People foresee that, in the future, the most trusted ‘channel’ for their engaging in their health will be…conversations with my doctor. This was found in the 2008 Edelman Health Engagement Barometer survey of health citizens polled in five countries — China, Germany, Russia, the United Kingdom and the United States. Those health citizens favoring the physician-conversation [...]
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Doctors and smartphones: implications for the mobile EHR
6 in 10 doctors in the U.S. have a smartphone, and most of them use the devices for email and accessing the mobile Internet. These findings come from a survey conducted among members in The Physicians Consulting Network. “Smartphones are quickly becoming a way of life for medical professionals,” PCN observes. PCN explored physicians’ views on [...]
Economics and health information technology are top challenges for physicians in 2010
While practice economics have always been the lifeblood for doctors’ businesses, this year, 7 of their top 10 challenges have to do with some aspect of finance: rising costs, uncertainty of Medicare reimbursement, managing compensation, negotiating payer contracts, and collecting payments from patients themselves. The other key hassle in 2010 for physicians is selecting and [...]
Help wanted: primary care docs, nurses and health information professionals
In the coming months and years, I anticipate that Monster.com and other online job services will grow their revenues from the health industry. Three important studies this month confirm that, while health care eats up nearly one-fifth of the U.S. economy, there are shortages of professionals to fill two important jobs that are growing: primary [...]
Health workers are most trusted profession – except for HMO managers
Who do you trust the most in America? Nurses, pharmacists, doctors, and police officers. Who’s least trusted? Elected officials in Congress, car salesmen, stockbrockers, and…HMO managers. Gallup‘s annual Honesty and Ethics of Professions poll is out and finds that health providers and front-line health workers rank highest in the nation. Nearly 9 in 10 Americans [...]
About Jane & Health Populi
Jane Sarasohn-Kahn is a health economist and management consultant that serves clients at the intersection of health and technology.
Her clients include all stakeholders in health, including providers, payors and plans; companies in biopharma, medical devices, financial services, technology and consumer goods; non-profits and NGOs. Jane's lens on health is best-defined by the World Health Organization: health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.
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