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Trust My Doctor and Fear the Office: The Telehealth Opportunity in and Beyond the COVID-19 Pandemic

Health Populi

Doctors maintain their top status as U.S. patients’ most-trusted source of coronavirus information. However, as patients continue to be concerned about exposure to COVID-19, 3 in 5 are concerned about being at-risk to the virus in their doctor’s office, according to research from the Alliance of Community Health Plans (ACHP) and AMCP , the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy.

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Sharing health technology, global vaccine access a true test of compassion

Healthy Debate

While politicians sprout promises that a COVID vaccine could be available in a year, history reminds us that this would be a technologically unprecedented, even revolutionary, event. For many, the primary concern is who will have access to the vaccine and by what means? Referencing history, we must conclude that in a global clamour, economics will determine access.

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Your Guide to Telehealth Implementation: 7 Steps to Move Forward

Medbridge Education

For PTs, OTs and SLPs in Private Practice, telehealth is here for at least the duration of the COVID-19 crisis. Many practices are already exploring their options to develop remote care programs and capabilities to meet the needs of patients following local shelter-in-place orders, or that have been affected directly by the virus. Others have […].

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Why Digital Healthcare Payment Experiences Are Important to Consumers

Instamed

The idea of a largely digital world is no longer a far off fantasy. It is today’s reality. Digital adoption is expected to continue growing as precautionary guidelines related to the COVID-19.

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How to Battle Layoffs: The Career Star Accelerator Bootcamp

Facing layoffs in your organization? Support your team members' career transition with Career Star Accelerator Bootcamp: Custom Resume & LinkedIn Revamp + 6 Weeks of Career Coaching. Our certified resume writers will create job search-winning resumes and LinkedIn profiles while they work with a career coach to learn unique strategies to stand out, attract the right employers, automate their job search, and land their dream job.

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What $6,553 Buys You in America: A Luxury Watch, a Year at Valdosta State, or a PPO for One – the 2020 Milliman Medical Index

Health Populi

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. Welcome to the annual Milliman Medical Index (MMI) , which gauges the yearly price of an employer-sponsored preferred-provider organization (PPO) health insurance plan for a hypothetical American family and an N of 1 employee.

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Getting an overall picture of the COVID-19 pandemic

Osf Healthcare

Ensuring OSF HealthCare has everything it needs to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic has been easy thanks to a dashboard created by Healthcare Analytics.

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Health Care In the COVID-19 Era – PwC Finds Self-Rationing of Care and Meds Especially for Chronic Care

Health Populi

Patients in the U.S. are self-rationing care in the era of COVID-19 by cutting spending on health care visits and prescription drugs. The coronavirus pandemic’s impact on health consumers’ spending varies depending on whether the household is generally a healthy family unit, healthy “enthusiasts,” dealing with a simple or more complex chronic conditions, or managing mental health issues.

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These tips can help you stay safe while returning to work during an outbreak

Osf Healthcare

Through teamwork, employees and employers can help reduce the risk of exposure to infectious disease in the workplace.

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Stress in America ? COVID-19 Takes Toll on Finances, Education, Basic Needs and Parenting

Health Populi

“The COVID-19 pandemic has altered every aspect of American life, from health and work to education and exercise,” the new Stress in America 2020 study from the American Psychological Association begins. The APA summarizes the impact of these mass changes on the nation: “The negative mental health effects of the coronavirus may be as serious as the physical health implications,” with COVID-19 stressors hitting all health citizens in the U.S. in different ways.