25 Shocking Statistics That Keep Healthcare Executives Up at Night
History has shown that while healthcare is more open to adopting technology to improve outcomes, bureaucracy, ego, money, or indifference to change still tend to get in the way. Technology is not our only problem unfortunately, healthcare has so many more. In this article, I put together some statistics that show we still have a long way to go to make healthcare more accessible to everyone. Here are the 25 shocking statistics that keep healthcare executives up at night. 1. Medicare reimbursements declined by 9% The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission found that hospitals experienced a -8.5% margin on Medicare services in 2020, and it projects that margin will fall to -9% in 2022. Combined underpayments from Medicare and ...
The Battle Between Primary Care and Time: The Doctors are Losing
The classic battle between time and the best interest of the patient is real in primary care. The average primary care doctor has between 1200 to 1900 patients, with Kaiser Permanente reporting a mean per-physical panel size of 1751. This most likely is not accurate nowadays, with some reports saying 2500 to 4000 is the new norm, as stated brilliantly by a LinkedIn comment by Sharon Ng M.D. I asked my followers to share their thoughts on how they can make the healthcare system better, and they posted some great comments on this Linkedin Thread - 70 comments and counting. What Does This Mean? Primary care physicians often have limited time to provide comprehensive care to patients, with a ...
Strategic Investments In Telehealth And Digital Tools For Health Centers – Maintaining Your Competitive Advantage Beyond The Pandemic
This short guide describes FQHC telehealth utilization and barriers to adoption pre and during the COVID19 pandemic. The document outlines reasons for maintaining or increasing adoption relative to improving health equity through technology access and moving to value-based care. A checklist is provided to guide technology investment and decision-making. A list of digital health tools, the level of investment required, and their intended use is provided. Download Full PDF
$3.7 Trillion Reasons to Centralize Chronic Disease Management
59% of all Americans (194 million) suffer from at least one chronic disease, and almost one in three adults has three or more chronic conditions. Unfortunately, the problem will only get worse with time. On the business front of chronic disease management, health care systems are already struggling with rising costs and uneven quality despite the hard work of well-intentioned, well-trained clinicians. Health care leaders and policymakers have tried countless incremental fixes—attacking fraud, reducing errors, enforcing practice guidelines, making patients better “consumers,” implementing electronic medical records—but none have had much impact in lowering the $3.7 Trillion Chronic Disease problem that now kills over 1.7 million people every year. The current problem in review Take, for example, care for ...
Patient explains how hospital’s push to screen for lung cancer gave her a ‘second chance’
Compared to other states, Kentucky ranks at or near the top of every list when it comes to lung cancer diagnoses and deaths. Fortunately, the state is also near the top of the list in early testing for lung cancer. One Kentucky woman shared the story of how an early test saved her life. At 72-years-old, Glenna Courtney is looking at things differently after her lung cancer screening. “I have a second chance at life. Which I would not have had if it hadn’t been for the lung screening,” she said. A year ago, Courtney wasn’t so sure where things were heading, but on a Thursday in late March 2022, she was back at the St. Elizabeth Cancer Center in ...
How do you know if you have lung cancer?
Every lung cancer story is different, and some of the common symptoms are shared with other health conditions. If you are in a high-risk group and screening is recommended for you, take advantage of that opportunity now. And no matter your history, if you have a persistent symptom that is worrying you, tell your health care provider. Remember, anyone with lungs can get lung cancer. If you need further resources, LCRF offers free educational materials. You can also call our toll-free support line at (844) 835-4325 or email support@LCRF.org. “I had a cough…” Lea shared, “In the summer of 2018, my husband and I went on vacation, and when we returned I noticed I developed a terrible cough. It wouldn’t stop for three weeks straight, and I even noticed ...
Join Oatmeal Health and Help Underserved Americans get Screened for Lung Cancer
Today’s healthcare isn’t working for most Americans Americans using Medicare and Medicaid are left behind when it comes to education and access to life’s most critical health options. We want to change that with life-saving preventative screenings leveraging artificial intelligence before health worsens while delivering a better experience to families, employers, clinicians, and health plans. Join the cause: If you are a health plan, employer, union, or health system and want to help all Americans gain access and education to a life-saving screening, or join us with in-kind support, contact us to discover how a partnership could benefit our organizations. Contact Us: Please email Ty Vachon, the Chief Executive Officer and radiologist of Oatmeal Health at Ty@oatmealhealth.com for more information ...
Fighting Lung Cancer Together – Lung Cancer Research Foundation and Oatmeal Health
Lung Cancer Research Foundation Resources for Patients and Caregivers After finding out you (or a loved one) have lung cancer, you may wonder what this diagnosis means for your future and your health. The first thing to know is there is a reason for hope. Much progress is being made for people diagnosed with lung cancer every day. A key part of living with lung cancer is learning the facts and staying informed. We can help. How We Can Help Patient & Caregiver Educational Materials We provide up-to-date and credible sources of information on diagnosis, treatment, and what to expect from treatment through our free educational materials. We also have tools to help you facilitate discussions with your healthcare team ...
USPSTF’s Latest Lung Screening Recs Likely to Reduce Disparities
Updated lung cancer screening criteria from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) are expected to succeed in broadening eligibility and reducing racial disparities in access to screening, researchers reported. The new 2021 guidelines "effectively eliminated the racial disparity in eligibility seen with the previous fixed-criteria models" of the National Lung Screening Trial (NLST), the 2013 USPSTF recommendations, and the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) group 2 guidelines, according to Chan Yeu Pu, MD, of Wayne State University School of Medicine and Karmanos Cancer Institute in Detroit, and colleagues, writing in JAMA Oncology. Their retrospective study of close to 1,000 patients with lung cancer and nearly 1,500 controls without lung cancer found that the sensitivity of the new USPSTF criteria was better ...