Sat.Aug 15, 2020 - Fri.Aug 21, 2020

article thumbnail

The Latest Health Technology Vision and Consumer Behavior Insights From Accenture

Health Populi

The COVID-19 pandemic hastened digital transformation for both the health care industry and for individuals — as health consumers, patients, caregivers, and health citizens. Two new reports from Accenture update our understanding of the changed health consumer in the context of both “home: and the health care ecosystem. These reports are Accenture’s annual Digital Health Technology Vision 202 0 , and an analysis of the firm’s Wave 7 of consumer research, answering the que

article thumbnail

NIMBYism? We’ll take that hospice, thanks!

Healthy Debate

Recently, I was dismayed to read an article about plans for a hospice in North York being challenged by some local residents. In the article, the residents claim “in venomous terms” that “they should build it some other place, and not in our place.” These objections led to a local planning review panel.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Benefits Brokers: Are Your Clients Paying for Inappropriate Care?

Healthcare Highways

THREE QUESTIONS TO SLASH HEALTH BENEFIT COSTS. If your clients are like 93% 1 of employers, affordable and cost-saving health benefits are important to them. On average, about a quarter, or $760 billion of US healthcare spend is wasteful or inappropriate. 2.

article thumbnail

A Special Welcome to the Volunteer Professionals Community

The Beryl Institute

. We recently announced a collaborative partnership to integrate members and resources of the Association of Health Care Volunteer Resource Professionals (AHVRP) into our patient experience community at The Beryl Institute. Previously part of the American Hospital Association (AHA), AHVRP has a 52-year history supporting healthcare volunteer services, retail operations and related support services disciplines.

article thumbnail

Why Every Small Business Needs an HCM Solution: A Comprehensive Guide

Managing HR tasks like payroll, compliance, and employee data can overwhelm small businesses. That’s where a Human Capital Management (HCM) solution comes in. Our eBook, Why Every Small Business Needs an HCM Solution: A Comprehensive Guide , shows how an HCM system automates tedious processes, ensuring your business stays compliant and efficient. You’ll learn how to simplify payroll, eliminate costly errors, and empower your employees with self-service tools.

article thumbnail

The Mental Health Impacts of COVID-19 – Trauma- and Stress-Related Disorders in the Pandemic

Health Populi

The CDC calculated that some 200,000 American lives would be lost to the coronavirus pandemic by Labor Day weekend 2020. Beyond the tragic mortality in the U.S. come morbidity impacts hitting mental health in America, hard. And some people are being hit-harder than others, a report from the Centers for Disease Control details. Overall, 4 in 10 people in the U.S. reported at least one adverse mental or behavioral health symptom in the last week of June 2020.

96

More Trending

article thumbnail

Against All Odds: Can Covid-19 Usher in a New Era in International Public Health Cooperation?

Health Advances

Key Takeaways. The COVID-19 pandemic has drawn attention to international efforts to promote public health, most notably through the World Health Organization (WHO) Historically, major health and political crises have eventually led to a strengthening of international cooperation in public health The international response to COVID-19 has been generally strong, but it suffered from delays and a lack of decisiveness that many observers argue contributed to the pandemic’s spread In the short term,

Doctors 52
article thumbnail

The Future of Health Is “Now,” Deloitte Says; But Are Consumers Living and Loving It?

Health Populi

The pandemic has become a sort of forcing function on all aspects of daily living, include health care. Deloitte’s latest wave of health care consumer market research updates the COVID-19 impacts on the U.S. health care landscape and asks the question in the study report’s title: “Are consumers already living the future of health?” For the general survey of U.S.

Doctors 105