Health Populi

JUNE 10, 2020

Philips, recently named as one of the largest Fortune Global Companies in 2020 (#385, up 46 spots and ranking in the top 10 largest public health care companies in the world), has been working globally with health systems since the emergence of the coronavirus in Wuhan, China in 2019.

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Health Populi

JANUARY 11, 2021

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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Health Populi

MARCH 13, 2024

Layered on top of this is health citizens’ eroding trust in other aspects of U.S. public health, as well. But how to bake in “patient-first-ness?”

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Health Populi

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

I discussed that important public health/economic challenge here in Health Populi from a RAND report.]. As digital health tools continue to be developed to go direct-to-consumer/patient, people will still look to the trusted human touchpoints in their personal health ecosystems for counsel and support.

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Health Populi

JUNE 14, 2023

For companies and technology developers serving digital health markets, it’s “time to brace for impact” as hospitals and health systems re-consider their fast-pivots to digital front doors and the migration of medical services from hospital-to-home during the pandemic, Panda Health recommends.

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Health Populi

JUNE 3, 2020

I made the case for health care — wearable, shareable, and virtual, with “retail health” on-ramps and touch points “everywhere,” as the diagram illustrates.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

OCTOBER 2, 2020

Department of Health and Human Services to issue guidance to states about how to increase access to telehealth under Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program. Lawrence Moss, president and CEO of Nemours Children’s Health System, in a statement. healthcare system." Mike Thompson, D-Calif.,

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Health Populi

AUGUST 14, 2022

Tom explains, so accessibly and with evidence, how AI and the intelligent cloud can help us address a range of big challenges in health care. Importantly and impactfully, he details how to move from aspiration to execution. And you get a bonus: a Foreword written by Eric J. Topol, MD, of Scripps Research.

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Health Populi

JUNE 5, 2020

How to deal? There’s a mix of public sector tactics, from Federal to State to local; technology vendor tasks; health care provider jobs to do in terms of workflows and database development; and, patient-focused work.

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Health Populi

OCTOBER 4, 2022

youth aged 6-17 experience a mental health disorder each year… a growing concern. How to address these obstacles in a time of expanding need on the patient-demand side and very limited resources on the supply side? For 2022’s campaign, here are some key data about mental illness in the U.S. 1 in 20 U.S. 1 in 6 U.S.

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Health Populi

JANUARY 24, 2024

As you continue to debate the role of AI in your health/care work, as well as develop your organization’s strategy and staff complement, the WHO report (through this lens) gives us some insights into how to optimally approach governance when moving forward in this next phase of health care innovation.

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eVisit

JULY 8, 2019

Published by HIMSS Media, this is a reliable, daily updated source for all your healthcare IT news, whether you're looking for the most recent updates on meaningful use rules, tips for implementing your EMR successfully, or are wondering how to leverage patient data to provide better care. Public Health Matters Blog.

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Health Populi

APRIL 28, 2022

While doctors noted to the AMA their top virtual care platform of choice was Zoom, some patients could not meet-up due to barriers of lacking a smartphone, tablet, or computer device; the ability to pay for connectivity to the Internet; or the know-how to be able to access that well-intentioned “digital front door” to a virtual visit.

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Healthcare IT Today

MAY 20, 2023

The companies are integrating third-party data with patient self-reported data and public health data to help providers understand what kind of interventions will work best for certain patients. Read more… Hearing From Our Health IT Friend on Capitol Hill. Legislation and policymaking are a black box for most people.

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Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

How to combat well-being burnout? The data highlights the top pressure points fueling the wellbeing cycle: 61% of those surveyed say they experience overwhelming societal expectations to appear well. 53% say there is a lot of conflicting information about the best ways to improve wellbeing.

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Health Populi

JUNE 25, 2024

Garcia is the executive director of the Healthcare and Public Health Sector Coordinating council Cybersecurity Working Group, and was recently quoted in Modern Healthcare discussing how home health care adds another opportunity and risk-exposure for cyber-attackers to exploit. That insight exists today.

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Health Populi

MARCH 5, 2018

We learned from the first Edelman Health Engagement Barometer that the three top factors that consumers look for when health-engaging with any organization are trust, authenticity, and satisfaction. Social media users informed the Pew study that they don’t tend to trust personal data shared across the eight dominant social networks.

