming.

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Health Prime

JUNE 20, 2024

According to the 2023 ACHE’s Top Issues Confronting Hospitals survey , workforce challenges emerged as the foremost concern for hospital CEOs, ranking number one on their list of priorities. Patients may face longer wait times for appointments, delays in receiving treatment, or even the closure of essential services.

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Practice Index

JUNE 6, 2024

From a general practice perspective, the 2023 national patient survey showed that 18% of patients who identified as gay, lesbian or bisexual reported that their overall experience of their GP practice was poor. However, I know from experiences I’ve heard about and published evidence that, sadly, this is still not the norm for others in 2024.

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Minority Nurse

JANUARY 10, 2024

We felt the same hope, promise, and determination when we first heard of Dr. Gay’s appointment. A 2023 scoping review revealed that Black nurse leaders face obstacles and challenges with entering into or remaining in leadership roles, along with limited and inadequate research on Black nurses in leadership roles.

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Health Populi

JUNE 30, 2023

In 2023, the Humira biosimilar launch is seen as a “new milestone” for biosimilars in the U.S. Here is a de ep analysis from GoodRx on the launch of at least 9 Humira biosimilars for 2023, foretelling this one product alone could have a major impact on the overall cost of prescription drugs in the U.S.

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Valant

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

The Second Temporary Rule , published October 10, 2023, extended these flexibilities to all practitioner-patient relationships, regardless of when they were established. With the deadline approaching, providers must prepare for potential changes in telehealth prescribing rules.

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Health Populi

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Among all of the challenges health care providers will face in 2023, digital health tools could have the greatest potential to improve patient access, according to the issues most Top of Mind for Top Health Systems 2023 from UPMC. the Center for Connected Medicine, Nokia and KLAS Research.

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Health Populi

DECEMBER 4, 2023

adults in late September 2023 to gauge peoples’ perspectives on AI and health care. In research published in August 2023, the Pew Research Center observed, in their words, “growing public concern about the role of artificial intelligence in daily life.” Medtronic collaborated with Morning Consult to poll 2,213 U.S.

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Practice Index

AUGUST 29, 2024

The practice attracted media attention last week after the relatives of a 95-year-old patient took to TikTok to complain about spending four days trying to get an appointment for her. UK best for same-day practice appointments General practice in the UK leads the world in providing same-day appointments.

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Health Populi

MAY 16, 2023

This report is based on detailed interviews with experts in 30 US health system conducted between November 2022 and March 2023. Health consumers, across generations, are interested in unified digital healthcare platforms, new research from PYMNTS and Lynx found in their May 2023 report, The Digital Platform Promise.

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Practice Index

JULY 4, 2024

Access to general practice has been a hot topic recently, with political parties vying to promise more appointments and enhanced GP availability. As Practice Managers, we need precise appointment data tailored to our practice, relying on our own figures rather than generic estimates. There’s no shortcut here.

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Healthcare Law Insights blog

MARCH 13, 2024

The proposal follows a number of significant cyberattacks on healthcare organizations in recent years; Senator King noted that approximately 133 million people, or nearly one in three Americans, had their personal information compromised in 2023 alone. Cybercriminals are not just targeting hospital systems and other healthcare providers.

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Health Populi

JUNE 18, 2024

Health care access is a challenge in rural and urban areas, cities and suburbs, and across more demographic groups than you might realize, as we see wait times grow for appointments, primary care shortages, and delays in screening plaguing health systems around the world. The study was fielded between December 2023 and February 2024.

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Health Populi

JUNE 6, 2023

Two years later, Experian provides a look into The State of Patient Access: 2023. Then, 1 in 2 patients say finding an appointment that fits their schedule is a top pain issue, followed by appointment schedule processes. You may know the name Experian as one of the largest credit rating agencies for consumer finance in the U.S.

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Health Populi

AUGUST 14, 2023

This weekend’s Wall Street Journal Saturday/Sunday edition featured a big story on the economic force of women in the summer of 2023, termed “the women’s multiplier effect” — that women’s spending is a powerful force in the U.S. It may be a summer of love for women and consumer spending in 2023.

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Health Populi

JUNE 26, 2023

The 2023 Kaiser Family Foundation Survey of Consumer Experiences with Health Insurance updates our understanding of and empathy for insured peoples’ Patient Administrative Burdens (PAB). adults 18 and over in February and March 2023 who had health insurance across different plan types. For this study, KFF polled 3,605 U.S.

