Health Populi

MARCH 15, 2022

It’s more of an “and” than an “or,” we know now in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, as financial health connects with mental health, physical health, and social/civic health. Yes, to health care access (especially primary care). Yes, to healthy food.

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Health Populi

AUGUST 29, 2018

Thus we public health folk say that a person’s ZIP code can be more important than her genetic code. Similarly, the Kingsport Tennessee MSA records a 41% of people with pre-existing conditions, versus Nashville at 27%.

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Health Populi

OCTOBER 27, 2022

For workers’ family health plans, between 2017 and 2022, Premiums rose 20%, Overall inflation increased 17%, and, Workers’ earning grew 22% over the five years. The pandemic ushered in a hockey stick growth era which ushered in most patients’ and clinicians’ virtual care experience). The figure 13.7

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Health Populi

JUNE 18, 2018

Upwell Health surveyed 5,255 people with diabetes online in 2017. Health Populi’s Hot Points: America is the United States of Diabetes when it comes to healthcare spending. Care for people with diagnosed diabetes accounts for 1 in 4 health care dollars in the U.S.

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Health Populi

JULY 12, 2021

Regarding the one-half of people who would be interested in an exercise class at a retail store, note that Hy-Vee grocery began collaborating on that concept with Orangetheory fitness in 2017. Health Populi’s Hot Points: A central pillar of user-centered design is to meet people where they “are.”

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Continue Education Journal

JUNE 12, 2019

In fact, a 2017 survey found that two-thirds of healthcare consumers would prefer seeing a doctor via virtual visits. With telemedicine, patients are able to seek services from providers in larger communities without having to coordinate travel plans or using the distance as a valid excuse to not seek treatment or care.

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Digital Health Today

MAY 19, 2020

Kassler has held a variety of roles at Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). In this episode, we discuss the role of self-care in developing resilience to conquer fear. Connect with IBM: Website | Twitter.

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DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Chronic Care Management (CCM) Services in RHCs and FQHCs Since January 1, 2016, Rural Health Clinics (RHCs) and Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) have been able to bill for CCM services, which have become increasingly important for healthcare providers in 2024 as chronic disease prevalence rises.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Ongoing interoperability challenges as testing sites, labs, providers, payers and public health agencies tried to manage fast-moving waves of new patient data. Here's an interesting one: This story actually dates from way back in the pre-pandemic past of 2017. So, naturally, many of them came here to explore their options.

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Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

Census Bureau found that the level of health insurance enrollment fell by 1 million people in 2019 , with about 30 million Americans not covered by health insurance. million people in 2017. The coronavirus pandemic has only exacerbated the erosion of the health insured population. lacked health insurance.

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Health Populi

JANUARY 31, 2018

That hasn’t yet been available to those of us who quantify our steps, weight, sleep, food intake, and other health metrics. In 2017, Hugh Langley wrote in Wareable that, “blood pressure is wearable tech’s next challenge.” Knowing your blood pressure is an important step for managing the risks of heart disease.

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Health Populi

APRIL 12, 2024

Mental health via virtual platforms has sustained significant use since the waning of the public health crisis. But pent-up demand remains for mental health services which could be made further accessible. Younger people are more likely to demand and be comfortable with virtual care platforms.

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Continue Education Journal

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

There is still uncertainty of the fate of other services as the public health emergency ends. As of April 2021, 84% of physicians were offering virtual visits and 57% said they would prefer to continue offering virtual care. billion, which is already more than the total investment in 2020.

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Health Populi

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

.: Relatively high levels of obesity are literally weighing down Americans’ health status, contributing to higher rates of diabetes, raising risks for many cancers, and reversing gains made in heart disease. The 2017 U.S. Americans have relatively less access to a doctor when care is needed, the OECD report revealed.

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Henry Kotula

JULY 15, 2018

Adventist Health System (Altamonte Springs, Fla.). As the employer of more than 80,000 people, Adventist Health System aims to promote personal, professional and spiritual growth with its workplace culture. In 2017, Adventist’s corporate campus received the Orlando Business Journal ‘s Corporate Philanthropy Award.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 16, 2020

“Happy clinicians are the best ambassadors for virtual care,” the report asserted. “Sixty-nine percent of consumers said it was important to have a recommendation from their primary care doctor before using an alternative care setting such as virtual visits.

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Health Populi

APRIL 7, 2019

Last week, The Lancet published its comprehensive study on the Health effects of dietary risks in 195 countries, 1990-2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study. The study looked into the food intake among people in 195 countries and their health outcomes (mortality and morbibidity).

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Health Populi

OCTOBER 1, 2018

I’ve talked about the importance of connectivity as a social determinant of health here on this site in December 2017, as well as in July 2016 in the Huffington P ost (appropriately published in the “Life/Wellness” section). Without them, the U.S.

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Health Populi

DECEMBER 30, 2019

UPMC launching a social impact program focusing on SDoH, among other projects investing in social factors that bolster public health. As I pointed out in my 2020 Health Populi trendcast , the private sector is taking on more public health initiatives as policy progress at the Federal level feels frozen.

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Health Populi

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

First, a trip in the way-back machine to 2017, wiping the digital dust off of a Deloitte report I cited at the time of publication and frequently since then as the research brought me the useful and smart phrase, “a concerned embrace of technology.”

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