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Necessity is the Mother(board) – How COVID-19 Inspires Local Communities to Build Broadband

Health Populi

map of median broadband speeds and affordability, where the red areas shown locales where speeds routinely fall below the FCC’s base definition of broadband. The result is shown in the U.S.

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Digital Inclusion As Upstream Health Investment

Health Populi

Enter the digital era, forcing a re-definition of what we mean by “infrastructure.” Health care costs consume nearly one in every five dollars of the American economy. This concept informs the current discussion about how we define “infrastructure” moving forward.

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Our Pandemic Lessons: Listening to Michael Dowling – a #HIMSS21 Wrap-Up

Health Populi

health policy and regulatory leaders. An uncertain world is our workplace in the health/care ecosystem, globally, in this moment. ” Finally, Dowling asked: “What kind of system are we going to create?” ” Health leaders have influence, if we choose to use it, Dowling suggested.

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The Digital Consumer, Increasingly Connected to Health Devices; Parks Associates Kicking Off #CES2021

Health Populi

But the coronavirus era also saw broadband households spending more on connecting health devices, with 42% of U.S. consumers owning digital health tech compared with 33% in 2015, according to research discussed in Supporting Today’s Connected Consumer from Parks Associates. In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic drove U.S.

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How’s Life? Around the World – In the U.S., It’s the Sadness That Stands Out

Health Populi

” The Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has tracked the well-being of member nations for the past six years, taking a broad view on the definition of holistic health — including physical, mental, financial, and social aspects of people living in OECD countries. The first “How’s Life?”

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Telehealth Reimbursement: End-of-Pandemic Emergency Update

Telebehavioral Health Institute

They help identifies the policy topics that should be addressed to facilitate the widespread adoption of telehealth for states. It may be helpful to consider that the Administration’s continued response is not entirely dependent on the COVID-19 PHE.

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Reimagining Health Care Without Walls – Deloitte’s Vision

Health Populi

Health Populi’s Hot Points: The third image, titled “Figure 2” from the Deloitte report, details numerous care delivery models, enablers, and workflows that should be designed based on consumers’ needs and preferences.