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

Healthcare It News

MARCH 1, 2022

Propelled into mainstream use by the COVID-19 pandemic, telemedicine is becoming standard practice for many healthcare providers. Telemedicine’s technological pain points. Telemedicine’s technological pain points. While telemedicine has undoubtedly come a long way, it still has significant limitations.

Telemedicine 274

Telemedicine Integration Hospitals Quality of Care 274

Health Populi

JANUARY 11, 2021

Most basic in the latter has been the lack of broadband connectivity preventing some people from the digital transformation from which other “have’s” in society benefited: the ability to work from home, attend school from home, exercise at home, and access medical services through virtual care platforms like telemedicine.

Telemedicine 73

Telemedicine Doctors Medical Services Hospitals 73

Health Populi

JULY 7, 2023

Since then, the firm expanded internationally and covers every industry segment — including healthcare, per se, but also sectors immediately adjacent to medical services such as life sciences, senior housing technology, retail, and hospitality.

Urgent Care 118

Urgent Care Life Sciences Prevention Hospitals 118

Health Populi

OCTOBER 6, 2022

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. would use virtual care to receive medical services in the future, J.D. That’s because 9 in 10 users of telehealth in the U.S.

Healthcare 81

Healthcare Doctors Quality of Care Medical Services 81

Health Populi

JUNE 8, 2021

These include remote monitoring tools for virtual check-ins addressing chronic conditions, more home-based care, emails and texts that nudge patients over time, digital pricing tools to support shopping for medical services, and better-designed portals that serve up more welcoming digital front doors.

Urgent Care 116

Urgent Care Doctors Healthcare Population Health 116

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. And, patients and families are seemingly more frustrated themselves – often directed at people doing their best.

Patient Experience 98

Patient Experience Nursing Primary Care Prevention 98

Health Populi

DECEMBER 22, 2022

That purchaser takes the form of both the employer-sponsor of health care insurance for workers, and the patient-as-payer herself. Most patients have experienced frustrations – in the designer’s parlance, “friction” – when seeking routine care as well as during a routine medical appointment.

Health Technology 62

Health Technology Primary Care Patient Experience Healthcare 62

Health Populi

JULY 26, 2021

The study assessed payors’ perspectives in 2021, finding their top three concerned were increasing costs, quality of care, and the prospects for another pandemic.

Regulations 68

Regulations Healthcare Physical Therapy Urgent Care 68