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Bonus Features – November 3, 2024 – 95% of consumers want an easier way to pay medical bills, 90% of medical devices aren’t running anti-malware software, plus 35 more stories

Healthcare IT Today

Reports and Other News Nearly all consumers (95%) want an easier way to pay medical bills , and 75% of consumers say their doctors don’t take an intuitive approach to billing, according to a Flywire survey. Only 10% of Internet of Medical Things devices are running anti-malware software , according to a Forescout report.

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The Growth of DIY Digital Health – What’s Behind the Zeitgeist of Self-Reliance?

Health Populi

The Propel study’s insights build on what we know is a growing ethos among health consumers seeking to take more control over their health care and the rising costs of medical bills and out-of-pocket expenses. That includes oral health and dental bills: 2 in 5 U.S.

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Seeing Health/Care Everywhere at CES 2025: My Preview for #CES2025

Health Populi

In another post for contextualizing #CES2025 for health, , Ill detail some of the barriers, obstacles, and concerns on health consumers minds related to the adoption and ongoing use of digital health technologies with Trust being an over-arching issue on peoples minds.

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WELL Health to Acquire EMR, Billing and Clinical Assets from CloudMD

Healthcare IT Today

WELL Health Technologies Corp. This acquisition will also enable our EMR and billing divisions to enter new markets in the Canadian Prairies where we look forward to supporting healthcare practitioners’ access to new digital health innovations.” About WELL Health Technologies Corp.

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In U.S. Health Care, It’s Still the Prices, Stupid – But Transparency and Consumer Behavior Aren’t Working As Planned

Health Populi

I’m glad to be getting back to health economic issues after spending the last couple of weeks firmly focused on consumers, digital health technologies and CES 2019. There’s a lot for me to address concerning health care costs based on news and research published over the past couple of weeks.

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Weekly Roundup – May 11, 2024

Healthcare IT Today

About 40% of Americans owe money on medical bills. Embedding payment and financing options can help patients pay bills with confidence , Yaacov Martin at Jifiti said. Read more… Funding and M&A Activity: Mental health technology company Grow Therapy closed an $88 million Series C investment round.

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Weekly Roundup – June 29, 2024

Healthcare IT Today

Fewer patients can afford to pay their medical bills. Richard O’Rourke at Nordis Technologies described how customer communication management technology helps patients understand what they owe and shows them options for how to pay. Analytics vendor Health Catalyst acquired Carevive , an oncology health technology vendor.