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What’s Causing Fewer Primary Care Visits in the US?

Health Populi

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

Americans who have commercial health insurance (say, through an employer or union) are rarely thought to face barriers to receiving health care — in particular, primary care, that front line provider and on-ramp to the health care system. So what is primary care, anyway? visits per 100 member-years.

Primary Care

Primary Care HIPAA Telehealth Health Policy

Integrated EHR enables shift to virtual post-discharge follow-up

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

OCTOBER 26, 2020

"Timely availability of clinical information during health care transitions, in a setting with robust telemedicine access, can shift the method of care delivery without adversely affecting patient health outcomes," wrote the researchers. WHY IT MATTERS. THE LARGER TREND.

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Sounds Like A John Denver Song: Virginia and Colorado Towns Rank High As Healthy Communities

Health Populi

MARCH 26, 2018

Key health service factors among the town leaders are lower rates of chronic disease and hospitalizations, and greater access to primary care. A handful of social determinants translate into big positive impacts for public health: education, a resilient local economy, commitment to public safety, and a strong primary care backbone.

Primary Care

Primary Care Mental health Public Health

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From Diagnosis to Delivery: How AI is Revolutionizing the Patient Experience

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Marathon Health Acquires Cerner Workforce Health Solutions Clinics

Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 21, 2023

Acquisition will Bring Marathon Health’s Unique Population Health Model to More Employers and Members Marathon Health , a leading provider of direct primary care for employers, today announced the acquisition of Cerner Workforce Health Solutions (WHS), a group of dedicated onsite and near-site health clinics.

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HIMSS to showcase Community Care Outcomes Maturity Model at HIMSS23

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 16, 2023

WHY IT MATTERS The Community Care Outcomes Maturity Model , or C-COMM, from HIMSS Analytics is meant to help healthcare organizations track the digital maturity of care delivered across community-based environments.

EMR

EMR Primary Care Digital Health Healthcare IT

DIY Health Care and Self-Care Accelerating in the Pandemic

Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

Health Populi’s Hot Points: Reading the Drug Store News story was a kind of déjà vu for me, reflecting on work I did with Rod Falcon and Institute for the Future on personal health ecologies in… 2005.

Primary Care

Reuters Health: Telemedicine surging in US but still uncommon

mHealth Insight

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

. “To see whether these laws translate to more use of telemedicine, researchers examined private health insurance claims data from 2005 to 2017 from OptumLabs Data Warehouse. “During the study period, 53 percent of telemedicine visits were for mental health visits, followed by primary care exams at 39 percent.

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The Most Relevant Companies in Health Care – Learning From the W2O Group

Health Populi

MARCH 3, 2021

This includes health care. While “ESG” was first coined in 2005, the coronavirus pandemic, the issues solidifying in 2020 shown above in the first image, and climate change converged over the past year.

Life Science

Life Science Public Health Primary Care Patient Experience

UK Survey Finds Many Denied Test Strips

Insulin Nation

DECEMBER 9, 2014

NHS officials have long tried to inform general practitioners that it is essential for people with Type 1 diabetes to have access to test strips, but the message does not always filter through to the local health care administrative entities, according to Diabetes UK.

Primary Care

The Top 5 Reasons Health Systems Like CHS Are Adopting Telehealth

American Well

DECEMBER 7, 2015

You may have seen the news that Community Health Systems (CHS) is now partnering with American Well to make telehealth available to their patients for primary care video visits. A decrease in the number of potentially avoidable hospital admissions from 2005 to 2010 saved nearly $1 billion in hospital costs.

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Telehealth Primary Care

The Top 5 Reasons Health Systems Like CHS Are Adopting Telehealth

American Well

DECEMBER 7, 2015

You may have seen the news that Community Health Systems (CHS) is now partnering with American Well to make telehealth available to their patients for primary care video visits. A decrease in the number of potentially avoidable hospital admissions from 2005 to 2010 saved nearly $1 billion in hospital costs.

Telehealth

Telehealth Primary Care

Stephen Clark, CIO, Albemarle Health, Chapter 2

Health System CIO

AUGUST 7, 2013

Being the resident MU expert Telepsychiatry HIE Since becoming CIO at Albemarle Health in 2005, Stephen Clark has made great strides in helping to advance the organization. “At-the-elbow support” from nursing Struggling with quality measures Stage 2 — “It’s a matter of maturing what we have.”

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A Tale of Two America’s for Health

Health Populi

MAY 15, 2018

The top-line of this national health scorecard is that “deaths of despair” are surging, due to suicide, alcohol, opioids, and other drugs whose use has grown by 50% since 2005 to 2016. If all states achieved the top rates of performance… 14 million fewer adults would skip care due to cost.

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Five Potential Buyers of Babylon's UK Business? Operose, Huma, Modality, BUPA, Aurelius/McKesson UK

Lloyd Price

AUGUST 14, 2023

Operose Health owns and operates a number of GP surgeries and other primary care facilities in England. Operose Health is one of the largest primary care providers in the UK, with over 640,000 patients. Operose Health owns and operates a number of GP surgeries and other primary care facilities in England.

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Hims & Hers Welcomes Five New Experts to Its Medical Advisory Board

Digital Health Global

MARCH 16, 2023

Dr. Broussard completed a family medicine residency in Conroe and began practicing family medicine in The Woodlands in 2005. Dr. Egan currently focuses on obesity medicine, menopause and primary care at true. Menopause & Primary Care Lisa R Chacko, M.D., Women’s Health. Lisa Chacko, M.D.,

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Payer, provider trends to watch in 2019

Henry Kotula

JANUARY 21, 2019

This year will see a swath of players from across the industry tackle behavioral health gaps by complementing primary care with telemedicine. Doubling down on digital.

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What’s Causing Fewer Primary Care Visits in the US?

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Sounds Like A John Denver Song: Virginia and Colorado Towns Rank High As Healthy Communities

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Marathon Health Acquires Cerner Workforce Health Solutions Clinics

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UK Survey Finds Many Denied Test Strips

The Top 5 Reasons Health Systems Like CHS Are Adopting Telehealth

The Top 5 Reasons Health Systems Like CHS Are Adopting Telehealth

Stephen Clark, CIO, Albemarle Health, Chapter 2

A Tale of Two America’s for Health

Five Potential Buyers of Babylon's UK Business? Operose, Huma, Modality, BUPA, Aurelius/McKesson UK

Hims & Hers Welcomes Five New Experts to Its Medical Advisory Board

Payer, provider trends to watch in 2019

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