Jane Sarashon

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Note that 8 in 10 consumers rate nurses excellent/good compared with 7 in 10 people ranking physicians this way, 6 in 10 for hospitals, 5 in 10 for telemedicine/virtual visits, and just under 5 in 10 for hospital emergency departments. health system. health system. 10 – or 4 in 10 ranking as “poor.”

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Health Populi

JUNE 14, 2023

The fast-growing adoption of telemedicine and remote patient monitoring from the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic led to hospitals and health systems launching new or expanding existing virtual care programs to accommodate a new reality for work-flow and patient care. hospital and health system leaders in March 2023.

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HIT Consultant

APRIL 7, 2023

Ittai Dayan, co-founder & CEO of Rhino Health Hospitals are increasingly motivated to drive digital transformation in order to improve patient outcomes, reduce costs, meet regulatory requirements and stay competitive. Data Security: Hospitals need to protect patient data from unauthorized access, use, and disclosure.

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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

JUNE 2, 2021

The findings predominantly indicate that the use of telemedicine is likely to extend beyond the pandemic, with reduced waiting times and general efficacy of end-to-end processes cited as contributing factors. Would respondents use telemedicine again? Of total respondents, 79% said that they would use telemedicine again.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

While policies allow data transfer between and beyond hospitals, these protections are also "not well-established" and challenges persist in enforcing them. They should also look at funding partnerships among stakeholders.

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HIT Consultant

MARCH 5, 2024

Already, the integration of data analytics, artificial intelligence, machine learning, telemedicine, and interoperability have begun to shift how healthcare is delivered; away from care that’s centered around disease management and toward care that’s more holistic, personalized, and patient-centric. About Jessica Rengstorf, Director, U.S

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Healthcare It News

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

UPMC Central Pennsylvania, a hospital that in 2021 achieved Stage 7, the top of the HIMSS Electronic Medical Record Adoption Model, has been a leader in telemedicine, with more than two dozen robust virtual care programs. " MARKETPLACE There are many vendors of telemedicine technology and services on the health IT market today.

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HIT Consultant

OCTOBER 6, 2022

For example, only patients who showed symptoms would receive treatment with admission into hospitals. Only now has preventative care resurfaced among academic institutions that have taken strongly to furthering telemedicine and remote patient monitoring to increase healthcare access and encourage innovation across the United States.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 19, 2022

" Rural residents are in poorer physical condition, have more health risks and are more likely to lack health insurance, she added. There are many vendors of telemedicine technology and services on the health IT market today. The wage gap between urban and rural Pennsylvanians is getting wider. MARKETPLACE.

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Health Populi

AUGUST 24, 2020

The two impacts impact most physicians as a result of COVID-19 have been experiencing a reduction in income (55%) and increasing the use of telemedicine in the practice (52%). Counterbalancing the lack of in-person visits, thousands of physicians have pivoted to virtual care and telemedicine platforms.

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MedTrainer

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Mississippi Healthcare Compliance Resources Let’s start with the important state government agencies you’ll need to work with: The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) is dedicated to protecting and improving the health of its residents through various public health services, health education programs, and regulatory initiatives.

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Health Populi

MAY 14, 2020

The report details many other aspects of health care impacts in America; this post only focuses on patient-facing health services shifts, but the entire report is well worth your review to gain a broad perspective of how COVID-19 is touching a range of aspects of U.S. health care.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 1, 2020

In January and February, telemedicine technology vendor Doxy.me " Patients don't have to log in using their own names, and providers can ask to verify their identification through showing their ID and health insurance cards over video. "We don't want to come in as a telemedicine app and try to become an EHR."

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Jane Sarashon

MAY 17, 2022

While telehealth, mobile health apps, and wearable technology are all growing for mainstream consumers, there are gaps in adoption based on where a person lives, their health insurance plan type, race/ethnicity, sexual orientation and gender. The report examines three areas of digital health adoption: Live video telemedicine.

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MedTrainer

JANUARY 12, 2024

The adoption of electronic health records (EHRs), telemedicine , and data analytics has brought about new challenges and opportunities. HIPAA (1996): The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) established strict standards for patient data privacy and security.

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Health Populi

MARCH 12, 2020

Compounding Americans personal finances is the COVID-19 era is the fact that the nation lacks universal health insurance coverage. Health Populi’s Hot Points: If we contract the virus and fall into very ill health, we depend on our community hospitals to care for us.

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Health Populi

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

health care system. As such, American health consumers are wrestling with sticker shock from surgical procedures, surprise medical bills weeks after leaving the hospital, and the cost of prescription drugs — whether six-figure oncology therapies or essential medicines like insulin and EpiPens.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

"It made sense that all eyes were on the hospitals, because they were overwhelmed with sick patients," said Dr. Donna R. Shelley, a professor in the Department of Policy and Public Health Management at the New York University School of Global Public Health. " If the U.S.

