Lloyd Price

OCTOBER 14, 2024

The challenges and opportunities of integrating social determinants of health into care delivery. Health Policy: The impact of healthcare policy on patient outcomes and access to care. Climate Change and Health: Examining the health implications of climate change and strategies for sustainable healthcare practices.

Leadership 57

Leadership healthcare technology Digital Health Mental health 57

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

In a separate Health Affairs blog, health policy experts noted that Medicaid users have had "less consistent" access to telemedicine. THE LARGER TREND.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 7, 2021

This most recent effort has brought together a wide range of healthcare representatives, including: Adventist Health Policy Association. THE LARGER TREND. Department of Health and Human Services found a 63-fold jump in Medicare telehealth use during the pandemic. Alliance for Connected Care. American Heart Association.

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Telehealth Telemedicine Medicare Connected Care 214

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

OCTOBER 27, 2021

"In recent years, we have seen rapidly growing evidence that telehealth services can and should play a central role in strategies to address health disparities in the U.S.," THE LARGER TREND. " said Ann Mond Johnson, CEO of the ATA, in a statement. " WHY IT MATTERS.

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Telemedicine Telehealth Health Policy 209

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 30, 2023

WHY IT MATTERS ANAO conducted the audit to provide "assurance" over the rapid implementation of health policy changes and the transition from emergency to permanent settings. "Rapid implementation of policy changes can increase risks to [the] effective and efficient delivery of public services," it explained.

Telehealth 188

Telehealth Psychiatry Medicare Health Policy 188

Health Populi

JULY 27, 2020

In fact, post-COVID-19, older consumers’ appetitute for using apps, websites, and online forums, as well as for buying health gadgets, shows higher growth compared with younger peoples’, Capgemini calculated. could develop a national COVID-19 pandemic surveillance system.

Digital Health 194

Digital Health Pharmaceuticals Health Policy Mental health 194

Health Populi

JANUARY 2, 2024

While the North Hall of the LVCC will have a dedicated digital health area featuring at least 540 exhibits as listed in the CES 2024 app directory, I’ll find health beyond this area of the convention center all over town.

Mental health 218

Mental health Digital Health Telehealth Health Policy 218

Health Populi

MARCH 30, 2020

” Furthermore, Merritt Hawkins identified other external trends for 2020 that are re-shaping the work and life-flows of physicians, for which many clinicians weren’t prepared during their many years and investment in medical school. Insufficient compensation and reimbursement. Lack of control and autonomy, and.

Psychiatry 227

Psychiatry EHR Primary Care Health Policy 227

Health Populi

JUNE 16, 2022

CTA looked at ten categories of consumer tech for the research: mobile devices, video products, audio products, computing devices, video gaming, smart homes, wearable tech, automotive tech, health & wellness, and lifestyle tech.

Connected Health 316

Connected Health Digital Health Primary Care Medical Technology 316

Health Populi

DECEMBER 9, 2019

A current example comes from Kroger, partnering with Ascension’s health system in Tennessee, enhancing the organization’s community-based health services in communities where people live…and shop. This is a trend under the growing “farm-to-table” movement.

Primary Care 156

Primary Care Mental health Telehealth Health IT 156

Health Populi

JANUARY 29, 2019

Other key trends to expect leading to 2023 will be: The rise of patient advocacy roles in pharma companies. Thus, while the costs of traditional drugs aren’t increasing far above the rate of inflation, the new-new therapies are much higher-priced.

Public Health 252

Public Health Pharmaceuticals Health Policy 252

Health Populi

JUNE 21, 2019

a year, PwC notes in their annual report, Medical cost trend: Behind the numbers 2020 from the firm’s Health Research Institute. Medical cost trend is the projected percent growth in healthcare costs over a year based on an equivalent benefit package from one year to the next. This is an increase of 0.3

Mental health 153

Mental health Health Policy 153

Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

In my role as health economist-advisor-trend weaver and data junkie, I’ve been collegial with GMDC for a few years. They were generous to invite me to hang out this weekend and observe the various streams of activity, as well as meet with attendees on both the “sell” and “buy” side of the HBW industry.

