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Disruption in healthcare is coming

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America’s profit-riddled healthcare-industrial complex consumes 17% of GDP, equivalent to $3.6trn a year. However, changes are slowly being implemented that could lower healthcare costs. Healthcare is ripe for disruption, but any attempt to disrupt our state of healthcare has been met with pushback and challenges.

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Our healthcare has failed us

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IN SUMMARY: American healthcare is failing. While there are lots of reasons for this the silence of healthcare providers is a huge reason. More recent state-level data from the 2019 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) confirm the trend that adult obesity rates continue to climb. If I can do it others can too.

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Building Patient Trust Through Authentic Imagery in Healthcare Marketing

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With rapid advancements in healthcare and science, it is important that underrepresented communities don’t get left behind as new products are developed and brought to market. Representation Matters for Patient Trust T rust in healthcare is crucial when it comes to improving patient outcomes.

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The need for mental healthcare is great

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In 2019, 24.7% Any therapy that is not face to face, such as texting, Emailing, and chat, robs patients of a vitally important means of communication. The Federal Government has a list of laws to protect patient privacy. Healthcare in the U.S. Even in Vermont, the top-ranked state in the U.S., These laws are called HIPPA.

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American healthcare is unsustainable

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In Gallup’s 2019 survey of potentially worrisome issues among Americans, healthcare topped the list for the fifth straight year. Most other developed countries control costs, in part, by having the government play a stronger role in negotiating prices for healthcare. Healthcare Practices Defensive Medicine.

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The era of “consumer healthcare”?

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Clunky, costly, highly regulated health systems, often dominated by rent-seeking middlemen, are being shaken up by firms that target patients directly, meet them where they are—which is increasingly online—and give them more control over how to access care. The post The era of <i>“consumer healthcare”</i>?

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Disruption my ass! Tech companies want healthcare dollars

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SUMMARY: Amazon has set its sights on healthcare as it smells another profit opportunity. Google has signed an agreement with the Mayo clinic to help analyze data as they want a slice of healthcare dollars but what’s missing from these tech companies is “the human touch” that patients want. The first failure.