Health Populi

AUGUST 12, 2021

During the pandemic, health care providers needed to deal with the security of devices rapidly procured and deployed within institutions and also outside the walls of providers, such as in field hospitals meeting the surge of coronavirus patients. What’s unclear is how public policy and regulation can/will meet this moment.

Life Science 436

Life Science Digital Health Public Health EHR 436

Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

In early April 2020, “with shelter-in-place orders and the emotional need for people to connect for these major religious holidays, families and friends convened on videoconferencing platforms that had built their business models on companies convening meetings.

Telehealth 350

Telehealth Mental health Public Health Nursing 350

Health Populi

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

At the start of CES 2021, I had the opportunity to catch up with Karsten Russell-Wood, Portfolio Marketing Leader, Post Acute & Home, Connected Care at Philips. We brainstormed just as CES 2021 was going to “open,” virtually, for the consumer electronics conference’s first all-virtual meeting. And these changes are here to stay.”.

Digital Health 361

Digital Health Public Health Connected Health Telehealth 361

Health Populi

MARCH 3, 2025

As HIMSS 2025, the largest annual conference on health information and innovation meets up in Las Vegas this week, we can peek into what’s on the organization’s CEO’s mind leading up to the meeting in this conversation between Hal Wolf, CEO of HIMSS, and Gil Bashe, Managing Director of FINN Partners.

Digital Health 177

Digital Health Medical Billing Primary Care Interoperability 177

Health Populi

APRIL 6, 2022

He had me at the statement, “I believe health data is medicine.”. We met up last week at the DIA Europe 2022 meeting (Drug Information Association) in the cool SQUARE Conference Center in Brussels, Belgium (my current home base for work and life).

Interoperability 436

Interoperability Life Science EHR Health Data 436

Health Populi

AUGUST 13, 2021

Dowling leads one of the largest health systems in the U.S., serving millions of health citizens residing in greater New York City and reaching out into the area’s boroughs and ‘burbs. Scale matters to survive a public health crisis. We must address the poor state of the public health infrastructure.

Public Health 285

Public Health Telehealth Health Policy Nursing 285

Health Populi

AUGUST 25, 2020

This drove health consumers to virtual care platforms in the first months of the public health crisis — including lots of older people who had never used telemedicine or even a mobile health app.

Telehealth 427

Telehealth Primary Care Mental health Telemedicine 427

Health Populi

JUNE 10, 2020

I was scheduled to meet with Roy Jakobs, Chief Business Leader of Connected Care at Philips, at HIMSS in Orlando on 9th March 2020. People at Philips are going out of their way to make it happen,” noting “extraordinary efforts” and teams mobilizing in the pandemic to meet the moment. What a difference 90 days makes.

Connected Care 374

Connected Care Digital Health Telehealth Public Health 374

Health Populi

JULY 20, 2020

90% of oncology patients rated videoconferencing meet-ups at least as good or better, as well as 86% of patients dealing with rheumatology, immunology, and inflammatory conditions. 45% in pharmaceutical companies, and 44% in large retail pharmacy chains.

Telehealth 430

Telehealth Mobile Health Pharmaceuticals Public Health 430

Health Populi

MARCH 10, 2025

” I am taking this last sentiment quite seriously today as I craft a new speech-talk for an upcoming meeting where I have been asked to discuss health equity in the context of high-cost health care.

Leadership 194

Leadership EHR Health IT Medical Technology 194

Health Populi

MARCH 12, 2020

How would you improve what’s in the bill to optimize the use of telehealth in this challenging public health moment? What can we expect to hear relevant to the public health challenge? Health Populi’s Hot Points: So, can the U.S. Joseph Health (literally “Ground Zero” for Patient 1 of COVID-19 in the U.S.)

Telehealth 305

Telehealth Telemedicine Medicare Public Health 305

Health Populi

AUGUST 5, 2021

Health Populi’s Hot Points : This report gives us the current snapshot of U.S. health citizens’ view on their personal health information, which I will keep in mind as I participate (virtually/digitally/telephonically) in next week’s #HIMSS21 annual conference. To build healthcare back better in the U.S.,

Health Data 296

Health Data Digital Health EHR Health Information 296

Health Populi

MARCH 27, 2025

Such was the case yesterday during a walking meeting through the Frist Art Museum in Nashville when I passed by this quilt, a multimedia work titled Still Life in Need by Lee Colvin, a local artist.

