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The future of the waiting room, and how telemedicine and mobile health could change it

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

David Berg, cofounder and chairman of the board of Redirect Health, a primary care national healthcare organization featuring telemedicine and mobile health, believes the healthcare industry should reduce unnecessary inconveniences – such as extensive travel or wait times – from the healthcare experience.

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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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Health@Retail Update: Kroger and Hy-Vee Morph Grocery into Health, Walmart’s Health Center, CVS/housing and More

Health Populi

Now, to the news… and what it means… Start with Kroger and Hy-Vee, national grocery chains, both of which are expanding their health care reach via pharmacists’ licensure practice expansions, and new concepts of mobile health. The American Pharmacists Association offers additional insights on the program here.

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Most Workers and their Employers Want to Receive Digital Healthcare On-Demand

Health Populi

This is particularly true for health care in America, where workers have traded off wages for health care coverage for over a decade. Concerns about coverage for pre-existing conditions, the cost of medicines, and avoiding surprise medical bills are top-of-mind for Americans in this politically-charged year in the 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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As Workers’ Healthcare Costs Increase, Employers Look to Telehealth and Wearable Tech to Manage Cost & Health Risks

Health Populi

While this is an impressive number in terms of companies offering remote health options to workers, few workers actually take advantage of this benefit, KFF found in a separate analysis. Adoption of wearable tech and mobile health apps in companies’ wellness programs is expanding.

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A Vote for Telehealth is a Vote for American Patients’ and Doctors’ Well-Being

Health Populi

Patients-as-consumers increasingly expect retail-enchanting service levels from health care – especially as patients pay medical bills increasingly out-of-pocket. Convenience isn’t just a nice-to-have: it has economic ROI.