by Holly Meyer | Mar 21, 2023 | Behavioral Economics, Patient Access, Patient Communication, Patient Engagement, Population Health
With the United States having the highest healthcare expenditures of any high-income nation, you’d assume the country also has the best health outcomes. Unfortunately, you’d be wrong. Even though the U.S. spends more than $4 trillion annually — almost 18 percent of...
by Holly Meyer | Mar 15, 2023 | Patient Access, Patient Communication, Patient Engagement, Telehealth
It’s been about two years since the use of telehealth skyrocketed in the United States, fueled by the COVID-19 pandemic. In just the first quarter of 2020, there was a 154 percent increase in these virtual visits. The utilization of telehealth has continued in the...
by Holly Meyer | Aug 10, 2022 | Patient Access
For most Americans, healthcare is seen as a basic service to which every resident should have access. Unfortunately, that’s not the case. Why? Because of barriers such as lack of health insurance, transportation issues, language differences and low income. Some...
by Holly Meyer | Jan 19, 2022 | Patient Access, Patient Engagement, Telehealth
Patient volumes are near 2019 levels for many healthcare providers, even as they continue to be impacted by waves of COVID-19 cases due to newly emerging variants. Some of the approximately 40 percent of Americans who delayed medical care during the height of the...
by Holly Meyer | Nov 10, 2021 | Patient Access, Patient Engagement, Population Health, Telehealth, Uncategorized
Focusing on patient engagement offers a multitude of advantages for healthcare providers, from improved clinical outcomes and lower costs to better reimbursement. It also aids in improved operational efficiency and boosts population health and value-based care...
by Lisa Blue | Nov 3, 2021 | Patient Access, Patient Engagement, Population Health
Racial and ethnic inequities have underpinned disparities in health care for decades, but the COVID-19 pandemic shined a light on a broader range of dimensions that systematically impact both the quality and accessibility of health care for various people groups...