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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

At CES 2025, I’ll be updating my environmental analysis of consumer-facing health tech in the categories shown in my chart here: tracking food, weight, activity, sleep, safety, kitchens and cooking, heart functions, mental health, gait, home care, cars and mobility, and bathrooms.

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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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Bonus Features – August 6, 2023 – 83% of hospitals are collecting SDoH data, 46% of hospitals planning to use large language models in the call center, and more

Healthcare IT Today

Partnerships Fintech company Cedar is working with Google Cloud to build AI-powered tools to hep patients understand medical bills. KMS Healthcare launched CONNECT , an interoperability platform for developers of digital health technology. Product and Company News Voice assistant Suki launched its native Mac app.

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When Household Economics Blur with Health, Technology and Trust – Health Populi’s 2023 TrendCast

Health Populi

health citizens face physical, financial, and mental health challenges of a syndemic, inflation, and stress – all of which will shape peoples’ demand side for health care and digital technology, and a supply side of providers challenged by tech-enabled organizations with design and data chops. Which virus is it?”

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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.

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The Rough Guide to Health/Care Consumers in 2025: The 2025 Health Populi TrendCast

Health Populi

patients consumers, caregivers, health citizens all is a tough nut to crack. These folks tend to be employed by companies sponsoring private/commercial health insurance; and even with a health plan, workers can feel stuck, The Commonwealth Foundation found , dealing with financial stress and feeling neglectful of their mental health.