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Consumers Don’t Know What They Don’t Know About Healthcare Costs

Health Populi

“Consumers are not disciplined about saving in general,” with saving for healthcare lagging behind other types of savings, Alegeus observes in the 2018 Alegeus Consumer Health & Financial Fluency Report. As patients continue to take on more financial responsibility for healthcare spending in the U.S.,

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Reduce Medical Costs by 5.3%: Active Member Engagement for Employers

HIT Consultant

The PHNs provide an individualized approach that helps members better navigate the care continuum to find the right care in the right setting at the right time. These include the following: Can lower medical costs by 5.3% and reduce hospitalizations by 12.5%

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Dear Digital Healthcare: Let’s Do Better

HIT Consultant

Every healthcare transaction includes significantly more stakeholders than most industries. Even something as routine as an at-home test includes touchpoints with a primary care physician, insurance agent, pharmacy, testing clinic, specialists, and support staff. Sometimes it’s not so easy.

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What John Mackey of Whole Foods Said at the 2022 HIMSS Conference – and Why This is Important for the Whole Health Ecosystem

Health Populi

Yes, to health care access (especially primary care). Healthcare Finance here. It’s more of an “and” than an “or,” we know now in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, as financial health connects with mental health, physical health, and social/civic health. Yes, to healthy food.

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45+ Patient Retention and Churn Rate Statistics

Etactics

When it comes to the dermatology side of healthcare, an astounding 56% of patients in this generation are somewhat likely to switch dermatologists in the next 2-3 years. 42% say they are somewhat likely to switch primary care physicians in the next two years, 47% are likely to switch dentists and 40% are likely to switch eye doctors.

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GLP-1 Medications in Telehealth with Justin Schreiber | E. 88

Vie Healthcare

We’ve had 50 to 100 engineers in the US and we have a dev team in Ukraine as well that have been working now on just our primary care platform for the last three years. I mean, I think that AI will certainly lower the cost of healthcare over time. All of these things contribute to comprehensive primary care.’’

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