Jane Sarashon

DECEMBER 18, 2023

The pharmaceutical industry and health insurance companies garnered 3 in 10 people rating them as excellent/good, with nursing homes at the bottom a 2.5/10 ” For pharma/drug companies and health insurers, 3 in 10 consumers also ranked these medical segments as “poor” providers in the U.S. health system.

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HIT Consultant

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Jessica Altman, Pennsylvania’s insurance commissioner sums it up well : “When we talk about bringing something back to state control, that is a real narrative that can appeal to both sides of the aisle. There is nothing political about making health insurance more affordable.”.

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Health Populi

AUGUST 2, 2021

patients have assumed the role of health care payors with growing co-payments, coinsurance amounts, and deductibles pushing peoples’ out-of-pocket costs up. Specifically, as the viewpoint’s title attests, doctors taking on the role as bill collectors are “destined for failure.” In the U.S.,

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Health Populi

MAY 21, 2020

Doctors maintain their top status as U.S. However, as patients continue to be concerned about exposure to COVID-19, 3 in 5 are concerned about being at-risk to the virus in their doctor’s office, according to research from the Alliance of Community Health Plans (ACHP) and AMCP , the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy.

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HIT Consultant

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Enabling proactive/frequent clinical visits, taking steps towards URAC accreditation, and implementing quality procedures and policies using telehealth drastically reduce the financial burden of payers and insurance providers in the healthcare system. About Dr. Jessica Badichek, PharmD, BCGP.

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HIPAA Journal

JUNE 20, 2023

Securely sharing patient information is vital in the United States where healthcare organizations and their business associates are required to comply with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and state laws governing health information privacy.

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Health Populi

OCTOBER 5, 2020

Power has studied including health insurance, insurance and financial services. Across all providers, AmWell scored highest at 885, followed by Doctor on Demand with 879 points. Power, Amwell, Cigna, GoodRx, and a Trio of Smart Doctors appeared first on HealthPopuli.com. In the study, J.D.

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The Health Law Firm Blog

JANUARY 2, 2022

is Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law On September 27, 2021, Humana agreed to pay $11.2 million to end claims that the health insurance company denied a group of nurses overtime pay by misclassifying them as exempt employees. By George F. Indest III, J.D., A Wisconsin federal judge approved the.

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Healthcare It News

OCTOBER 15, 2021

Bupa Arabia , the Saudi-owned and publicly traded health insurance company, has just announced its backing of the Dubai-based online appointment booking platform, Okadoc. The two MENA businesses have signed a “strategic partnership”, which includes an undisclosed equity investment by Bupa Arabia in Okadoc.

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Jane Sarashon

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Health Populi’s Hot Points: Having health insurance in the U.S. See the third chart, where KFF/Peterson Center looked at the consumer’s insurance status, state of medical debt and health care service impact — in Health Populi lingo we use the phrase, “self-rationing behavior due to cost.”

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Mobi Health News

APRIL 24, 2020

The telehealth vendor's deal with the state comes shortly after another agreement that provided the services to Medicaid, children's health insurance members.

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Health Populi

MARCH 19, 2024

Having health insurance in America is no guarantee of actually receiving health care. It’s a case of having health insurance as “necessary but not sufficient,” as the cost of deductibles, out-of-pocket coinsurance sharing, and delaying care paint the picture of The Hidden Lives of Workplace-Insured Americans.

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Healthcare It News

JANUARY 30, 2024

It gives doctors an understanding of a patient’s condition quickly so they get more face-to-face time with patients. During pilot tests, 90% of doctors said they intended to continue using the feature. This shows that if a solution is accessible and has a positive impact on doctors, it will be adopted.

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The Health Law Firm Blog

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

is Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law On September 27, 2021, Humana agreed to pay $11.2 million to end claims that the health insurance company denied a group of nurses overtime pay by misclassifying them as exempt employees. By George F. Indest III, J.D., A Wisconsin federal judge approved the.

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Med-Net Compliance

OCTOBER 14, 2022

He pleaded guilty to conspiring to wrongfully disclose patients’ individually identifiable health information to a pharmaceutical sales representative in violation of the criminal provisions of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).

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Kaiser Health News

APRIL 16, 2024

As a result, the lawsuit alleges, consumers lost access to their doctors or medications and faced financial costs, such as owing money toward medical care or having to repay tax credits that were paid toward the unauthorized coverage. Some consumers were switched multiple times or had duplicative policies.

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Healthcare It News

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Developed using OpenAI's ChatGPT and trained on healthcare-specific prose, the online DocsGPT offers doctors a chance to test and weigh in on AI-powered product development. The company says the online bot, in beta, could help doctors "cut the scut" that raises their burnout levels. Doctors often call this 'scut work.’

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Health Populi

MARCH 25, 2024

A screenshot of part of this evaluation is shown here, describing seven sites by cost to the consumer, process of evaluating-prescribing-ordering, and whether health insurance would cover the consumers’ cost of the medicine (generally, “no”). Stay tuned!

