Health Populi

APRIL 6, 2022

He had me at the statement, “I believe health data is medicine.”. Turbocharging, really inspiring that bold statement is the love of a son for his parents coupled with tech-innovation chops that could, indeed, eventually bring that audacious claim of being health care’s OS to fruition.

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Health Populi

MARCH 16, 2025

A key differentiator for the new-tech-DTC/AI purveyors is that “Bit Tech maintains control over their own data ecosystems,” and do not, in Dr. M’s estimation, “cede(d) control of their data assets to EHR vendors.”

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Health Populi

MARCH 2, 2021

The coronavirus pandemic accelerated digital transformation of organizations, including health care providers. Furthermore, nearly one-half of people with a mental health condition also delayed care more than people who did not report mental health issues. Health Populi’s Hot Points: Digital health tools generate data.

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Health Populi

MARCH 18, 2024

health care delivery landscape, patients-as-health care consumers are becoming more savvy and discriminating based on their “maturity” and exposure to various flavors of telehealth. We first note overall that fewer patients, year on year 2021-2023, seem willing to share data with ANY entity.

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Health Populi

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Note that ecommerce sites such as Amazon, Target, and Walmart — and three powerhouse channels for retailing digital health devices — all host consumer reviews for devices sold on their sites. Finally, doctors are trusted data stewards for patients — something we’ve appreciated since the advent of HIPAA.

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Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 22, 2024

General were not participating in data sharing. As data sharing initiatives gain momentum, including TEFCA nationally and the Data Exchange Framework in California, it’s an important reminder that data sharing advancement is more than a policy or technological discussion.

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 1, 2024

The following is a guest article by LexisNexis® Risk Solutions Consumer healthcare data is the new gold. In today’s complex healthcare landscape, those who access this wealth of data are more likely to optimize digital health programs to help improve patient engagement and health outcomes and to advance breakthroughs in clinical research.

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Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

One very important finding in this study is that access to one’s health data demonstrates consumers are more collaborative with their clinicians — and are more open to sharing their data. 84% of consumers with access to personal electronic health data want their health care professionals to have access, as well.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 20, 2022

At this point, it's not a surprise to say that data is power – particularly when it comes to advancing clinical research, furthering innovation and improving patient care. Tools such as wearables can provide a holistic view of a patient's care journey beyond information gathered in a clinical visit.

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Health Populi

JANUARY 28, 2020

Most older Americans would share data collected through a wearable tech device with their health care provider, but a minority (35%) would share that information with a health insurance company. One-third of older people wouldn’t share their health data with any third party at all.

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Healthcare IT Today

JULY 2, 2020

As health clinics, dentists, and specialists gradually reopen during what we hope is a reprieve from the first COVID-19 wave, lapses in effective data sharing come into glaring view. For instance, some friends told me that when they arrived at a clinic, the receptionist handed them paper forms and pens.

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Health Populi

MARCH 10, 2020

Department of Health and Human Services unveiled the long-anticipated ONC Cures Act Final Rule for health data interoperability. That’s a wonky phrase that translates, simply put, into how our health data will be made available to us patients, consumers, health plan members, caregivers all.

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 2, 2024

Use cases described by the Healthcare IT Today community included incorporating public health data, improving behavioral health, peering into patient registries, and focusing on n=1 health. Read more… The Value of Health Data for Business Intelligence. Read more… Why the U.S.

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Health Populi

JANUARY 14, 2025

A physician, Pak spoke about Samsung Health’s growing Home AI ecosystem for supporting consumers in their health goals. Antoine Joussain and I brainstormed the future of health/care at home through various Withings’ offerings which in 2025 fall into 3 categories: devices, data, and services.

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Health Populi

JULY 26, 2022

As we all grapple with what this means at this preliminary stage and then what could evolve over time, I focus on the dual aspect of the opportunity: is this about primary care or is this about data? “If Amazon’s data expertise can reduce that waste, this in theory can lower costs for patients,” Laz optimistically forecasted.

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Health Populi

AUGUST 9, 2021

health citizens’ minds, making people more aware of the value of their health data, privacy and security aspects. “Making healthcare more human begins with a step in the patient’s shoes,” Rich Birhanzel wrote in Accenture’s Humanizing Healthcare blog in July 2021.

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 18, 2025

Reframing Interoperability Benefits Interoperability has long been known as a way to improve patient care. When health data can be freely and easily exchanged between providers, doctors can make more informed care decisions, care is faster, waste is reduced, and patient experience is improved.

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 30, 2023

Getting More From Health Data – Clinical Architecture It wasn’t that long ago that we were lamenting that we did not have enough electronic data in healthcare. Before we can leverage that data, it needs to be of sufficient quality to be useful. Now we are drowning in it.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 16, 2022

– Microsoft has announced advancements in cloud technologies for healthcare and life sciences with the general availability of Azure Health Data Services and updates to Microsoft Cloud for Healthcare. The goal of Azure Health Data Services is interoperability that drives better patient outcomes and clinical advances.

