FierceHealthIT

JUNE 2, 2020

UPDATED Coronavirus tracker: Blue Cross NC waives MA copays for primary care through end of 2020. Tue, 06/02/2020 - 10:59.

Primary Care 145

Primary Care 145

Health Populi

JANUARY 26, 2021

In 2020, investments in digital health reached $14.1 bn , much of which went into niche applications like lab testing, medication adherence, and on-demand triage for urgent care. These companies targeting primary care components represent the “unbundling of the family doctor,” as CB Insights recently coined the market trend.

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Primary Care Digital Health Telehealth Connected Health 194

Health Populi

JANUARY 22, 2020

But in developed, wealthier parts of the world, like the U.S., “a record number of countries are experiencing an all-time high ‘mass-class’ trust divide,” according to the 2020 Edelman Trust Barometer.

BioTech 272

BioTech Primary Care Public Health Mental health 272

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 2, 2023

To explore the efficacy of primary care telehealth, a recent Epic Research study examined the frequency of in-person physician visits that followed 18,636,522 primary care telemedicine appointments. They also looked at the differences in the rate of in-person follow-up based on a patient’s insurance coverage.

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Primary Care Telehealth Healthcare IT Telemedicine 176

FierceHealthIT

JANUARY 11, 2021

JPM21: Teladoc projects 2020 revenue to reach $1.1B as it expands virtual primary care. Mon, 01/11/2021 - 12:01.

Primary Care 122

Primary Care 122

Health Populi

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

But there’s another angle on 2021 for which health care providers and health citizens alike should prepare: that is the excess deaths that will happen due to patients postponing needed health care, diagnostic tests, and preventive services that stem from people avoiding care in doctor’s offices and hospitals.

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Primary Care Public Health 304

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 26, 2020

Home-based primary care allows individuals with chronic conditions – especially older people – to stay in their homes longer, reducing hospitalization rates and improving quality of life. As the COVID-19 crisis has made evident, telehealth can be a useful tool to help connect patients with services remotely.

Primary Care 199

Primary Care Telehealth Telemedicine Healthcare IT 199

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 9, 2020

The eCQM specifications "are final and are not subject to revision for the 2020 performance period," agency officials said.

Telehealth 196

Telehealth Primary Care Interoperability Medicare 196

FierceHealthIT

DECEMBER 14, 2020

Startup tackling loneliness among seniors expands into virtual primary care. Mon, 12/14/2020 - 17:48.

Primary Care 143

Primary Care 143

FierceHealthIT

OCTOBER 10, 2023

LAS VEGAS — The team at retail giant Walmart didn't realize how fortuitous a virtual primary care pilot would prove to be when it launched in January of 2020. |

Primary Care 133

Primary Care 133

FierceHealthIT

JULY 30, 2020

Oscar Health unveils $0 Virtual Primary Care program, 2021 expansion plans. Thu, 07/30/2020 - 10:49.

Primary Care 139

Primary Care 139

FierceHealthIT

JUNE 18, 2020

Mostashari: The survival of primary care is critical to fight COVID-19. Thu, 06/18/2020 - 12:06.

Primary Care 141

Primary Care 141

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

The company also pointed to what it called "significant new agreements" with CVS Health and Centene to provide its primary care offering, Primary360. million in the first nine months of 2020. The company reported 3.9 million visits total in the third quarter, a 37% increase from the same period in the previous year.

Primary Care 169

Primary Care Telehealth Healthcare IT Digital Health 169

FierceHealthIT

AUGUST 11, 2020

Consumers are embracing pharmacy expansion into primary care, says J.D. Tue, 08/11/2020 - 11:56.

Primary Care 137

Primary Care 137

FierceHealthIT

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Goldman Sachs-backed 98point6 banks $118M to expand virtual primary care. Thu, 10/15/2020 - 17:06.

Primary Care 134

Primary Care 134

FierceHealthIT

JULY 30, 2020

Fewer than 10% of primary care practices have stabilized operations amid COVID-19 pandemic. Thu, 07/30/2020 - 11:53.

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Primary Care 140

Health Populi

MARCH 9, 2021

We can weave these market forces together into several mega-trends… Community-based care grows in 2021. The most obvious trend from which CVS Health benefits, as well as is defining, is the growing opportunity for primary care to be delivered in the community and in peoples’ homes. Health care is omni-channel.

Mental health 436

Mental health Primary Care EHR Telehealth 436

FierceHealthIT

JULY 1, 2020

Primary care is ripe for disruption. Wed, 07/01/2020 - 17:15. Here are the players trying to shake up the market.

Primary Care 145

Primary Care 145

FierceHealthIT

DECEMBER 10, 2020

Elation Health nabs $40M series C to ramp up support for independent primary care practices. Thu, 12/10/2020 - 11:50.

