Health Populi

AUGUST 12, 2020

The photo is an illustration I cut out of a magazine of people wearing m asks from different walks of life and demographics. The general theme here is that the pandemic is a global phenomenon, and that we humans are very small actors in a very big public health crisis. How to manage risk without complete information on the coronavirus?

Mental health 245

Mental health Public Health Patient Experience Health Policy 245

Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

An important one to watch seems simple on its face, but could expand access to specific patient populations who need products and services at home or close-to-home — like needing a condom at 3 am. in the current post-Dobbs health policy environment. Enter the humble vending machine. ” That is, emergency birth control.

Health science 156

Health science Health Policy Patient Experience Mobile Health 156

Health Populi

MARCH 1, 2018

The targeted prevention programs channeled through schools and churches as well as on-line, increasing engagement in the at-risk population and resulting in a 20% decline in teen pregnancy over 3 years.

Public Health 205

Public Health Medicare Health Technology Patient Experience 205

Health Populi

MAY 6, 2018

Two weeks in a row, The Economist , the news magazine headquartered in London, included two special reports stapled into the middle of the magazines. Universal health care was covered in a section on 28 April 2018, and coverage on financial inclusion was bundled into the 5th May edition.

Medicare 136

Medicare Patient Experience Health Policy 136

Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

I caught up with some magazine reading, noting a Prudential ad marketing financial wellness. Inside the Orlando World Center Marriott, I encountered Marriott’s “Good Health Starts with Clean Hands” kiosk promoting hand hygiene, then registered for the HBW Conference. I do this a lot when I’m on airplanes.

Medicare 204

Medicare Primary Care Pharmaceuticals Patient Experience 204

Health Populi

MARCH 13, 2019

“Patients as Consumers” is the theme of the Health Affairs issue for March 2019. Here in my curated selection of CR covers, you’ll find research into prescription drug prices, pain pills, over-treatment, picking the right doctor, and protecting one’s privacy.

Digital Health 256

Digital Health Health Policy Medical Billing Interoperability 256

Health Populi

MAY 10, 2018

We imminently await President Trump’s and Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar’s proposed plans to reduce the cost of prescription drugs, which is a “tri-partisan” issue with which Democrats, Independents, and Republicans all agree is due for increased Federal regulation.

Medical Billing 189

Medical Billing Patient Experience Health Policy 189