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Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

And telemedicine, McKinsey points out, was adopted at a rate of ten times growth over 15 days, the chart quantifies as an increase in virtual appointments. Health and well-being. Online searches for telemedicine increased more than nine-fold during the crisis, McKinsey noted. Shopping and consumption. Life at home.

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Health Populi

MARCH 17, 2020

Right now in the real world, real patients are already being treated for COVID-19 in American hospitals. This week, the Peterson-KFF Health System Tracker project published estimates for inpatient care and out-of-pocket spending for hospital admissions due to the coronavirus. Remember that on average in the U.S.,

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Health Populi

JULY 24, 2023

In the program’s FAQs, one question clearly addresses this, transparently and in layperson’s terms: Q: “Do I need health insurance to use GNC Health?” ” A: “Nope — insurance isn’t needed or accepted.” Cost, cost, cost, cost, and cost — above quality of care.

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Health Populi

JUNE 22, 2020

Today kicks off the first all-virtual conference of the ATA, the American Telemedicine Association. I’ll be midwifing a panel this afternoon at 440 pm Eastern time, initially focused on how health care can garner patient loyalty. economy shed millions of jobs — many tied to health insurance coverage.

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Health Populi

MAY 21, 2020

Patients’ concerns of COVID-19 risks have led them to self-ration care in the following ways: 41% have delayed health care services. 42% felt uncomfortable going to a hospital for any medical treatment. Nearly every respondent in the study reported having health insurance coverage. ACHP and AMCP polled 1,263 U.S.

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AIHC

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Telemedicine is considered to be under the umbrella of telehealth and refers specifically to clinical services. Telehealth and telemedicine cover similar services, including medical education, remote patient monitoring, patient consultation via videoconferencing, wireless health applications, and transmission of imaging and medical reports.

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HIT Consultant

JULY 17, 2023

After the expiration of the COVID-19 PHE, analysts predict a potential loss of health insurance coverage for as many as 15 million Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program enrollees, ages 12 -64. And as of the latest data, 7.3%

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Hall Render

MAY 24, 2024

NATIONAL AHA, FAH request CMS to extend comment period for TEAM proposed rule CMS launches new option to file EMTALA complaints Cybersecurity execs share healthcare’s biggest vulnerabilities Here’s how much hospital prices are rising – and why Hospital groups seek more time to comment on proposed payment model How noncompete ban could shake (..)

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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 15, 2023

The following is a guest article by Natalie Tkachenko, Healthcare Software Solutions Consultant at NIX To obtain test results today, there’s no need to visit the hospital. They also handle large volumes of data effortlessly within their hospitals. Simply open a mobile app and download the report to your smartphone.

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Health Populi

AUGUST 5, 2019

Power,” your mind probably imagines reviews of automotive performance, retail shopping experiences, or perhaps even health insurance plan customer service. Expanding its report-card role in the health ecosystem. When you think “J.D. State level. For this research, J.D. Power polled 1,000 consumers in June 2019.

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Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

That process will involve working with seven current Qualified Health Information Network candidates, along with any future QHIN applicants. Five in six (83%) of hospital executives are worried about losing business to ambulatory surgery centers, according to survey data from Alexander Group. That said, operating margins were 1.1%

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Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 24, 2023

In the first phase of the program, MedArrive drove 74% member engagement and a 20% reduction in ED usage; created a 5% improvement in member retention; surfaced undocumented social determinants of health (SDOH) needs in 32% of visits; reduced hospitalizations by 50%; and garnered a 90+ NPS.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 6, 2023

Healthcare decisions weigh heavily on the minds of Generation Z members considering 75% of Generation Z members are concerned about their health, compared with only 63% of Baby Boomers, according to a report from the American Heart Association and American Diabetes Association. Which is where the now-mainstream telemedicine can come in.

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Provider Trust

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

In a recent study by Becker’s Hospital Review , 17 different hospitals reported having to scale back for a variety of reasons, including staffing issues and financial challenges. In July 2022, the OIG issued a Special Fraud Alert urging providers to exercise caution before entering into arrangements with telemedicine companies.

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Jane Sarashon

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?” The average monthly mortgage payment was $1,759 in mid-2022.

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Health Populi

JUNE 6, 2021

Two studies published in May 2021 illustrate the value and importance of telehealth to patients in 2020, and a disconnect among many C-level executives working in hospitals, academic medical centers, and other care provider organizations. Commercial Member Health Plan Study. Together, the two reports from J.D. This year, J.D.

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Health Populi

MAY 20, 2020

32% of people with one chronic condition were adjusting spending on health care visits due to COVID-19. In scenario planning mode, consider this worst-or-tough case scenario in light of what Crowe RCA calculated in a recent report on the financial impact of COVID-19 on hospitals: the average U.S.

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Health Populi

MAY 19, 2020

Welcome to the annual Milliman Medical Index (MMI) , which gauges the yearly price of an employer-sponsored preferred-provider organization (PPO) health insurance plan for a hypothetical American family and an N of 1 employee. That is a 4.1% increase from the 2019 estimate, about twice the rate of U.S.

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