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HIT Consultant

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

– Results are based on a survey of 400 consumers who have previously scheduled and completed telehealth visits and have a commercial health insurance plan.

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Health Populi

JANUARY 10, 2020

Smart clothing (as wearable tech), covered by Myant’s connected clothing platform addressing heart health and rehabilitation (with the tagline, “Transforming Human Connectedness Through Textile Computing ”).

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Healthcare It News

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Digital therapeutics, or Digital Health Applications (DiGA), are apps for the detection, monitoring, treatment, or alleviation of medical conditions. This was slightly below the hih’s expectations - though could be attributed to the time it takes to educate doctors on the use of these new tools. WHY IT MATTERS.

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Jane Sarashon

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

While consumers’ satisfaction with inpatient care experiences improved a few points over the past year, health insurance and hospitals still fall in the bottom-third of all industries with which people interact, according to the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) Insurance and Health Care Study 2021-2022.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 12, 2023

In a study conducted with one of our clients, we found 33% of patients initially planning in-person doctor visits opted for teleconsultation first, highlighting AI's role in guiding patient decisions. We collaborate globally with top telemedicine organizations, from health insurers to government health ministries.

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Health Populi

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

The cost of health insurance for a worker who buys into a health plan at work in 2022 reached $22,463 for their family. “When housing and health both rank as basic needs in Maslow’s hierarchy, what’s a health system to do?” Think sustainability for health and health care.

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Health Populi

OCTOBER 13, 2023

As the heatmap chart illustrates, health insurance ranks relatively low in peoples’ simplicity lens, akin to general insurance, media, and automotive, and below booking travel (air, train, car rental), and social media. ” Think of it as an ROI on delivery simplicity to health care experiences.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 26, 2021

Medgate's round-the-clock online treatment programme connects patients to licensed specialist doctors; provides e-prescriptions, laboratory requests and certificate of medical teleconsultation; and facilitates medicine delivery. million patients over the past year.

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HIT Consultant

JULY 26, 2023

Fix the System (24%): The Fix the System outlook advocated for reducing healthcare costs, increasing transparency in health insurance, and calling for governmental intervention to address the rising expenses in the healthcare sector. This group emphasized the importance of maintaining patient-doctor-insurance confidentiality.

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Health Populi

FEBRUARY 10, 2019

Most patient visits to doctors result in a prescription written for a medicine that people retrieve from a pharmacy, whether retail in the local community or via mail order for a maintenance drug. The vast majority of doctors polled by OptimizeRx say they have a role to play in discussing health care costs with patients.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 22, 2023

Kyna Fong, cofounder and CEO of Elation Health, in a statement. THE LARGER TREND Zocdoc says patients can find and book appointments across more than 250 specialties and verify and share health insurance information with the doctor as they are booking online or on the Zocdoc app.

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Bill of Health

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Because twice, doctors told members of my family that due to brain injury, I was about to die. One, I had health insurance, or I would still be paying thousands of dollars in expenses. The other doctors and therapists told me I was brain damaged, and that everyone knows the brain cannot heal. And that gave me hope.

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Healthcare It News

OCTOBER 20, 2021

” The DiGA initiative, created under the 2019 Digital Healthcare Act (DVG), means doctors can prescribe apps to the 73 million German citizens covered by public health, with costs reimbursed through health insurance. I’m very direct with you – we will just replicate what works in Germany.”

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HIT Consultant

APRIL 14, 2023

According to a new survey released by CancerCare, a leading national cancer support organization, biomarker testing helped doctors tailor therapy for nearly all the respondent patients (93%) whose cancers were tested over the past three years. However, there are still gaps in health insurance coverage for this crucial test.

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Health Populi

AUGUST 24, 2020

Part 2 will cover the impact of COVID-19 on physician well-being, and Part 3, on the impact of the coronavirus on the health care system. Eight percent of doctors have closed their practices as a result of COVID-19, tallying about 16,000 closed practices. One-half of physicians in the U.S.

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Health Populi

JUNE 8, 2021

In September 2020, PwC surveyed consumers with employer-sponsored health insurance about their preferred locations to receive a COVID-19 vaccine within one year of its approval. Sites included: “My” doctor’s office, favored by more people who were White or Asian, and those 45 years or older.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

The solution will provide healthcare providers and doctors access to round-the-clock and uninterrupted near-real-time streaming of patient data from various settings – at home, in hospitals, and in the ambulance.

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HIT Consultant

DECEMBER 22, 2023

AI in Healthcare: A Mixed Bag The survey reveals a divided opinion on doctors using AI for diagnosis and medication choices. Those open to AI see it as a valuable support system, highlighting its ability to: Complement human expertise: 38% appreciate AI as a co-pilot, assisting doctors in decision-making.

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HIT Consultant

MAY 27, 2022

In the study, transparency tools were broadly defined as online tools from insurance companies where members can search for in-network providers (“Find a Doctor”), get cost estimates for procedures, learn about treatment options, and/or get guidance on insurance-covered options.

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