Health Populi

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

Our homes are evolving into our health hubs — truly our “medical homes,” which have been formally defined as a primary care gatekeeper’s office. Why should that be, in a physical sense?

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DECEMBER 30, 2024

healthcare affordability crisis can be solved by 2030 if we can improve access to primary care. Primary care has been proven to play a key role in helping drive down healthcare costs and is the single biggest lever we have to address the affordability crisis. Kevin Wang, Chief Medical Officer at apree health The U.S.

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Health Populi

JUNE 22, 2018

An additional survey of 400 physicians was conducted, split between 200 primary care providers and 200 specialty physicians. In my client work and speech-giving, I often point these days to a JAMA article, Value-Based Payments Require Valuing What Matters to Patients.

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Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 9, 2023

The following is a guest article by Patrick Reetz, Chief Product Officer at LinkLive The pandemic was the catalyst for digital healthcare and transforming modern patient care. Providers continuously pushed themselves to invest in new tools and solutions — with one overarching aim — to enhance the patient experience.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 15, 2025

Pramila Srinivasan, CEO at CharmHealth As the nation faces an increasing shortage of primary care providers, especially in rural and underserved areas, healthcare technology is set to undergo a transformation that will redefine how patients access care. We could not do this without all of your support.

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Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

For more on the health care ecosystem aspects of GLP-1s, you can check out this post in Health Populi discussing my recent interview on the GLP-1 economy with BNN Bloomberg.

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Health Populi

MARCH 12, 2020

Let’s travel to Shanghai, China where, “the covid-19 epidemic has brought millions of new patients online. They are likely to stay there,” asserts “ The smartphone will see you now ,” an article in the March 7th 2020 issue of The Economist.

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Health Populi

DECEMBER 7, 2022

It’s important to note that central to the CHPA Educational Foundation’s mission is serving people with lower health literacy as well as reaching consumers living in underserved communities or “health deserts,” geographies lacking health care services – in particular, primary care.

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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 23, 2019

The following is a guest article by Charlie Hutchinson, CFO at InSync Healthcare Solutions. The growth in substance use disorders [SUD] across all demographics and income brackets has impacted the role of primary-care providers [PCPs].

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 10, 2025

Anand Nair, Head of Healthcare and Life Sciences at UST It’s no surprise that there is a major shortage of primary care providers in the U.S.We predict employersandplans will focus more onprimary careand preventive care with a mix of new payment models and hyper-personalizedwellness programsto fill the gap.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 17, 2023

Because of that, we wanted to dedicate an entire article to where EHRs are headed in 2023. We will continue the journey to enhance physician and patient experience and usability, pivoting more aggressively towards providing actionable intelligence at the point of care.

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 24, 2025

The following is a guest article by Alaina Victoria, PT, DPT, Senior Marketing Manager at OneStep When we think about cardiovascular health, we often focus on traditional metrics: blood pressure, cholesterol levels, and heart rate. But what if a persons walking patterntheir gaitcould provide key insights into their heart health?

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 8, 2023

This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. PEP Health’s AI-powered Patient Experience Platform releases its first report offering quantitative and qualitative insights on the patient experience.

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Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 3, 2023

The following is a guest article by Roni Jamesmeyer, Senior Healthcare Manager at Five9 The healthcare crisis is dominating headlines, with the industry dealing with complicated challenges across multiple areas. The average number of patients per primary care doctor is at an all-time high of 20 per day.

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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 3, 2022

Each week, we’ll be providing a look back at the articles we posted and why they’re important to the healthcare IT community. Read more… Direct Primary Care Well Represented at #HLTH2022. Direct primary care is growing at a much faster clip that traditional primary care.

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Healthcare IT Today

JULY 28, 2024

This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. Independent primary care network Aledade is offering AI scribe Sunoh.ai Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features.

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Healthcare IT Today

MAY 26, 2023

Thinking about patients with multiple chronic conditions, accessibility issues, cultural, financial, or language barriers, developing a positive, trusting relationship becomes even more challenging. Our quarterback is our primary care physician, but increasingly, they’re burdened under time and workflow pressure.

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Consumer eHealth Engagement

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Eve Cunningham, MD, MBA, GVP, Chief of Virtual Care and Digital Health at Providence Health presented a few AI use cases including an impactful example which empowers PCPs for better care decisions. Given the shortage of primary care doctors and specialists, optimization of the referral process is critical to access to care.