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Connected Health Initiative

JUNE 21, 2023

Funding and resources: Public policy determines the allocation of healthcare funding and resources, awarding coverage and payment for certain healthcare services, infrastructure, and technology. The post Five Reasons Why Healthcare Leaders Should Pay Attention to Public Policy first appeared on Connected Health Initiative.

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Health Populi

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

This week, public health truths have collided with social media, the infodemic, and health citizenship. First, I read in Becker’s Health IT on February 16 that the peer-reviewed policy journal Health Affairs was prevented by a social media outlet from promoting its February 2022 issue themed “Racism and Health.

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Health Populi

AUGUST 28, 2020

Last year, MITRE developed An Ethical Framework for the Use of Consumer-Generated Data in Health Care, to guide organizations holding peoples’ personal health information on how to be good data stewards and citizens.

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Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

In January 2020, before we knew how to spell “coronavirus,” millions of consumers were already “Amazon-Primed” for everyday life-flows and consumer behaviors. What a difference a public health crisis makes, accelerating digital health beyond fitness geeks, Quantified Self adherents, and smartwatch adopters.

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Health Populi

AUGUST 21, 2020

The top three factors would be empathy and listening — that the health care provider listens to me and shows they care; that the clinician spends time with me and doesn’t rush through an encounter; and, good communication — that the clinician clearly explains what they are doing during the exam and how to follow up after the visit.

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Health Populi

APRIL 8, 2021

health care system that existed before the public health crisis. What lessons can be learned from the COVID-19 stress-test to build American health care back better? recognizing and re-committing energy and resources to social determinants of health and health justice.

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DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

JANUARY 29, 2023

This can be especially useful during times of high demand, such as during a pandemic or other public health crises, when traditional healthcare systems may be overwhelmed. With the DrKumo RPM solution, next-Generation RPM programs using digital tools come with user-friendly mobile apps that can analyze a patient’s overall health.

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Health Populi

OCTOBER 23, 2024

And 4 in 5 Americans, regardless of party affiliation, believe it is important to learn how to maintain a relationship with others, regardless of whether those folks share the same values as yours. Most people in the U.S., regardless of party ID, also believe we have lost the ability as a society to have civil disagreements.

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Health Populi

MARCH 25, 2022

” Together, the JAMA Network Open research paper and AMA physician survey inform us with useful insights to close that health care digital divide which could make a major difference between some patients’ lives versus their demise.

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Health Populi

APRIL 12, 2024

health care, bring people back into the system, bolster physician well-being, and deliver on the promise of high-quality care that the U.S. has known how to deliver. Mental health via virtual platforms has sustained significant use since the waning of the public health crisis.

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Health Populi

APRIL 5, 2021

Health Populi’s Hot Points: Even with fast-growth of the sector, Beazley believes that digital health is still not yet mature, with a pattern of insurance claims still emerging. How to deal? Thus, the industry must focus on the range of risks that can be mitigated from cyber-attacks to human error and system failures.

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Health Populi

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Years before we knew how to spell “coronavirus,” I gained Italian citizenship while retaining my U.S. Note the inclusion of the seat occupied on the plane; this allows the public health authorities to track and trace and contact passengers who might have been seated near another traveler who develops a positive COVID diagnosis.

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Health Populi

MAY 11, 2022

So we can feel hopeful that health citizens around the world have bought into the concept that health is indeed a most important relationship…for ourselves and those we love. Health Populi’s Hot Points: How to act on those seven call-to-action items listed above the Hot Points here?

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Health Populi

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

Jay Sanders, CEO of the Global Telemedicine Group and Founder and President Emeritus of the American Telemedicine Association; Dr. Roy Schoenberg, Co-Founder of the (then) start-up American Well (now AmWell); and, Dr. Joseph Kvedar, Professor at Harvard Medical School and long-time leader of Connected Health at Partners HealthCare.

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Henry Kotula

JULY 15, 2018

Eskenazi Health (Indianapolis). The Indiana Public Health Association recognized Eskenazi Health for its workplace culture in the Public Health is Good Business category, which complements the American Heart Association’s platinum-level fit-friendly worksite honor also bestowed on the health system.

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Health Populi

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

On the topic of weight loss and consumer engagement in self-care and health at home, we applaud the launch of Tufts’ Food Is Medicine Institute’s National Network of Excellence in collaboration with Kaiser Permanente and other partners (shown in the graphic here). The supply side is responding in kind.

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