Health Populi

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

As a constant observer and advisor across the health/care ecosystem, for me the concept of a “health plan” in the U.S. Furthermore, health plan members now see themselves as medical bill payers, seeking value and consumer-level services for their health insurance premium investment.

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Primary Care Medicare Medical Billing Public Health 227

Health Populi

OCTOBER 28, 2019

Rising health care costs continue to concern most Americans, with one in two people believing they’re one sickness away from getting into financial trouble, according to the 2019 Survey of America’s Patients conducted for The Physicians Foundation. In addition to paying for “my” medical bills, most people in the U.S.

Medical Billing 136

Medical Billing Medicare Mental health Public Health 136

Health Populi

MAY 26, 2020

The reasons people would make early withdrawals from their retirement funds include dealing with an unexpected expense (for at least one-half of workers across all generations); and, paying medical bills, for roughly one-in-five workers cross age, among other financial obligations.

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Health Populi

JANUARY 18, 2019

in fact devotes fewer hospital beds, physicians and nurses to health care delivery compared with other countries. Increasingly, as patients bear more first-dollar costs through high-deductible health plans, co-payments and co-insurance sharing, the patient-as-payor has become more sensitive to these prices.

BioTech 166

BioTech Medicare Medical Billing Patient Experience 166

Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 15, 2024

.” As you filter these findings through your own business operations, plans, and innovations, consider how to address supporting the Bedrock of Society, women and their health, through your work and in your personal lives: this could involve, Thinking omni-channel, meeting women where they “are,” in person, at home, closer-to-home, (..)

Health Policy 177

Health Policy Nursing Telehealth Medical Billing 177

Mend

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

This includes 30% of its nurses. A new study by the American Medical Association (AMA) shows that one in 5 physicians and 2 in 5 nurses intend to leave their current practice within two years. The same study shows that approximately 1 in 3 physicians, APPs, and nurses intend to reduce their work hours. is estimated at $4.6

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Telehealth Nursing Medical Billing Public Health 98

DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Additionally, the flexibility introduced during the Public Health Emergency (PHE) for COVID-19 led to easier beneficiary consent processes, which CMS is now considering making permanent. Always refer to current regulations and billing practices for accurate implementation.

EHR 52

EHR Medicare Medical Billing Primary Care 52

Henry Kotula

JULY 15, 2018

The health system provides employees opportunities to take part in global mission trips, and its wellness program offers incentives for maintaining a healthy lifestyle. Advocate Health Care (Downers Grove, Ill.). For two consecutive years, the health system was named among the Best Places to Work in Illinois.

Leadership 32

Leadership Nursing Pharmaceuticals Primary Care 32

Henry Kotula

MARCH 17, 2020

A patient can do everything right and still face substantial surprise medical bills. In his recent Oval Office speech, President Trump pledged that Americans won’t receive surprise bills for their coronavirus testing. Unless swift action is taken, surprise bills are coming. But it was an empty promise.

Public Health 41

Public Health Medical Billing Nursing Telemedicine 41

Health Populi

MARCH 24, 2020

.” This is the issue of “act now:” #StayHome, mandate social distancing nationwide across all fifty states and all U.S. The second chart illustrates the dynamics of the fiscal story of the COVID-19 pandemic: household economics, consumer demand for goods, supply chains, employers and business impacts. ” The U.S.

Medical Billing 257

Medical Billing Nursing Public Health Health Policy 257

Health Populi

JANUARY 31, 2025

” Data point two: patient access to health care services can be fragmented and inconsistent depending on several factors — especially having health insurance, having a usual source for primary care, and living in a community with retail pharmacies (versus a neighborhood considered a pharmacy desert).

Life Science 177

Life Science Public Health Primary Care Pharmaceuticals 177

Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

I’ll leave you with one outstanding exemplar-leader in the public health community walking the talk about solutions to this crisis: it’s Michael Dowling, head of Northwell Health, who believes gun safety is in his “lane” of health, health care, and community health.

Medicare 156

Medicare Health Policy Public Health Pharmaceuticals 156

Health Populi

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

The second poll we’ll consider is the survey from The Harvard Chan School of Public Health published in October 2019 (conducted in July-August 2019) teamed with the Commonwealth Fund and the New York Times. And many – more than four in ten – find affording basic medical care a hardship.

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Medicare Medical Billing Nursing Public Health 136