Health Populi

APRIL 17, 2023

And the data generated through our phones and smartwatches and wearable devices and smart gym equipment has everything to do with our health and wellbeing when combined with other data. and Seeing is Believing – Inside the World’s Biggest Hospital), among other themes.

HIPAA 156

HIPAA Health Data Health Information Health Policy 156

Health Populi

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

Consumer debt crowds out other household spending, like households getting a new washing machine or a car, buying a new house, and saving for that “I” component — personal investment — in, say 401(ks) or health spending accounts (HSAs). For context, most people in the U.S.

Medical Billing 194

Medical Billing Health Policy 194

Health Populi

JUNE 25, 2018

In the Weighing Down America study, the Milken Institute gauged that health conditions related to obesity and overweight totaled $428 billion. healthcare spending in 2014. The direct medical expenses generated through treating diseases borne by obesity accounted for over 14% of U.S. of America’s gross domestic product.

Primary Care 176

Primary Care Public Health Health Policy 176

Health Populi

MARCH 22, 2022

Health Populi’s Hot Points: The concept of financial toxicity was raised in a 2014 60 Minutes segment during which correspondent Lesley Stahl spoke with Dr. Leonard Saltz of Memorial Sloan Kettering Medical Center in New York City. Dr. Saltz was speaking as chief of the department of gastrointestinal oncology.

Medical Billing 177

Medical Billing Pharmaceuticals Health Policy 177

Health Populi

OCTOBER 28, 2019

In the words of NPR, “Hospitals are the largest individual contributor to health care costs in the U.S… … over a trillion dollars a year,” which is about one-third of national health spending. Between 2007 and 2014, hospital prices grew 42%. “The cost of hospital services has been exploding.

Pharmaceuticals 136

Pharmaceuticals Medical Billing Medicare Mental health 136

Telebehavioral Health Institute

MARCH 16, 2023

The Mental Health Policy Gap Excavated by Data Brokers The COVID-related surge in mental health disorders and the limitations on accessing in-person therapy Ignited a rapid shift towards telehealth and mHealth apps, where downloads increased by 200% between 2019 and 2020. The ACA’s 2014 Code of E thics reads A.7.

Mental health 99

Mental health mHealth HIPAA Health Data 99

BHM Healthcare Solutions

DECEMBER 7, 2018

Editor’s Note: Healthcare organizations are increasingly looking to adopt telehealth programs, but they face a number of policy barriers that hinder their plans, according to the Center for Connected Health Policy. Payers are rapidly becoming educated and are keen on closing the gap.

Telehealth 40

Telehealth Health Policy Connected Health Telemedicine 40

ACA Times

MAY 1, 2019

Department of Health and Human Services’ Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has extended the period of non-enforcement for certain non-compliant health policies under the Affordable Care Act through the end of 2020. 2 minute read: The U.S.

Medicare 40

Medicare Health Policy 40

E-CareManagement

OCTOBER 29, 2014

As a member of the Editorial Board of Population Health News , I was asked to provide some personal perspectives for the October 2014 issue. Health; Instructor, Center for Primary Care, Harvard Medical School; Adjunct Lecturer, Harvard. School of Public Health Boston, Mass. Nussbaum, M.D. Jaan Sidorov, M.D.,

Health science 45

Health science Primary Care Health Policy Public Health 45

E-CareManagement

DECEMBER 1, 2014

The editor and publisher of Accountable Care News have been generous in allowing me to republish my article from the November 2014 issue. The issue is being revisited in major 2014 MSSP reg revisions which are in process. Click here to download a.pdf copy of the article. It’s in-depth — about 2,000 words.

Accountable Care 45

Accountable Care Medicare Health Policy 45

Insulin Nation

OCTOBER 12, 2017

If you have diabetes, don’t be surprised if your doctor prescribes statins in 2014. In what has been described as a potentially-seismic shift in health policy, the American Heart Association and several other medical groups have changed the guidelines for the use of statins, a group of popular cholesterol-lowering drugs.

Health Policy 40

Health Policy 40

E-CareManagement

OCTOBER 1, 2014

…(The) 2014 National Scorecard on Payment Reform tells us 40 percent of commercial sector payments to doctors and hospitals now flow through value-oriented payment methods, defined as payment methods designed to improve quality and reduce waste. Suzanne Delbanco, Executive Director of CPR, in the Health Affairs blog.

Health Policy 45

Health Policy 45

care innovations

APRIL 25, 2018

million in telehealth claims per year “did not meet Medicare requirements,” the Office of Inspector General (OIG) at the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) has thrust new light upon America’s byzantine telemedicine reimbursement policies and the limitations they place on the expansion of value-based care.

Telemedicine 49

Telemedicine Medicare Telehealth Health Policy 49

American Well

OCTOBER 3, 2016

In 2014, nearly 15,000 Americans died from overdoses that involved drugs such as oxycodone, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Begin by understanding the patient base and needs, and tracking areas with a high volume of ER visits for non-urgent care that could be offered via telemedicine. The Washington Post.