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Healthcare IT Today

MAY 30, 2024

The following is a guest article by John Zimmerer, Vice President of Vertical Marketing in Healthcare at Smart Communications Healthcare shouldn’t feel like an uphill battle. But for many patients, the journey from scheduling an appointment to receiving care is riddled with unexpected roadblocks.

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

The following is a guest article by Hugh Lytle, Founder and CEO at Equality Health. trillion healthcare spending will be tied directly to patient outcomes and satisfaction. . trillion healthcare spending will be tied directly to patient outcomes and satisfaction. .

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Health Populi

JUNE 6, 2022

In 2019, Find Care expanded services for consumers to manage chronic health conditions addressing asthma, COPD, and diabetes. in the first half of 2020, and the decline of cancer diagnoses between March and May 2020 — the latter based on the expected number of diagnoses from the previous year’s experience.

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Health Populi

OCTOBER 6, 2022

with retailers, via contactless experiences, curbside pickups, BOPIS (buy online, pick up inside store), and good old-fashioned brick-and-mortar physical shopping in stores. [to to that point, I noted with interest this week’s Wall Street Journal article on the re-birth of commercial retail real estate markets in the U.S.].

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

The previous article in this series explained some of the ways payers, providers, and digital health companies demonstrate that they have made a positive difference in their patients’ lives. ” This article looks at the measurements and reporting strategies used by some specific companies.

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Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 22, 2025

Ron Margalit, Chief Information Officer at Evergreen Nephrology When it comes to chronic disease management, technology should enable consistent communication and data sharing between all stakeholders in a patients care. With a more connected approach, health systems can direct patients to the right care setting at the right time.

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 5, 2023

This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. Atlanta-based Emory Healthcare chose DrFirst to assist patients with medication adherence and affordability. Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features.

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APRIL 30, 2024

The first article in this series laid out what we know about body weight and obesity today. The company describes itself as “the first integrated health network that combines data-driven personalization, a coordinated care model, and aligned incentives,” and employs coaches certified by the National Board for Health and Wellness.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 14, 2024

This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. Patient experience platform ixlayer joined the Innovators’ Network at the American Heart Association Center for Health Technology & Innovation.

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Society for Participatory Medicine

DECEMBER 10, 2020

Search results appear as an annotated bibliography : Montage of search results for category “patient experience” (click the image to see this search live). 10/30/20: How to write an open note for patients: 2020 edition with U of Colorado’s legendary primary care physician CT Lin.

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Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. Patient experience platform Weave appointed David McNeil as Chief Revenue Officer. Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Previous articles in this series showed why social determinants of health (SDoH) are the hottest recent addition to data used by the medical industry. This article shows how organizations are collecting it. Estimated Costs of Intervening in Health-Related Social Needs Detected in Primary Care. JAMA Intern Med.

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

The following is a guest article by Alexander Chiu, MD at Telemedicine911. The COVID-19 pandemic brought a quick pivot to telehealth, where patients in any location can connect with a provider from any location. The following week, the patient swallowed an entire bottle of hydroxyzine pills.

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Healthcare IT Today

JULY 31, 2022

This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. Primary care in particular seems to be suffering, as visit volumes have yet to return to their 2019 levels. Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features.

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Health Populi

JANUARY 17, 2019

I found evidence for that, beyond my own N of 1 understanding, in a research article published in the U K in 2000 by Lyn Harrison and Frances Heywood. Their conclusion: that the housing-health link was not receiving the recognition that connection needs.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Previous articles in this series introduced the importance of social determinants of health (SDoH) and explained how it can be captured and classified. In this article, I’ll show how many hospitals, payers, and other institutions are acting on that data. She says they are currently hesitant to use it.

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Mend

OCTOBER 25, 2022

This approach can boost staff productivity, drive faster revenue cycles, and create a more rewarding patient experience. In this article, we’ll explore the hybrid healthcare system and how you can strike the optimal balance in your practice. A hybrid healthcare system combines the best aspects of in-person and virtual visits.

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 7, 2022

This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features.

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Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Chris Darland, President at Peerbridge Health Telehealth and AI-enabled remote monitoring devices are bringing care into the homes of people who struggle to access clinical services. Providers can help reduce health disparities by offering less expensive remote monitoring solutions to bridge the care gap in 2025 and beyond.

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