Health Populi

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

health care system. As such, American health consumers are wrestling with sticker shock from surgical procedures, surprise medical bills weeks after leaving the hospital, and the cost of prescription drugs — whether six-figure oncology therapies or essential medicines like insulin and EpiPens.

Medical Billing 431

Medical Billing Telemedicine Digital Health Health Data 431

Health Populi

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Note that patients falling into all four of these segments believe, in the words of Lavidge, that, “companies developing health care technology care more about making money than helping patients…All patients worry that a single medical bill could severely impact their financial security.”

Nursing 156

Nursing Primary Care Medical Billing Public Health 156

Health Populi

APRIL 2, 2025

.” Patients’ financial experience is now embedded in the overall health care experience as the patient as health consumer is also a key payor in the financing of personal medical care. households earning over $180,000 a year are now worried about medical bills in America. And even 40% of U.S.

Pharmaceuticals 156

Pharmaceuticals Medical Billing Patient Experience Digital Health 156

Health Populi

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

Fully one-half of employees would be keen on apps to help find a doctor or care when and where needed, and just about 1 in 2 workers would like an app that helps find expert physicians anywhere in the world (think: specialists via telehealth) as well as electronic and portable personal health records.

Digital Health 406

Digital Health Medical Billing Health Information Telemedicine 406

Health Populi

OCTOBER 3, 2018

An example of this is the employer-aimed Fitbit program, Fitbit Care , aiming to enable covered employees to change health behaviors and ultimately move the needle on costs and better health. Three in four large firms covers telemedicine in 2018, KFF found.

Telehealth 166

Telehealth Telemedicine Medical Billing Health Data 166

Health Populi

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

Several factors underpin the adoption of telehealth in 2019: Consumers’ demand for accessible, lower-cost health care services as people face greater financial responsibility for paying the medical bill (via high-deductible health plans and greater out-of-pocket costs for co-payments).

Telehealth 243

Telehealth EMR Medical Billing Mental health 243

Health Populi

APRIL 12, 2024

Patients-as-consumers increasingly expect retail-enchanting service levels from health care – especially as patients pay medical bills increasingly out-of-pocket. Convenience isn’t just a nice-to-have: it has economic ROI.

Telehealth 207

Telehealth Mental health Public Health Medical Billing 207