Telemedicine 48

Telemedicine Mental health Telehealth EMR 48

Henry Kotula

DECEMBER 19, 2017

In 2014, our country was shocked to learn that thousands of veterans were denied care or experienced unconscionable delays in treatment at the Phoenix VA. Like their valiant forebears who humbled dictators and liberated millions from oppression, they exemplify what is best in our country.

Telemedicine 32

Telemedicine Health Policy 32

Henry Kotula

JULY 1, 2019

Thirty-eight percent of large employers offered a worksite clinic in 2019, up from 27 percent in 2014. HRI predicts that in 2020, more companies will take action to make sure healthcare is accessible to their employees, opening and expanding clinics as a strategy to control the cost trend.

Life Science 32

Life Science Pharmaceuticals Mental health Telemedicine 32

Health Populi

AUGUST 28, 2020

.” Concerns about consumer-generated data and third-party data brokers’ and others’ potential to exploit the information outside of pure health care uses is not a new-new thing.

Health Information 334

Health Information Health Data HIPAA Public Health 334

Health Populi

MARCH 28, 2019

. “Regulators should focus on full transparency, requiring sharing as opposed to privacy policies…privacy will become an important social determinant of health.”

Mobile Health 282

Mobile Health Health Data Digital Health Nursing 282

Telebehavioral Health Institute

DECEMBER 22, 2022

The Center for Connected Health Policy (CCHP) has also published its annual State. While progress has been steady since 2014, the 2022 calendar year saw notable growth on numerous telemedicine fronts within the FSMB position papers. New Jersey (through December 31, 2023). Vermont (through January 1, 2026). Legislation Roundup.

Telehealth 75

Telehealth Medicare Mental health Telemedicine 75

Health Populi

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

While customer satisfaction with health insurance plans slightly increased between 2018 and 2019, patient satisfaction with hospitals fell in all three settings where care is delivered — inpatient, outpatient, and the emergency room, according to the 2018-2019 ACSI Finance, Insurance and Health Care Report.

Primary Care 177

Primary Care Medical Billing Patient Experience Health Policy 177

Health Populi

MAY 8, 2019

Total patient OOP costs in 2018 reached $61 billion, up $2 bn from 2017, and $5 bn from 2014. Just under 9% of patients across all three health plan types had over $500 in OOP costs in 2018. This takes us from the pharma manufacturer’s perspective to the patient’s role in the Rx ecosystem.

Medicare 159

Medicare BioTech Pharmaceuticals Mental health 159

Digital Health Global

MARCH 16, 2023

He was selected by Brigham and Women’s Hospital as the 2014 Eugene Braunwald Scholar. Dr. Bhatt has authored or co-authored over 1900 publications and has been listed by the Web of Science Group as a Highly Cited Researcher from 2014 to 2022. He has been listed in Best Doctors in America from 2005 to 2020. She received her M.D.

Private practice 68

Private practice Primary Care Public Health Telemedicine 68

Health Populi

JANUARY 5, 2021

Among the ten awards, I’ve selected three to highlight to synthesize one systemic issue that has plagued America’s response to the public health crisis. The complete list is included below the digital fold in the Hot Points). #7: 7: Hospitals punish professionals for wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) in institutions.

Public Health 156

Public Health Pharmaceuticals Leadership Life Science 156

Health Populi

APRIL 2, 2018

It’s important to note that equal numbers of Democrats and Republicans were worried about healthcare between 2014 and 2016 as the Affordable Care Act was being implemented. More Democrats worry about healthcare than Republicans, this year at a huge gap of 72% for Dems vs. 39% for Republicans. Gallup interviewed 1,041 U.S.

Public Health 174

Public Health Medicare Health Policy 174

Health Populi

MARCH 9, 2020

Anne Case and Angus Deaton were working in a cabin in Montana the summer of 2014. Upon analyzing mortality data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control, they noticed that death rates were rising among middle-aged white people.

Mental health 194

Mental health Public Health Health Policy 194

Health Populi

MAY 10, 2018

2017 reversed advancements in health insurance coverage increases since the advent of the Affordable Care Act, and for the first time since 2014 no states’ uninsured rates fell. uninsurance rate rose to 12.2% by the fourth quarter of 2017, up 1.3 percentage points from the year before.

Medical Billing 189

Medical Billing Patient Experience Health Policy 189

Health Populi

JULY 31, 2019

This percentage has ranged from a low of 35% favorability in September 2014 to a high of 54% in February 2018 — a month after President Trump took office. Now here’s where things get complicated: only 48% of U.S. adults have a favorable view of the ACA in July 2019. So only one-half of Americans think favorably about the ACA.

Medicare 149

Medicare Health Policy 149