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Can AI Make Healthcare Human Again? Dr. Topol Says “Yes”

Health Populi

Verghese, and since you’re reading the Health Populi blog, you must get to know Dr. V now. Your first dip into his wisdom should be “A Doctor’s Touch,” his TED talk from 2011 with over 1.5 million views. You will thank me for pointing you to this pearl. You will want to know more.

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The Health Care Costs for Someone Retiring in 2024 in the U.S. Will Reach $165,000 – Fidelity’s 23rd Annual Update

Health Populi

retiring in 2024 will need to bank $165,000 to pay for health care costs in retirement — a sum that does not include long-term care, Fidelity Investments advises us in the 23rd annual look at this always-impactful (and sobering) forecast. The average person in the U.S.

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Black Health Should Matter More in America: The Undefeated Survey on Race and Health

Health Populi

More than four times as many Black women believe that it’s a bad time to be Black in America in 2020 versus 2011, we learn from The Undefeated Survey on Race and Health from Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF). More than twice as many Black men believe that in 2020 compared with 2006.

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ATA Policy Summit: Telemedicine Policy Topics Ripped from the Headlines

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The ATA Federal Telemedicine Policy Summit explores solutions to this issue with a presentation by a leading Congressional voice for licensure reform—and the lead author of both the 2011 STEP Act and 2013 VETS Act. Congressman, Glenn Thompson Pennsylvania, 5th District U.S. For a full list of confirmed speakers, please visit [link].

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ACO Lessons Learned: Revisiting the Timing of Downside Risk

E-CareManagement

Provider protests cajoled CMS to backing off an initial stance of “firm and unwavering” for ACO mandatory risk requirements in 2011. The issue is being revisited in major 2014 MSSP reg revisions which are in process.

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Rwanda : The Digital Health Pioneer

Lloyd Price

This is telemedicine; a trend of offering medical services that started as early as 2011 at Rwanda Military Hospital. By investing in the development of human resources, the African Alliance will help governments develop the cadres of technology experts and tech-savvy leaders needed to support digital health policies.

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The Two Canoes: Fee-for-Service Reimbursement for Remote Patient Monitoring

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Thank you to the Alliance for Connected Care, The Center for Connected Health Policy, Krista Drobac, Nathaniel Lacktman, David Ryan, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Service and many others for your persistence in driving change and moving American healthcare forward. Asia and Europe.