Health Populi

JUNE 3, 2020

As we wrestle with just “what” health care will look like “after COVID,” there’s one certainty that we can embrace in our health planning and forecasting efforts: that’s the persistence of telehealth and virtual care into health care work- and life-flows, for clinicians and consumers alike and aligned.

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Health Populi

MAY 20, 2020

“Delaying procedures, reducing spending on preventive care and chronic care, and decreasing adherence to medications may have negative long-term impacts on health status, although the extent is unknown,” PwC notes.

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Health Populi

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

Over one-half of Americans would likely use virtual care for their healthcare services, and one in four people would actually prefer a virtual relationship with a primary care physician, according to the fifth annual 2020 Consumer Sentiment Survey from UnitedHealthcare.

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Healthcare It News

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

But the road to implementing effective pop health strategies is laden with challenges: monitoring chronic illness rates and preventing community transmission, triaging emergencies over routine health care circumstances, and executing preventive services all require providers to alter their traditional fee-for-service workflow.

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Health Populi

APRIL 12, 2024

have still not returned to usual care , some delays due to cost and some postponing needed care due to concerns about exposure to viral risks. The latest research notes that the volume of preventive screenings in the U.S. Many patients in the U.S. Consulting cross-borders: a bridge (or border) too far?

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Health Populi

DECEMBER 28, 2021

Telehealth will help many people meet up with health care access — but not necessarily universally or equitably. Healthcare delivery will be omnichannel, featuring digital front doors and new primary care on-ramps. Mental health will continue to be the epidemic beyond the pandemic.

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Health Populi

DECEMBER 27, 2021

The coronavirus pandemic, now entering Year 3 with the Omicron variant preventing many of us from attending #CES2022 in Vegas in person, has reinforced the need for such connections and alliances, for which there are now business models and ROI cases to make… to do well and do good for health citizens the world over.

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Health Populi

JUNE 10, 2020

This second graphic diagrams a patient journey map for the coronavirus, across the continuum of care settings from the community and home to primary care, emergency, hospital, and post-acute. This will further Philips’ vision for Evolution of Care Settings from hospital to home and self-care modes.

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Health Populi

MARCH 31, 2020

Other research such as this report from Kaiser Health News identified the quick adoption of telemedicine services in the COVID-19 pandemic. [Sidebar: this has been a criticism of a digital health divide based on socioeconomic status for some time].

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Health Populi

JUNE 8, 2021

As we ponder health care utilization and medical spending in 2022, the wild cards that could increase PwC’s 6.5% Healthcare is Entering a “Provide More Care For Less” Era – Pondering PwC’s 2022 Forecast appeared first on HealthPopuli.com. The post Post-Pandemic, U.S.

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HIT Consultant

JANUARY 16, 2023

Racial Bias in AI Algorithms: Since AI is frequently used in healthcare, it needs to be used with a code of ethics to prevent bias. Patients prefer familiarity and personalized care, and research shows this can lead them to choose a provider of the same race or ethnic background. Nate Fox, co-founder and CTO, Ribbon Health.

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HIT Consultant

AUGUST 30, 2021

Based in Los Angeles, CA, Axle Health enables any healthcare company to offer in-home visits to their patients. mcare enables remote delivery of wrap around care coordination and integration of existing virtual care and remote patient care solutions, promising real medication adherence defined as right med, right time, right person.

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Health Populi

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

Albertsons, the grocery group with popular brands like Acme, Safeway, and Vons, announced a merger with Rite Aid , the retail pharmacy chain.

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Health Populi

DECEMBER 22, 2022

In healthcare, patients and health consumers are looking for more convenient, accessible, less-costly health care services in light of their growing health economic awareness. patients are increasingly accepting retail health sites for accessing and receiving care, found in this New England Journal of Medicine study.

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Health Populi

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

At the start of CES 2021, I had the opportunity to catch up with Karsten Russell-Wood, Portfolio Marketing Leader, Post Acute & Home, Connected Care at Philips. We brainstormed just as CES 2021 was going to “open,” virtually, for the consumer electronics conference’s first all-virtual meeting.

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Health Populi

JANUARY 18, 2021

For more context on Philips’ pivot to hospital-to-home care in the wake of pandemic, see my post here on Health Populi published on the company’s commitment to connected care across the continuum]. Hygiene and the clean home.

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Health Populi

JANUARY 17, 2019

Lyn and Frances tested three assumptions that they believed linked housing and health: that housing contributes to health; that housing is not routinely included in health or social planning;’ and that the potential contribution of primary care is wasted.

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Health Populi

DECEMBER 13, 2021

FMI’s latest look into grocery stores as a place to source food that bolsters their health to prevent disease and manage chronic conditions. Specifically, consumers are seeking support for gut health, nutritional deficiencies, inflammation and allergies, diabetes and heart disease, and foodborne illness risks.

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Health Populi

JANUARY 5, 2020

Today is Day 1 of two Media Days at #CES2020 in Las Vegas, kicking off this manic week of the Consumer Electronics Show at the Mandalay Bay convention center.

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