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Patients, Nurses and Doctors Blame Health Insurers for Increasing Costs and Barriers to Care

Health Populi

Most patients, nurses and doctors believe that health insurance plans reduce access to health care which contributes to clinician burnout and increases costs, based on three surveys conducted by Morning Consult for the American Hospital Association (AHA).

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The Latest KFF Poll on Consumer Experiences with Health Insurance Speaks Volumes About Patients’ Administrative Burden

Health Populi

People love being health-insured, but their negative experiences with health plans create serious burdens on patients-as-consumers. The 2023 Kaiser Family Foundation Survey of Consumer Experiences with Health Insurance updates our understanding of and empathy for insured peoples’ Patient Administrative Burdens (PAB).

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How to Build Better Relationships with the Health Insurance & Payer Communities

HIT Consultant

For example, it is sometimes challenging to quantify behavioral health outcomes. Telehealth clinicians can often be sent to see patients with little to no support, yielding costly and sometimes dangerous health outcomes. Nothing else safeguards the patient’s care. About Dr. Jessica Badichek, PharmD, BCGP.

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Elation Health partners with Zocdoc to streamline online appointment scheduling

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

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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The intersection of telehealth and AI: How can they reinforce each other?

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

As providers move toward increasing virtual care options across the care continuum, AI-powered patient triage and medical diagnosis can potentially create proper channels of care that not only bridge the gap in health disparities and promote access but also create a better patient experience and better health outcomes.

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Post-Pandemic, U.S. Healthcare is Entering a “Provide More Care For Less” Era – Pondering PwC’s 2022 Forecast

Health Populi

With that in mind, PwC found that providers plan to increase digital health investments (which is a cost-increasing factor in and of itself) across a landscape of tools focused on improving relationships with consumers and supporting health outcomes.

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How UPMC's virtual-first healthcare model works

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

" Furthermore, virtual-first primary care is convenient for patients, as they can schedule consultations at a time that is convenient for them, without the need to take time off work or travel to a doctor's office, he added. Virtual-first primary care has been shown to improve health outcomes by increasing access, he reported.