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Medicare Primary Care Pharmaceuticals Mobile Health 204

Health Populi

DECEMBER 2, 2019

patients-as-consumers are at the vanguard of these trends, for both clinical and financial transactions. But as the Deloitte authors rightfully pointed out, using these tools doesn’t directly result in better health status or financial wellness.

Digital Health 250

Digital Health Medical Billing Health Information Health Data 250

Arizona Telemedicine Program

JUNE 25, 2018

According to the Center for Connected Health Policy, “Telehealth is a collection of means or methods for enhancing health care, public health, and health education delivery and support using telecommunications technologies.

Telehealth 60

Telehealth Health Policy Public Health Connected Health 60

Health Populi

MAY 17, 2022

In addition, anxiety and stress are mainstream across demographics and have impacted the way people select and consume food, based on findings in the 2022 Food and Health Survey from the International Food Information Council (IFIC).

Public Health 218

Public Health Mental health Health Policy 218

Health Populi

APRIL 29, 2018

Governor Mark Leavitt, who held the post of Secretary of Health and Human Services under President Bush, offered this advice at the recent Liberation 2018 conference hosted by Medecision. In summoning the wisdom of Von Clausewitz, Gov. Leavitt was discussing the unsustainable economic model for U.S.

Medical Technology 159

Medical Technology Patient Experience Connected Health Health Policy 159

Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 15, 2019

“Digital transformation” is the corporate strategy flavor of the moment across industries, and the health are sector isn’t immune from the trend. As this 13th year of the annual Health 2.0

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Digital Health HIPAA Nursing Telehealth 192

Health Populi

MARCH 3, 2021

Taken together, my trend-weave opens the over-arching umbrella of ESG goals – for Environmental, Social, and Governance pillars have become strategic and impactful talking points in C-suites across all industry sectors.

Life Science 177

Life Science Public Health Primary Care Patient Experience 177

Health Populi

JUNE 16, 2020

As we track fertility trends some months from now, note that 14% of Gen Z and 16% of Millennials are mindfully delaying having children. In addition to medical care, over one-half of U.S. consumers are delaying a vacation. At least one in five people are delaying home improvement projects and purchasing autos (varying by age).

Telehealth 177

Telehealth Telemedicine Connected Health Health Policy 177

Henry Kotula

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

Here’s a look at five payer trends to watch for in 2018, and some tips for preparing to deal with them. Insurance companies have created policies, designed plans and narrowed provider networks to bring down healthcare costs. We see a trend toward rationalizing the levels of payments across various sites of service,” he said.

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Health Populi

AUGUST 8, 2022

The resulting pool of sicker patients enrolled in a given health plan, particularly in the commercial market, will be more expensive to manage,” Sanjula Jain, PhD, explains in Delayed Care Leads to Increased Costs for Patients and Payers Alike.

Primary Care 156

Primary Care Pharmaceuticals Health Policy 156

Health Populi

AUGUST 5, 2019

There’s a growing trend in direct-to-consumer telemedicine companies recently noted in JAMA in a viewpoint titled, “Prescriptions on Demand.”

Telehealth 206

Telehealth Telemedicine Mental health Primary Care 206

Health Populi

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Current spending on health care in America is roughly $4 trillion (with a “t”) dollars, approaching 20% of the nation’s economy. trillion based on future health trends — not historic workflows and delivery mechanisms which would consume an additional $3.5 By 2040, spending is projected to be $8.3

Primary Care 177

Primary Care Public Health Interoperability Medicare 177

Telebehavioral Health Institute

MARCH 9, 2023

Based on current COVID-19 recovery trends, the Department of Health and Human Services announced that the US federal Public Health Emergency (PHE) waivers will end on May 11, 2023. Private payers, Medicaid, and Medicare initiated widespread telehealth reimbursement approvals.