Mental health 156

Mental health Telehealth Primary Care Patient Experience 156

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 24, 2022

Teladoc Health. In the near term, ATA Action says it is pushing for at least a year's extension of the temporary flexibilities put in place during the COVID-19 public health emergency, along with longer-term goals of making policies permanent. Reinstating benefits for millions of Americans.

Telehealth 202

Telehealth Public Health Primary Care Leadership 202

Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

“The simple fact is that the federal and state governments are doing almost nothing to help people who have a broadband service available that partially meets their needs but abuses them with regular price hikes, spotty reliability, and poor customer service.

Digital Health 435

Digital Health Public Health Connected Health Health Policy 435

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 26, 2022

The American Telemedicine Association and its ATA Action affiliate on Monday expressed support for a bipartisan bill that would extend the virtual care flexibilities of the public health emergency another two years. They also called for the legislation to safeguard two other provisions they said were key to health equity.

Telehealth 176

Telehealth Public Health Medicare Connected Health 176

Health Populi

OCTOBER 21, 2018

The NHS “supply shortage” is a result of financial cuts to both social care and public health. This article in the BMJ published earlier this year called for increasing these investments to ensure further erosion of population and public health outcomes, and to prevent further health disparities in the UK.

Public Health 258

Public Health Mental health Digital Health Health IT 258

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 27, 2021

If they don't act before the end of the COVID-19 public health emergency, the groups said, Medicare beneficiaries "will lose access to virtual care options which have become a lifeline to many." "Many of the telehealth flexibilities are temporary and limited to the duration of the COVID-19 public health emergency.

Telehealth 215

Telehealth Medicare Public Health Telemedicine 215

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

Chris Gibbons, founder and CEO of The Greystone Group, during the HIMSS session – which is now on-demand and explores how providers and federal, state and local policymakers are changing the way they think about the internet of things and connected health tools as they focus on population health management.

Meaningful Use 164

Meaningful Use Public Health Connected Health Patient Experience 164

Health Populi

OCTOBER 8, 2018

There are green shoots in healthcare communities demonstrating that adopting a variety of digital health tools can boost economies. Among the clearest economic development rationales for digital health is for expanding telehealth in rural America. And that is, ultimately, to benefit the patient at the center of care and the community.

Digital Health 154

Digital Health EHR Telehealth Health Information 154

Health Populi

DECEMBER 13, 2021

We’ve seen more financial and money-focused media bringing health care cost stories under their mastheads. So have investment banks, ratings agencies, and large financial services companies, as the pandemic has cast every industry’s eyes to public health and health spending.

Mental health 194

Mental health Public Health Digital Health Medicare 194

Connected Health Initiative

JUNE 24, 2020

The Connected Health Initiative (CHI) and our members worked tirelessly with the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Congress, and state officials to expand access to connected health solutions during COVID-19 pandemic.

Connected Health 52

Connected Health Telehealth Medicare Health Technology 52

Health Populi

JUNE 10, 2024

This week, AHIP (the acronym for the industry association of Americans Health Insurance Plans) is convening in Las Vegas for its largest annual 2024 meeting. Growing design thinking for health and health care. Delivering on omni-channel care and living.

Pharmaceuticals 177

Pharmaceuticals Patient Experience Mental health Digital Health 177

Lloyd Price

OCTOBER 10, 2018

Fresenius Medical Care North America (FMCNA) is adopting and supporting new Connected Health technologies that empower patients to monitor, collect, and share health and treatment data with their physicians and care providers. Connected Health and new technologies in health care don’t come without concerns and risks.

Connected Health 56

Connected Health Health Technology Telemedicine Leadership 56

Health Populi

MARCH 1, 2018

To more effectively help patients manage diabetes , CentraForce Health used geospatial mapping of SBDoH data to develop deeper insights into peoples’ health needs and behaviors — such as eating fast food in the past 30 days, sufficient time to eat healthy food, and tendency to follow a doctor’s recommendations.

