Health Populi

APRIL 28, 2021

When I say “Oscar” here on the Health Populi blog, you’re conjuring up an image of the health plan insurance innovator founded in 2012. And this year’s Oscar winner for leading actor, Anthony Hopkins, played The Father, who with his family is dealing with dementia.

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Health Populi

DECEMBER 28, 2021

.” As we enter Year 3 of the COVID-19 pandemic, social and civic chasms and economic uncertainty (inflation, health care costs, Great Resignations), I took this page out of Dr, Seuss in my last monthly post for Medecision’s Liberate Health blog.

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Health Populi

DECEMBER 27, 2021

I covered this announcement in the Health Populi blog at the time, and today want to double-down on the significance of Ford’s leading presence at #CES2022. . “This marks the first time in CES history that a healthcare company will take the mainstage for a keynote at the show,” CTA’s press release stated.

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GlobalMed

JANUARY 8, 2025

This blog post will discuss the rise of telehealth and why this formative technology has surged in popularity in our post-pandemic world, as well as its role in todays healthcare ecosystem. However, the pandemic served as a catalyst, propelling telehealth usage to approximately 76% as people sought safer, more convenient ways to access care.

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Xealth

MAY 10, 2024

But how do you find time to focus on patient experience, when the world seems to change every day? Our patients have responded incredibly well to our digital solutions when they are provided with the correct support initially and we are seeing that in the data.” Below are a few highlights.

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Lloyd Price

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

The PDEI is a valuable tool for healthcare providers because it can help them understand how their patients are using digital tools. This information can be used to improve the patient experience and make it easier for patients to access care. Subscribe Today! Subscribe Today!

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Society for Participatory Medicine

JANUARY 17, 2018

Opportunities and Challenges in Patient Experience: What’s Next? On this blog yesterday Mark Sullivan’s post is a perfect setup for this session. ”, he points out that while medicine can diagnose, only the patient can say what the real problem is in their life.

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American Well

APRIL 13, 2020

Intermountain is in the process of optimizing the patient telehealth experience. Jared Antczak: When we think about our patient experience, we recognize telehealth is critical to that strategy. Can you tell us about Intermountain’s approach to consumer telehealth?

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Health Populi

JULY 26, 2022

Consider one other aspect to consider in light of growing scrutiny of “Tech Giants” in health care ( which I recently discussed in an essay for Medecision published on their Liberate Health blog portal). That is regulatory scrutiny on deals like this one, which Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) has in her sights.

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Health Populi

APRIL 17, 2019

One patient could talk with another over their proverbial neighborhood fence, a concerned parent at the PTA meeting with others dealing with a children’s health issue, or a recovering alcoholic testifying in person at an AA session.

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Health Populi

JANUARY 19, 2024

Digitally enabled healthcare means building digital technologies into the fabric of our ecosystem to improve outcomes and enhance efficiency in day-to-day health and wellness.”

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Health Populi

JULY 6, 2018

Three reports published in the past few weeks give us some useful perspective on that question, woven together in today’s Health Populi blog. This is a proxy for positive patient experience at that “moment-of-truth,” in the space between doctor-and-patient where shared decision-making can happen… or not.

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Health Populi

JUNE 22, 2020

” Our panel includes Adrienne Boissy, MD, Chief of Patient Experience at The Cleveland Clinic; Grace Cordovano, PhD, Enlightening Results; Joseph DeVivo, CEO of InTouch Health (recently acquired by Teladoc); and Abner Mason, CEO and Founder of ConsejoSano. With the great lockdown, the U.S.

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Health Populi

JULY 25, 2022

Every day this week in this Health Populi blog, I will discuss these events and their implications for health care, most importantly impacts and import for U.S. health citizens: that is, consumers, patients, caregivers, and clinicians (especially nurses, pharmacists, and physicians).

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DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

MARCH 14, 2023

National Patient Experience Week is an annual event dedicated to celebrating healthcare and the importance of patient-centered care. It’s a great way to re-energize efforts towards improving patient experience and to recognize and appreciate the people who impact patient experience every day.

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Xealth

MARCH 19, 2025

Educational Sessions Highlight Patient Experience & Measuring Impact HIMSS25 featured key discussions on the impact of digital health programs including two notable sessions showcasing Xealth clients and executives that gave valuable insights for healthcare leaders looking to optimize their digital investments.

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Health Populi

JULY 3, 2024

.” So begins an informative, timely essay on participatory medicine and patient engagement researched and beautifully written by Michael Millenson , whom I am blessed to call both dear friend and professional colleague. Michael’s essay on the history of U.S.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MAY 26, 2022

Scanning through the collection of blog posts from April and May, the obvious has finally occurred. Consider these six blog posts from April and May 2022. But some offered innovation for patients, whether in virtual visits and care, vital sign measurement, and improvements to patient experience.

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 10, 2021

We’re trying something a little different this year…a throwback to the early days of blogging. Today John Lynn and I will be posting interesting news, conversations, thoughts and insights from Day 2 here at #HIMSS21 in Las Vegas. Bookmark this article and watch for updates from me throughout the day.

