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Redefining PPE As Primary Care, Public Health, and Health Equity – The Community PPE Index

Health Populi

.” Perhaps Definition 3 in the OED could be updated by a blog published online in the September 25, 2020, issue of Health Affairs, A New “PPE” For A Thriving Community: Public Health, Primary Care, Health Equity. For more on this issue, see Health Populi here ]. Primary care in the U.S.

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Health Care Nation – How to Inspire a Rosa Parks Moment for Healthcare in America?

Health Populi

When his publisher asked him to write a third book on AI in health care still a hot topic in publishing Tom said hed rather turn to a subject long on his mind: the state of health care in America and how to change the conversation on health policy to involve all citizens.

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Health Disparities in America: JAMA Talks Structural Racism in U.S. Health Care

Health Populi

The table arrays data the researchers analyzed from 2002 to 2016, identifying patterns of six types of medical services used by race and age group. We can see that health care spending varied by race and ethnicity after adjusting for age and medical conditions. Black and AI/AN people also have lower life expectancies.

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The Most Relevant Companies in Health Care – Learning From the W2O Group

Health Populi

Five years ago, in 2016, the W2O Group said that, “Relevance is reputation.” ” That year the firm began to study the relevance of, well, relevance for organizations especially operating in the health/care ecosystem. Keep an eye on the “S” in ESG for health care, along with E and G.

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Behavioral Health Side-Effects in the COVID Era

Health Populi

The first chart illustrates data on the impact of COVID-19 on behavioral health across different population groups. could have a behavioral health need in 2021. health care system in terms of workflow and payment parity. Data indicate greater rates of binge drinking and insomnia, for example.

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Virtual Health Tech Enables the Continuum of Health from Hospital to Home

Health Populi

The report dives into the stakeholder groups, offering market maps with examples of companies and innovators in each innovation space, from digital front doors like Dexcare, Phreesia and Doctor.com, scheduling access via Symplr, ZocDoc and DocASAP, and digital diagnosis and triage from Gyant and K Health, et.

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Will Vertical Integration Kill the Primary Care Practice?

Health Blawg

The Humana-Kindred deal, the existing United Health Care conglomerate with insurer and provider services, and other providers under the payor umbrella, are further exemplars of this approach — becoming “ payviders ,” to cite the neologism favored by one of my recent podcast guests. The Harlow Group LLC.