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Health Populi

JANUARY 12, 2021

Increase in virtual telemedicine appointments increased ten times in 15 days. By 2023, connected health monitoring revenue will exceed $1 billion – akin to a blockbuster drug. Remote learning pivoted 250 million students to move to online learning over 2 weeks, and. For the U.S.,

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Health Populi

DECEMBER 28, 2023

adults ages 18 and over in September and October 2023. [Spoiler alert: in the Hot Points, below, I add a fifth consideration: health equity + dignity]. To gauge older Americans’ views on technology, privacy and trust, AARP conducted an online survey among 3,229 U.S. Entering 2024, there appears to be less a digital divide in the U.S.

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Health Populi

JULY 10, 2023

Today and tomorrow are Amazon Prime Days, 2023 style, when you can fetch bargains on lots of electronics (esp. For other services, such as appointments and labs, One Medical accepts health plans from most insurance carriers as well as Medicare,” the pre-reveal explained, a snippet of that site shown here.

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CollaborateMD

JUNE 18, 2024

People who require frequent appointments—such as those with chronic diseases—can maintain a high level of care without compromising other areas of their lives. 5 Ways Healthcare Technology Helps Improve Patient Engagement The global healthcare IT market was valued at $663 billion in 2023. This, in turn, boosts patient engagement.

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Practice Index

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

He said: “Despite the fairer settlements reached for doctors working in secondary care for 2023/24, we have a long way to go to fix GP pay and resource restoration into general practice. Despite this, practices are offering record breaking numbers of appointments. This pay award will not wholly address those long-standing issues.”

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Health Prime

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Some factors that pose challenges for patients to seek support are: Stigma Lack of mental health professionals Geographical barriers High costs According to the 2023 State of Mental Health in America report , 21% of adults are experiencing a mental illness. This is equivalent to over 50 million Americans.

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Practice Builders

DECEMBER 26, 2023

2023 saw fines for HBNR violations, emphasizing the imperative for healthcare marketers to prioritize HIPAA compliance. Success in 2023 and beyond relies on delivering organic, informative content resonating with patient concerns, coupled with an unwavering commitment to HIPAA guidelines.

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Health Populi

AUGUST 4, 2024

That consumer-borne digital transformation has shaped people as health consumers, many having used telehealth and appointment-scheduling online. If we add these top 5 of the 15 together, we get nearly $390 billion, equal to nearly two-thirds (63%) of all Rx drug revenues in 2023. Then we see two huge PBMs followed by Walmart.

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Health Populi

MARCH 13, 2024

The 2023 Edelman Trust Barometer gauged U.S. The 2023 Edelman Trust Barometer gauged U.S. Most striking in the Edelman 2023 research was the finding that more consumers trusted peer voices – friends and family – on par with medical experts, and well above the advice of national health authorities and global health authorities.

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Doximity

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Viviana Huang Chen, MD Because of the Doximity Digital Health Fellowship, I have been appointed to Wellstar's Clinical Informatics Committee and have taken my expertise to the Medical Practice and Quality Committee of the American College of Physicians. Applications will be considered on a rolling basis through December 8th, 2023.

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Healthcare Law Insights blog

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

In addition, resident/fellow applicants must be informed about—and appointment agreements must directly reference—the policies (IV.B.2.a).(2)); In the FAQs, ACGME assures institutions that it “will not cite Sponsoring Institutions for new elements of vacation and leave policies described in Institutional Requirements” before July 1, 2023.

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ACI Medical & Dental School

OCTOBER 24, 2023

ACI Medical & Dental School Prepares Students for In Demand Healthcare Jobs ( Updated for 2023 ) The National Healthcareer Association (NHA) has released their 2023 Industry Outlook , which continues to show that jobs for allied health professionals in the US are growing at 13%, a much faster rate than other professions.

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Arkenea

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Key Takeaways: At the beginning of 2023, young US adults between the ages of 18 to 34 years reported higher usage and appreciation of meditation applications, while 37 percent of the adults didn’t use these apps. billion in 2023 and is estimated to surge at a CAGR of 15.2 So, let’s jump to the article right away.

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Health Populi

OCTOBER 21, 2018

The Prime Minister confirmed all GPs in England will be able to refer patients experiencing loneliness to community activities and voluntary services by 2023. For further information on loneliness in the UK, here was the New York Times’ take on the appointment of the Minister for Loneliness published in January 2018.

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Health Populi

DECEMBER 7, 2022

She noted that DG has made “significant strides to prioritize health and wellness in their stores,” which I also recognized when the company appointed a Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Albert Wu, discussed here in Health Populi. health consumers’ healthcare choices in 2022 and will be so well into 2023.

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