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CiscoHealth

APRIL 29, 2020

Follow along with our new blog series #HealthcareNow and #PublicSectorNow , where we’ll addresses healthcare innovation around the world and how to maintain business continuity in today’s health climate. . Even before this year, patients were demanding better experiences from their healthcare providers. Choose wisely!

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Health Populi

APRIL 30, 2018

I explain th e current state of cybersecurity and health data insecurity in a new HIMSS blog linked here. For hospitals to maintain this high degree of goodwill, they must do better as savvy and switched-on health data stewards on behalf of their patients. You can read the full HIMSS blog here.

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Xealth

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

And that’s a big deal that added to my satisfaction with the overall Duke experience. It is essential for health systems to make this type of content available in a variety of mediums to create better patient experiences, stem costly patient leakage, and protect the ROI of your key programs. Sobering statistics.

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Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

As Mark Bard, who leads the DHC Group, succinctly put the clinicians’ need: “Help me, help my patients.” ” And he rightly said that sentiment goes double if the physician works in oncology dealing with high-cost specialty drugs (for more on this see this Health Populi blog post on the subject ).

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Society for Participatory Medicine

OCTOBER 11, 2021

I have attended hundreds of conferences: patient experience, patient education, health tech, health literacy, shared decision making — and the best part has always been meeting other advocates, patients, and family caregivers. Did you enjoy this blog? The cost is simply too high.

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 10, 2020

The following is a guest blog post by Tom Downes, CEO of Quail Digital. In a discussion paper, Nuffield Trust has highlighted the medium- to long-term implications of the Covid-19 pandemic on NHS services. Entitled ‘Here to Stay? How the NHS will have to learn to live with coronavirus’ raises a myriad of challenges on our health […].

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Health Populi

APRIL 14, 2024

In advance of a session I’m shepherding at the upcoming AHIP 2024 conference in Las Vegas, I developed scenarios about health care in 2030 asking who “we” will be then as patient-plan members?

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 15, 2023

"TytoCare’s Home Smart Clinic was introduced to solve the home healthcare delivery gap that patients experience with traditional audio/video-only telehealth solutions," the company said.

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NiftyHMS

JANUARY 17, 2025

Improved Patient Experience: Ensures consistent care with shorter wait times. Multi-clinic software is transforming healthcare in Liverpool by streamlining clinic management and enhancing the patient experience. Streamlined Operations: Boosts clinic efficiency, saving time and resources.

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Health Populi

JULY 28, 2019

One of my recommendations in that blog post was for bricks-and-mortar health care providers to de-couple the “bed” and clinic model to peoples’ homes and mobile platforms. I wrote “What If Marie Kondo Reorganized Health Care in the U.S.” just everyday business flows.

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DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

MARCH 5, 2025

This approach leverages advanced technology to monitor patients health data, empowering patients and healthcare providers to make informed, real-time decisions. This article explores the most common health conditions monitored through RPM and offers insights into patient experiences and outcomes.

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Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

If you read this blog, you know one of the fastest-growing “aisles” at the annual conference is digital health. Connectivity, artificial intelligence, and automation are now competencies every company must master, Mimms explains. Humana joined up with CTA’s Health and Fitness Technology Division this month.

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Health Populi

APRIL 28, 2024

health care stakeholders are still dealing as this post goes live on the Health Populi blog. As a patient moves through the continuum of care, we understand and value that our patients’ experiences are private. This thought has been on my mind well before the Change Healthcare hacks (that’s plural) with which U.S.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 21, 2023

” Steve Demetrious, UC architect at Centerstone, noted that his team has used the scalability of Zoom Rooms , as well as smart gallery view and ceiling microphones, to rethink and redesign therapy spaces for the most equitable patient experience.

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NiftyHMS

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Smooth Patient Flow is key in outpatient Department (OPD) Clinics. It affects patient satisfaction and clinic performance. Improving this flow enhances the patient experience, increases staff productivity, and cuts waiting times.

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Health Populi

MARCH 12, 2024

That’s TMI for me to write about in the Health Populi blog, but this story has a current-events twist: the pharmacist could not electronically link with my insurance company to transact my payment. On February 22, 2024, I went to a CVS Pharmacy-Inside-Target in my community to fill a prescription for benzonatate 200 mg capsules.

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Health Populi

APRIL 8, 2024

Paul Donovan, said economist, discusses The economics of getting thin in his regularly published comment blog. Since the introduction of GLP-1 drugs on the market, their use has split into two categories: for obesity and “recreationally,” according to the Chief Economist with UBS (formerly known as Union Bank of Switzerland).

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Health Populi

MARCH 11, 2019

If you don’t know the work of Dr. Verghese, and since you’re reading the Health Populi blog, you must get to know Dr. V now. Eric Topol’s latest work which explores the promise of artificial intelligence (AI), Big Data, and robotics — three legs of the Fourth Industrial Age stool. [If million views.

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