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Will Trade Data for (Cheaper) Health Care – USC’s View of the Future

Health Populi

Themes addressed a range of digital health items such as access to medical information via smartphone, wearable health trackers, digital assistants, telemedicine, AI in medical treatment, robotics for medical care, and sharing health data, among other factors. The Center analyzed the perspectives of 1,000 U.S.

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The Problem with Patient Wait Time

Healthcare IT Today

Wait times are often horrible and as many magazines or TVs you put in the space, it doesn’t help. We likely all know the misery of waiting for a doctor. At least now we have our cell phones, but something just feels wrong about waiting such a long time to see a doctor. Some of […].

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Bonus Features – March 5, 2023 – Two-thirds of patients connect with regular docs when they need medical care when traveling, half of clinical workflow automation users plan to expand their use, and more

Healthcare IT Today

News and Research With the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency due to end on May 11, the Drug Enforcement Administration has proposed restrictions on the remote prescription of controlled substances , with only buprenorphine and Schedule III-V non-narcotic controlled medications available via telemedicine, and available only in 30-day supplies.

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Is Preemption the Cure for Healthcare Federalism’s Restrictions on Medication Abortion?

Bill of Health

In December 2021, an important milestone was achieved when the FDA removed the requirement that mifepristone be dispensed in person, thereby opening the door for dispensing mifepristone through the mail after a telemedicine appointment. Magazine , the Harvard Bill of Health , and the Philadelphia Inquirer. After Dobbs , U.S.

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Waking Up a Health Consumer in the COVID-19 Era

Health Populi

There’s another article in the magazine on telemedicine strategies that are helping hospitals address COVID-19. In tomorrow’s Health Populi blog, you’ll read my conversation with Ann Mond Johnson, CEO of the ATA (American Telemedicine Association).

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How CrossFit and 23andMe Are Moving from Health to Primary Care

Health Populi

” Lemonaid Health has married prescription drug deliver with telemedicine, one of the group of companies akin to Ro, Hims & Hers, and Nurx, among others. This combination is meant to deliver, in the words of 23andme, “individualized primary care that empowers consumers to live healthier lives.”

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How Virtual Care Will Play Out in 2022 – a Look Post-CES and JPM

Health Populi

TIME magazine’s coverage of how CES featured telehealth covered four stories including Abbott’s Neurosphere, Jasper Health’s oncology platform, EarlySense InSight at Home, and BioIntelliSense biosticker and biobutton devices for remote patient monitoring.