Health Populi

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Doximity’s second report on telemedicine explores both physicians’ and patients’ views on virtual care, finding most doctors and health consumers on the same page of virtual care adoption. Telemedicine use did not vary much across physician age groups.

Telemedicine 77

Telemedicine Doctors Primary Care Quality of Care 77

Health Populi

AUGUST 25, 2020

In the Fear of Going Out Era spawned by the COVID-19 pandemic, many patients were loath to go to the doctor’s office for medical care, and even less keen on entering a hospital clinic’s doors. Virtual care will be a lifeline for many older people who cannot leave home or do not want to do so.

Primary Care 171

Primary Care Telemedicine Doctors Hospitals 171

Home Health Care

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Los Angeles-based Heal is among the in-home primary care providers working to “bring back the house call” in modern medicine. Launched in 2014 by husband-and-wife team Dr. Renee Dua and Nick Desai, Heal started out as an on-demand primary care company serving the general public instead of a targeted patient population. “We

Primary Care 82

Primary Care Medicare Telemedicine Doctors 82

Home Health Care

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Unfortunately, there are many folks in Texas – and beyond – who utilize the ED as their primary care physician, essentially.”. MedArrive is a New York-based startup that both coordinates and delivers care in the home. “We are going into some of the poorest, most vulnerable communities in the state of Texas.

Medicaid 93

Medicaid Telemedicine Primary Care Home Care 93

Health Populi

MARCH 30, 2021

Looking at the disruptive oval (grey), see telemedicine broken into physical and mental — with intent to use physical telemedicine post-COVID-19 among 50% of U.S. User growth rates for both telemedicine segments are forecasted over 60%. consumers, and for mental/behavioral health by some 54% of people.

Telemedicine 124

Telemedicine Healthcare Primary Care Home Care 124

Health Populi

MARCH 9, 2021

We can weave these market forces together into several mega-trends… Community-based care grows in 2021. The most obvious trend from which CVS Health benefits, as well as is defining, is the growing opportunity for primary care to be delivered in the community and in peoples’ homes.

Primary Care 174

Primary Care Home Care Integration Hospitals 174

Health Populi

APRIL 21, 2021

We must be mindful that hospitals, health systems and physicians quickly stood up and adopted virtual care, especially telemedicine programs, in March and April 2020. In 2019, J.D. Power found that only 10% of health consumers had been using telehealth services. Describing that low-utilization in their report, J.D.

Hospitals 152

Hospitals Life Sciences Telemedicine Primary Care 152

Health Advances

MARCH 9, 2023

The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted many disparities in the healthcare system, and inequitable access to care is viewed as a significant problem, with many populations disadvantaged by their social or economic status, geographic location, and environment. [2] In other professions, shifting tasks downward is a common practice.

Primary Care 52

Primary Care Nursing Telemedicine Healthcare 52

Health Populi

MARCH 2, 2021

But the big growth areas were for live video telemedicine, wearable tech, and digital health tracking. This represents a shift more to “me care” in 2020 with the sharp uptake of digital platforms and wearable tech.

Telemedicine 174

Telemedicine Health Data Hospitals Doctors 174

Home Health Care

AUGUST 17, 2022

One of Florida’s largest not-for-profit public health systems — Lee Health — is beefing up its virtual- and at-home care capabilities. When looking for a strategic partner, Lee Health was focused on a variety of factors, according to John Witenko, the system director of virtual health and telemedicine at Lee Health. “We

Nursing 81

Nursing Telemedicine Hospitals Primary Care 81

Health Populi

JANUARY 12, 2021

Increase in virtual telemedicine appointments increased ten times in 15 days. Consumers digitally transformed as a fast response to mandates to #StayHome, #WorkFromHome, go to school from home, and quarantine to avoid exposure to the tricky virulent coronavirus.

Telemedicine 86

Telemedicine Health Data Life Sciences Medical Technology 86

Health Populi

APRIL 28, 2022

One-half of doctors uses telehealth for continuous monitoring of patients, Overwhelming, medical and chronic disease management are the workflows for telehealth, followed by one-half of physicians using virtual care for specialty visits and 44% for mental and behavioral health. Specialty care. Care coordination and continuity.

Doctors 62

Doctors Telemedicine Urgent Care Primary Care 62

Health Populi

OCTOBER 10, 2022

.” McKinsey is talking about Medicare’s spending that could be shifted home in just two+ years, ranging from $180 to a quarter of a trillion dollars. There’s a convergence and blur in the center here, with primary care and ambulatory care getting the attention they merit as lower-cost and more appropriate sites of care.

Primary Care 62

Primary Care Ambulatory Care Hospitals Integration 62

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.

Primary Care 165

Primary Care Doctors Hospitals Nursing 165

Health Populi

MARCH 10, 2023

Enter Atrium Health into this mix: the hospital system has had a successful entry into hospital-at-home care, and with Best Buy as partner, will grow the consumer-digital-health front-end capabilities through a trusted retail brand’s Geek Squad expertise. This is a major focus of my work these days in the U.S. and Europe.

Pharmaceuticals 62

Pharmaceuticals Hospitals Home Care Primary Care 62

Healthcare It News

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

It is not enough to urge someone to see a primary care provider; we have to be certain they have transportation to get to the appointment and that their work schedule or other responsibilities and circumstances do not interfere, making it difficult or impossible to attend an in-person medical appointment.

Population Health 199

Population Health Primary Care Telemedicine Prevention 199

Health Populi

MAY 20, 2020

Payors, both commercial and public sector (Medicare, Medicaid), have relaxed rules and regulations for telehealth across platforms (from purpose-built telemedicine programs to HIPAA-relaxed approvals for using FaceTime, Zoom, and other commercial channels), and have various plans to pay for virtual care visits between clinicians and patients.