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Telehealth Medicare Remote care Public Health 119

Health Populi

OCTOBER 28, 2019

So whose job is it anyway to bolster social, economic and environmental health for a nation’s health citizens? There’s a trend in 2019 which will continue through 2020 where private sector health care providers, Foundations and other non-public sector entities have begun to address social determinants of health.

Medical Billing 136

Medical Billing Medicare Mental health Public Health 136

Digital Health Global

AUGUST 21, 2023

The inception of this initiative can be traced back to the 2005 WHO resolution on eHealth, which paved the way for the development and adoption of the WHO Global Strategy on Digital Health. Notably, over 120 WHO Member States have since formulated their national digital health policies or strategies.

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Digital Health eHealth Health Policy 88

Telebehavioral Health Institute

JANUARY 26, 2023

What have been the observed trends in utilizing telehealth services for behavioral health among states? The survey provides valuable insight into the utilization of telehealth for Medicaid in behavioral health services and the trends shaping its impact.

Telehealth 52

Telehealth Mental health Medicare Health Policy 52

BHM Healthcare Solutions

JUNE 30, 2023

Health data analytics also facilitates population health management, identifying trends, and patterns to optimize preventive care and public health interventions. This data can be used to conduct studies, identify trends, and develop evidence-based interventions.

Healthcare Informatics 52

Healthcare Informatics EHR Telemedicine HIE 52

Health Populi

OCTOBER 23, 2018

I called out the turmeric in this Health Populi post highlighting consumer food trends via Nielsen earlier this year. has shown can help drive health in local communities where people live, work, play and pray. A nutritionist from the area led a session on healthy cooking and ingredients.

Public Health 136

Public Health Health Policy 136

Enzyme Health

MARCH 27, 2019

Whether you’re interested in learning more about state-by-state policies, the latest on healthcare cybersecurity, or how to attain financial independence working in this alternate career path, these telemedicine newsletters can keep you wired in. The organization was started by Bob Waters, a vocal advocate in the telehealth community.

Telemedicine 60

Telemedicine mHealth Psychiatry General practice 60

BHM Healthcare Solutions

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Prior authorization (PA) is a utilization management process used by some health insurance companies for determining if the patient’s health policy covers a prescribed services, like procedures, tests, or medications, before services are rendered.

Health Policy 52

Health Policy 52

Society for Participatory Medicine

OCTOBER 13, 2018

It came in handy as I was sifting through my decision tree during cancer treatment ten years ago, and as I’ve become more and more interested in killing off quackery and over-, under-, and mis-treatment in medicine in my work as a citizen science activist and ground-level health policy wonk.

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Health Policy Leadership HC 89

ACA Times

JANUARY 18, 2016

Although “there is a big incentive for consumers in high-deductible health plans to price shop,” said Neeraj Sood, Ph.D., Schaeffer Center for Health Policy and Economics at the University of Southern California. a co-author of the research letter, “they just don’t seem to be doing it.”.

Health Policy 40

Health Policy 40

ACA Times

MAY 8, 2016

Although “there is a big incentive for consumers in high-deductible health plans to price shop,” said Neeraj Sood, Ph.D., Schaeffer Center for Health Policy and Economics at the University of Southern California. a co-author of the research letter, “they just don’t seem to be doing it.”.

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Health Policy 40

Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 25, 2022

Biofourmis continues to buck health tech funding trends with this Series D extension, which comes during a downturn in digital health investment. According to a recent Rock Health report , the first half of 2022 saw 329 digital health funding deals totaling $10.3 billion—down from $14.7

Digital Health 52

Digital Health Leadership Pharmaceuticals Primary Care 52

Henry Kotula

JULY 1, 2019

Beyond market forces, HRI identified three “inflators” that will, influence the medical cost trend. And speaking of the opposite effect, there are a few “deflators” HRI recognized that will likely slow down the medical cost trend. THE LARGER TREND. WHAT’S THE IMPACT. WHAT ELSE YOU SHOULD KNOW.

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