Health Populi

JANUARY 18, 2019

From 2003 to 2019, the theory that prices are the primary driver of America’s spending more on health care than any other country is still the case. in fact devotes fewer hospital beds, physicians and nurses to health care delivery compared with other countries. On the supply side, the U.S. and 300,000 people worldwide.

BioTech 166

BioTech Medicare Medical Billing Patient Experience 166

American Well

MAY 16, 2017

In the world of telehealth, licensing and credentialing issues are amongst the initial concerns many health systems have when considering integrating telemedicine into their system. There is a nursing compact for RNs interested in streamlining the licensing process as well. Avizia was acquired by American Well in July of 2018.

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Telehealth Telemedicine Nursing Health Policy 48

American Well

MAY 16, 2017

In the world of telehealth, licensing and credentialing issues are amongst the initial concerns many health systems have when considering integrating telemedicine into their system. There is a nursing compact for RNs interested in streamlining the licensing process as well. Avizia was acquired by American Well in July of 2018.

Telehealth 48

Telehealth Telemedicine Nursing Health Policy 48

South Central Telehealth Resource Center

MAY 24, 2018

The individual receiving the service must be located in a rural health professional shortage area or non-Metropolitan statistical area and an eligible telehealth Originating Site (see resources below). The Center for Connected Health Policy (CCHP) is a great resource to stay current on state and national policy.

Medicare 48

Medicare Nursing Telehealth Health Policy 48

Henry Kotula

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

Here’s a look at five payer trends to watch for in 2018, and some tips for preparing to deal with them. Insurance companies have created policies, designed plans and narrowed provider networks to bring down healthcare costs. Expect payers to accelerate those programs and policies and search for more cost-saving levers in 2018.

Medicare 32

Medicare Telemedicine Accountable Care Patient Experience 32

Lloyd Price

JUNE 27, 2018

Its objective is to put an accessible and affordable health service into the hands of everyone on earth by combining the ever growing computing power of machines with the best medical expertise of humans to create a comprehensive, immediate and personalized health service and make it universally available. The Future - What's Next?

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Digital Health HIE Telemedicine eHealth 87

Henry Kotula

MARCH 16, 2020

On a per-person basis, the state lags most others in nurses and hospital rooms designed to isolate patients with infectious, airborne diseases, according to a nationwide index of health-security measures. In 2018, it had improved to just 2.6. Health Workers Strained. The nurse is now on medical leave.

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Nursing Public Health Psychiatry Telemedicine 41

Henry Kotula

JANUARY 30, 2019

Physician and nurse shortages will continue to intensify in 2019, creating significant operational and financial challenges for healthcare organizations. On the nursing side, the Bureau of Labor Statistics projects a need for 649,100 replacement nurses by 2024. Clinician shortages.

EHR 32

EHR Nursing Primary Care Telemedicine 32

Connected Health Initiative

JUNE 24, 2020

Key Challenges for Telehealth, RPM, and Other Digital Health Technology Before the COVID-19 pandemic, connected health solutions like telehealth and remote patient monitoring (RPM) showed enormous promise but had a modest impact on the practice of healthcare in the United States. billion in 2018.

Connected Health 52

Connected Health Telehealth Medicare Health Technology 52

Lloyd Price

MAY 23, 2020

We asked providers to be compliant with General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and Data Protection Act 2018 if their users were within Europe. To set a good example of responsible innovation, this document only accepted data from providers with clear and accessible privacy policies.

Mental health 57

Mental health Digital Health Telehealth Health Policy 57

Henry Kotula

OCTOBER 10, 2018

Employers’ latest cost-control efforts include managing expenses for the most expensive diseases; getting workers to use nurse video-chat services and other types of “ telemedicine ”; and paying for primary care clinics at work or nearby. Almost all large employers offer telemedicine, but hardly any workers use it.

Telemedicine 32

Telemedicine Nursing Primary Care Health Policy 32

Health Populi

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

In the 2018 mid-term elections, U.S. voters were driven to polls with health care on their minds. The key issues for health care voters were costs (for care and prescription drugs) and access (read: protecting pre-existing conditions and expanding Medicaid). Issue #2 for 2018 voters was the economy. In the U.S.,

eHealth 45

eHealth Mental health Nursing Public Health 45

Health Populi

AUGUST 26, 2024

.” That’s the headline in a WBUR story last week detailing the efforts of health care professionals in “amplifying” their patients’ voices inside and outside of the hospital walls by advocating for their health citizenship — through voter registration and public health policy advocacy.

Health Policy 177

Health Policy Nursing Public Health Medicare 177

Health Populi

MARCH 27, 2019

Health insurance was on the collective minds of American voters in the 2018 midterm elections. Health care, broadly defined, drove many people to the polls voting with feet and ballots to protect their access to a health plan covering a pre-existing condition or to protest the cost of expensive prescription drugs.

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Primary Care Medicare Public Health Nursing 236

Health Populi

OCTOBER 27, 2020

Then in 2018, two years into President Donald Trump’s four-year term, the mid-term elections drove U.S. voters to the election polls…including health care providers. nurses, too, have demonstrably increased their political activism in this year’s election. Until 2016, physicians’ voting rates in U.S.

Nursing 194

Nursing Leadership Health Policy 194

Health Populi

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

2018 midterm elections. “Kasich used his first week as governor to issue an executive order: All aspects of publicly funded health care would be controlled by the new Office of Health Transformation. It would streamline services, vaporize redundancies and confront the costly nursing-home industry.

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Nursing Public Health Health Policy 227