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Healthcare IT Today

MAY 2, 2022

For the 87th episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, we’re talking about The Business of Giving Patients Control of Their Health Data. It’s easy to say that patients should have access to their data. ONC and other legislation have made it clear that patients have a right to their data.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 4, 2025

Discussing Data Quality and Migration With e4health. Krista Hawk and Todd Goughnour sat down with John Lynn to explain the challenges of improving healthcare data quality when 58% of data is in legacy systems , of which most health systems have close to 300. Read more… 2025 Predictions: Patient Experience.

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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 15, 2022

While FHIR has made significant headway in creating common protocols and standards for data exchange, there is opportunity to create greater data fluidity among all healthcare stakeholders. These technologies make the data immutable, eliminating the need for third-party validation. These are just two of the many use cases.

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Digital Health Global

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Partnership will make it possible for individuals to easily consent to share their health record data with researchers to create a 360° view of the patient experience SAN MATEO, Calif. & To date, consented, secure, and linked health record data and everyday health data have not been easily accessible to researchers.

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Health Populi

MARCH 10, 2025

health care system today: namely, Managing patient violence Inadequate patient handoffs– but in this case, related to patient transport #5 and #9 in the list 10 years later identify care coordination challenges, which continue to mar health care quality in the U.S.

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Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 17, 2020

A new health data interoperability survey by Healthcare IT Today with 82 responses suggests that when it comes to interoperability, healthcare organizations are struggling with many of the same challenges they faced five or even 10 years ago. Without a doubt, respondents are still interested in fostering health data sharing.

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Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

While it may be true that the EHR is the main tool for a clinician, the same is not true for patients. Patient data is stored in a wide variety of systems including a CRM, health system website, secure messaging systems, call center systems, survey systems, mobile apps, iPads in the doctor’s office, kiosks, and much more.

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Health Populi

MARCH 5, 2018

Health Populi’s Hot Points : Health is social: isolation is a social determinant for ill health. 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. 46% of U.S.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Previous articles in this series showed why social determinants of health (SDoH) are the hottest recent addition to data used by the medical industry. We’ve explored how SDoH data is defined and shared. Because of the time required to process SDoH, Eye says, institutions need to prioritize which patients to contact.

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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 7, 2024

Using AI to improve efficiency was a key theme, as was making imaging more mobile to improve the patient experience. Colin interviewed Eric Musser at NCQA about efforts to advance USCDI and reach consensus on necessary data sets. Read more… The Benefits of an Effective Health Data Archiving Partner.

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Health Populi

MAY 16, 2019

At least one in three people who have tried out virtual health care have done so because they use technology in all aspects of life and want to do the same with their healthcare. A common theme at health care meetings these days is how and when health care will meet its Amazon, Apple, or Uber moment?

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Health Populi

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

“Google’s ‘Project Nightingale’ Gathers Personal Health Data on Millions of Americans,” the Wall Street Journal reported in today’s paper and on the WSJ.com website. Ascension is the second largest health system in the U.S., The media coverage of hospitals suing patients for late payments?

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

We recently had a chance to sit down with Jessica Beegle, Senior Vice President, Chief Innovation Officer at  Lifepoint Health , who shared with us that her past experience has given her a unique view in crafting the patient experience. This would help to create the type of care experience patients now expect.

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Lloyd Price

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Reasons for the Shift Complexity Reduction: Patients often found managing multiple point solutions to be overwhelming. Re-bundling simplifies the healthcare experience. Data Integration: Digital health platforms can integrate data from various sources, providing a more holistic view of a patient's health.

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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Harmony Healthcare IT (HHIT) , a leading health data management and platform solution provider, today announced a significant investment from Novacap , one of North America’s premier private equity firms. This strategic partnership will accelerate HHIT’s technological contribution and expansion in health information technology.

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Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 30, 2021

The following is a guest article by Dr. Mike Petersen, Chief Clinical Innovation Officer, NTT DATA Services. Recently, at the Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), the company announced a series of features and updates focused on personal health and wellness including the new Apple iOS 15 new health data sharing.

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Lloyd Price

NOVEMBER 30, 2024

Exec Summary: Artificial Emotional Intelligence (AEI) holds significant potential to revolutionise healthcare by enhancing patient care, improving diagnostic accuracy, and streamlining processes. Enhanced decision-making: Artificial EI can analyze vast amounts of data to identify patterns and trends that can inform clinical decision-making.

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Health Populi

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

Trust continues to be the most important precursor to health engagement, we learned in the Edelman Health Engagement Barometer , and Rock Health notes this to still be the case. Only 11% of consumers said in 2018 that they’d be willing to share health data with them. Tech companies? In the U.S.,

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