Telemedicine 73

Telemedicine Hospitals Doctors Prevention 73

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.

Healthcare 149

Healthcare Telemedicine Hospitals Urgent Care 149

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.

Medical Services 151

Medical Services Primary Care Prevention Integration 151

Health Populi

JANUARY 13, 2021

.” Then add in “sweet teams are made of this,” and you have the making of telehealth enabling health/care across the continuum, as I show in my drawing here. Sweet teams are increasingly inter-disciplinary, including primary care, bundling in mental health, health coaches and nutritionists.

Primary Care 68

Primary Care Doctors Medical Technology Patient Experience 68

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].

Telemedicine 111

Telemedicine Primary Care Prevention Home Care 111

Health Populi

MAY 10, 2022

Among people 50 and over, the doctor’s visit for routine care is the top reason for using virtual care, among 2 in 3 older people. That’s an important behavior change to take into future planning for primary care services targeted to older peoples’ chronic care management and remote health monitoring.

Doctors 123

Doctors Primary Care Medicare Quality of Care 123

Health Populi

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Wearing a consumer-centric lens, Dan Clarin of Kaufman Hall and Charlotte Brown-Zalewa of Sg2 tracked the patient-journey from lower-acuity virtual health and primary care through to imaging, specialty care, hospital outpatient and high-acuity large hospital inpatient services.

Healthcare 68

Healthcare Ambulatory Care Hospitals Primary Care 68

Health Populi

APRIL 18, 2023

Similarly, younger consumers — namely Millennials, Gen Z and Gen X members — are more likely to seek primary care and services in new and novel formats beyond the traditional medical home.

Ambulatory Care 62

Ambulatory Care Hospitals Primary Care Healthcare 62

Health Populi

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

“Do personal health trackers belong in the doctor’s office?” ” Software Advice wondered. “Yes,” the company’s latest consumer survey found, details of which are discussed in a report published on their website.

Health Data 163

Health Data Doctors Health Technology Patient Experience 163

Health Populi

OCTOBER 18, 2021

That’s the supply side of HLTH.

Primary Care 62

Primary Care Hospitals Medical Technology Patient Experience 62

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. But the company is also working on solutions for the longer term, learning through the pandemic.

Hospitals 149

Hospitals Urgent Care Prevention Primary Care 149

Health Populi

APRIL 12, 2024

Whether you’re a patient or a physician in the U.S., you’re burned out, tapped out, stressed out, timed out. While the 118 th U.S.

Doctors 77

Doctors Hospitals Prevention Population Health 77

Health Populi

JULY 7, 2023

“Why is a real estate services company doing research into consumers’ views on health care? The definition of “convenience” in the eyes of patients, consumers, and caregivers is multi-faceted, with the concept of “location” shifting both physically and digitally.

Urgent Care 118

Urgent Care Life Sciences Prevention Hospitals 118

Health Populi

DECEMBER 27, 2021

In October 2021, the Consumer Technology Association (CTA) announced that Robert Ford, CEO and President of Abbott, would give a keynote speech at CES 2022, the world’s largest annual convention of the technology industry.

Pharmaceuticals 161

Pharmaceuticals Prevention Doctors Health Technology 161

Health Populi

OCTOBER 6, 2021

This news is a signal that health care and the larger tech-enabled ecosystem that supports health and well-being is embedded in peoples’ everyday lives.

Pharmaceuticals 141

Pharmaceuticals Doctors Health Technology Medical Technology 141

HIT Consultant

JANUARY 16, 2023

These players are honing in on at-home medical services and primary care, extending their reach deeper into the care continuum and blurring the lines between who owns what part of the space. In the olden days, before hospitals and doctors’ offices were commonplace, most people were treated by doctors who made house calls.

Patient Experience 94

Patient Experience Nursing Primary Care Prevention 94

Health Populi

JUNE 8, 2021

In the COVID-19 pandemic, health care spending in the U.S. increased by a relatively low 6.0% This year, medical cost trend will rise by 7.0%, expected to decline a bit in 2022 according to the annual study from PwC Health Research Institute , Medical Cost Trend: Behind the Numbers 2022.

Urgent Care 116

Urgent Care Doctors Healthcare Population Health 116

Health Populi

OCTOBER 6, 2022

But telehealth has also emerged as a preferred channel for routine health care services, we learn from J.D. Among people who had used virtual care in the past year, telehealth-as-healthcare is now part of mainstream Americans’ expectations as a normal part of their medical care.

Healthcare 81

Healthcare Doctors Quality of Care Medical Services 81

Health Populi

MARCH 9, 2022

” I was particularly keen to dig into this study based on its sponsoring organization: JLL is a real estate services company serving over a dozen vertical markets — including health care, life sciences, senior housing, and retail, among other industry sectors.

Doctors 91

Doctors Life Sciences Medicare Urgent Care 91

Health Populi

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

I am grateful to have been given the opportunity to brainstorm omnichannel health care for people to enable better health care for all, anywhere and everywhere, with Team Microsoft. ” Molly and I covered a lot of ground here , starting with the key forces shaping and accelerating virtual care across the continuum.

Life Sciences 62

Life Sciences Nursing Hospitals Healthcare 62

Health Populi

JUNE 16, 2021

Both you were, and your home was as well. In this year’s 2021 annual report by Deloitte into Connectivity & Mobile Trends, their report details How the pandemic has stress-tested the crowded digital home. Wherever you live in the world touched by the coronavirus pandemic, you felt (and were) stress-tested.

Doctors 77

Doctors Hospitals Healthcare Healthcare Providers 77