Primary Care 142

Primary Care 142

FierceHealthIT

MAY 26, 2020

Primary care clinicians say they need a financial lifeline. Tue, 05/26/2020 - 10:53.

Primary Care 126

Primary Care 126

FierceHealthIT

JULY 2, 2020

Primary care doctors say they are not ready for next COVID-19 surge. Thu, 07/02/2020 - 11:30.

Primary Care 137

Primary Care 137

Health Populi

AUGUST 13, 2019

In 2020, large employers will be “doubling down” efforts to control health care costs. Key strategies will include deploying more telehealth and virtual health care services, Centers of Excellence for high-cost conditions, and getting more personal in communicating and engaging through platforms.

Primary Care 153

Primary Care Mental health Telehealth 153

FierceHealthIT

OCTOBER 13, 2020

AMA launches physician collaboration to help doctors integrate behavioral health into primary care. Tue, 10/13/2020 - 10:44.

Primary Care 133

Primary Care 133

FierceHealthIT

DECEMBER 9, 2020

Humana to offer Primary Care First model across 48 states. Wed, 12/09/2020 - 14:42.

Primary Care 124

Primary Care 124

FierceHealthIT

JUNE 2, 2020

Primary care doctors experience more burnout and anxiety than other healthcare professionals: research. Tue, 06/02/2020 - 10:29.

Primary Care 130

Primary Care 130

Health Populi

JANUARY 10, 2020

The digital health presence at CES 2020 is the fastest-growing segment of consumer technologies at the Show this year, increasing by 25% over 2019. Finally, SingFit positions its product and services as “music-as-medicine,” and brings music therapy to CES 2020. Heart-focused technologies are a big part of that growth story.

Digital Health 229

Digital Health Interoperability EHR Health Data 229

FierceHealthIT

JULY 8, 2020

Walgreens plans to open up to 700 primary care clinics as part of $1B investment in VillageMD. Wed, 07/08/2020 - 09:23.

Primary Care 134

Primary Care 134

FierceHealthIT

AUGUST 12, 2020

UnitedHealth study: Primary care docs in value-based models achieve better patient outcomes . Wed, 08/12/2020 - 13:52.

Primary Care 124

Primary Care 124

Health Populi

JANUARY 9, 2020

Health care is the top issue driving voters’ choices in the 2020 elections for most Americans. For overall healthcare reform, the plurality of Americans prefer improving the current system (that is, building on the Affordable Care Act) versus repealing and replacing the ACA or adopting a Medicare for All plan.

Digital Health 194

Digital Health Primary Care Mental health Public Health 194

FierceHealthIT

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

20% of clinicians considering leaving primary care in light of COVID-19-linked financial challenges: survey. Thu, 09/03/2020 - 14:22.

Primary Care 130

Primary Care 130

Health Populi

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

In 2020, national health expenditures (NHE) in the United States will exceed $4 trillion to cover 334.5 The three largest line items of NHE in 2020 will be: Hospitals = $1,326 trillion = 38% of NHE. Together, these three categories will comprise just over 80% of health spending in 2020. million Americans. That equates to 18.4%

Medicare 198

Medicare Primary Care Public Health Health Policy 198

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 7, 2020

– and the wherewithal of the information systems and digital data that keep them running – been put to the test quite like it was in 2020. In the meantime, here are some of the most-read Healthcare IT News stories of 2020 so far. At few times in recent memory has the resolve of hospitals and health systems across the U.S.

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Healthcare IT Public Health Interoperability Telehealth 199

FierceHealthIT

DECEMBER 2, 2020

Walgreens, VillageMD to open 40 more joint primary care clinics by summer 2021. Wed, 12/02/2020 - 10:09.

Primary Care 114

Primary Care 114

FierceHealthIT

JUNE 25, 2020

Blue Cross NC launches program to help keep primary care practices afloat, transition to value-based care. Thu, 06/25/2020 - 11:06.

Primary Care 122

Primary Care 122

FierceHealthIT

DECEMBER 21, 2020

Curai Health nabs $27M to build out text-based primary care services. Mon, 12/21/2020 - 16:02.

Primary Care 111

Primary Care 111

Health Populi

APRIL 21, 2021

We must be mindful that hospitals, health systems and physicians quickly stood up and adopted virtual care, especially telemedicine programs, in March and April 2020. ” The coronavirus and #StayHome mandates were the wild card that changed every normal forecast for telehealth utilization in 2020. .” In 2019, J.D.

Telehealth 390

Telehealth Public Health Life Science Primary Care 390

Health Populi

JUNE 24, 2020

Whether healthcare spending in 2021 increases by double-digits or falls by one-third directly depends on how the coronavirus pandemic will play out over the rest of 2020, based on PwC’s annual report on medical cost trends for 2021. The table indicates that people managing complex chronic conditions delayed significant portions of care.

Mental health 281

Mental health Primary Care Telehealth Public Health 281