Public Health 205

Public Health Medicare Health Technology Patient Experience 205

Health Populi

MARCH 31, 2020

Grandparents, physically separated from beloved grandchildren, have become “Baby Zoomers” with Boomers adopting Zoom , Skype and Facetime for virtual meet-ups with family members. [At Here’s the rationale from our most-trusted public health leaders: Dr. Fauci, Dr. Birx, and Dr. Adams. Stay well and stay home!

Mental health 292

Mental health Telehealth Telemedicine Digital Health 292

Health Populi

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Every year when American Thanksgiving weekend comes along, you’ll find folks involved in digital imaging flocking to chilly Chicago to convene at McCormick Place for the 2023 annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America — RSNA for short.

Public Health 218

Public Health Telehealth Patient Experience Connected Health 218

Health Populi

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

Patients and health plan members continue evolving into medical bill payers, with their homes and budgets baked into the concept. To start, HATco will acquire the Summa Health system in Ohio to build out that blueprint for the benefit of all health citizens in the community. Retail health-meets-Medicare.

Primary Care 227

Primary Care Medicare Medical Billing Public Health 227

Health Populi

JANUARY 25, 2021

Artificial intelligence (AI) has begun to play a role in health care for predictive analytics, personalization, and public health. On 26th January, I’ll moderate a tweetchat at 1 pm Eastern time, brainstorming the current and future state of and opportunities for AI in health care.

Public Health 177

Public Health Life Science Connected Health HIPAA 177

Health Populi

APRIL 28, 2022

The meeting will be a strategically important, as the title of the conference asks: “What Now? Those new life-flows were accessible and welcomed by people who had access to the Internet and connectivity via broadband/WiFi, and the hardware and data plans to digitally engage. Follow the meeting on Twitter at #ATA2022.

Telehealth 156

Telehealth Primary Care Telemedicine Public Health 156

Health Populi

MARCH 17, 2020

From WHO to the local-local level, my local news outlet Main Line Today offered a practical list of self-care items to attend to related to social distance impacts for managing our everyday stress, wellness, and emotional health.

Mental health 307

Mental health Medical Billing Public Health Connected Health 307

Health Populi

OCTOBER 4, 2022

youth aged 6-17 experience a mental health disorder each year… a growing concern. This last chart from the NIHCM recommendations suggests making care “convenient, customizable, and scalable” to meet the needs of people, at the N of 1. For 2022’s campaign, here are some key data about mental illness in the U.S.

Mental health 194

Mental health Primary Care Connected Health Public Health 194

Health Populi

JUNE 16, 2021

On the human factor front, key challenges for people in the #StayHome era included not being able to meet face to face with colleagues, clients, or classmates and teachers. Connectivity issues such as slow home internet as well as videoconferencing problems impacted about 11% of consumers, both those at work and at-school-at-home.

Digital Health 207

Digital Health Telehealth Public Health Health Information 207

Health Populi

JULY 17, 2023

In third place, one-half of health plans are prescribing food-as-medicine, which increasingly consumers are also keen to use for a variety of conditions — like heart disease, gut issues, and general energy and well-being.

Public Health 156

Public Health Primary Care Connected Health 156

Health Populi

JANUARY 17, 2019

Congressman and House of Representatives Majority Leader ( with whom I collaborated at CES in 2016 ); Morad Fareed, (another CES collaborator of mine on that Wizards of Maternal Health panel )’ and David Pogue, who leads Corporate Responsibility at CBRE Group, among many other experts. Oh, did I mentioned Leonardo DiCaprio?

Mental health 176

Mental health Primary Care Public Health Medical Technology 176

Health Populi

JANUARY 8, 2024

Couple this with the sustainability companies working on accessibility, energy, food-tech, smart cities, and clean water, and we find CES convening a meeting that is working hard to walk the talk about “inclusion.” Some of the exhibitors collaborating in the HS4A showcase include Abbott, AARP, Bosch, Nasdaq, and Siemens.

Patient Experience 177

Patient Experience Public Health Connected Health Mental health 177

Connected Health Initiative

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

The Promise of Digital Health Exists, Connected Health Initiative Urges Congress to Achieve Potential January 31, 2023—Today, ACT | The App Association’s Connected Health Initiative (CHI) released its priorities for the 118 th Congress. Number of U.S. Full details of CHI congressional priorities can be read here.

Digital Health 52

Digital Health Connected Health Telehealth HIPAA 52