Health Populi

MARCH 3, 2025

We learned a lot about health equity and disparities during the pandemic: one key driver of health (or social determinant of health, SDoH) which had been one of my talking points since writing about it in the Huffington Post in 2016 was connectivity — the Internet kind of connection.

Digital Health 177

Digital Health Medical Billing Primary Care Interoperability 177

Health Populi

MARCH 5, 2019

In 2016, 56% of rural households across the OECD community had access to fixed broadband with a minimum speed of 30 Mbps, versus 85% of households in non-rural areas. Increased availability of health information, services and social networks online can also improve patient experiences. The digital divide in the U.S.

eHealth 168

eHealth Patient Experience Telehealth Digital Health 168

Health Populi

APRIL 12, 2024

Congress can’t agree on much before the 2024 summer recess, there’s one bipartisan stroke of political pens in Washington, DC, that could provide some satisfaction for both patients and doctors: bring telehealth back to patients and providers permanently. S 2016) and second, re-introduce and sign the Telehealth Modernization Act.

Telehealth 207

Telehealth Mental health Public Health Medical Billing 207

Health Populi

MARCH 3, 2021

Five years ago, in 2016, the W2O Group said that, “Relevance is reputation.” ” That year the firm began to study the relevance of, well, relevance for organizations especially operating in the health/care ecosystem. Relevance is built on recognizing, meeting and exceeding stakeholder expectations of organizations.

Life Science 177

Life Science Public Health Primary Care Patient Experience 177

Health Populi

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

“We” was a trio including Antoinette Thomas (@NurseTechExec1), Chief Patient Experience Officer with Microsoft, David Ryan (@DavidPRyan), former long-time Global Head of Intel’s Health/Life Science business; and, me. But connectivity became a Super Determinant of health.

Telemedicine 156

Telemedicine Public Health Life Science Remote care 156

Health Populi

APRIL 23, 2018

Prescription drug spending on branded products grew nearly $5 billion less than in 2016; generic drug spending fell by $5.5 a report from the IQVIA Institute for Health Data Science. “Growth slowed in 2016 and declined by $5.5 While the use of medicines continues to rise in the U.S., spending grew by only 0.6%

Pharmaceuticals 120

Pharmaceuticals Health Data Patient Experience Health Policy 120

Health Populi

JULY 1, 2019

Yet the trust relationship with technology companies, even after the 2016 Cambridge Analytica event, is different and it’s clearly stronger than it is with health insurers. Should it be?

Pharmaceuticals 216

Pharmaceuticals HIPAA BioTech Patient Experience 216