# Health Populi * **Definition:** Health Populi is a health policy and technology blog that provides insights and analysis on the intersection of health, technology, and consumer behavior, focusing on how these elements impact healthcare delivery and public health. * **Taxonomy:** Key Sources / Healthcare Publications / Health Populi ## News * Selected news from the source **Health Populi**, for healthcare technology leaders * 113 news items are in the system for this source * Posts have been filtered for tech-related keywords | Date | Title | Topics | | --- | --- | --- | | 5/29/2025 | [**We Go Further Together: Calling for Collaborations, An Actionable Context for AHIP 2025**](https://www.healthpopuli.com/2025/05/29/we-go-further-together-calling-for-collaborations-an-actionable-context-for-ahip-2025/) | [[EHR Innovations]]; [[Security]]; [[Clinical Intelligence]] | | 5/27/2025 | [**A Toyota RAV4 Hybrid, a Playground Set, or Healthcare for a Family of 4: What $35,119 Can Buy in 2025 According to Milliman**](https://www.healthpopuli.com/2025/05/27/a-toyota-rav4-hybrid-a-playground-set-or-healthcare-for-a-family-of-4-what-35119-can-buy-in-2025-according-to-milliman/) | [[Medical Debt]]; [[Medical Billing]]; [[Patient Experience]] | | 5/23/2025 | [**Marketing Women's Health: How Organon's Nexplanon Took a Page Out of Romance Novels**](https://www.healthpopuli.com/2025/05/23/marketing-womens-health-how-organons-nexplanon-took-at-page-out-of-romance-novels/) | [[Digital Engagement]]; [[Strategy]]; [[Digital Health Technologies]] | | 4/29/2025 | [**Loneliness As Risk Factor for Health and Medication Adherence**](https://www.healthpopuli.com/2025/04/29/loneliness-as-risk-factor-for-health-and-medication-adherence/) | [[Patient Engagement Technology]]; [[Marketing]]; [[Behavioral Health]] | | 4/1/2025 | [**What is a Consumer Health Company? Riffing Off of Deloitte's Report on CHCs/A 2Q2025 Look at Self-Care Futures**](https://www.healthpopuli.com/2025/04/01/what-is-a-consumer-health-company-riffing-off-of-deloittes-report-on-chcs-a-2q2025-look-at-self-care-futures/) | [[AI Adoption in Healthcare]]; [[Artificial Intelligence]]; [[Security]] | | 3/21/2025 | [**One Way to Improve U.S. Healthcare, Lower Costs and Drive Outcomes? “Unvendor,” Asserts Dr. Harm Scherpbier in His New Book**](https://www.healthpopuli.com/2025/03/21/one-way-to-improve-u-s-healthcare-lower-costs-and-drive-outcomes-unvendor-asserts-dr-harm-scherpbier-in-his-new-book/) | [[Healthcare]]; [[Healthcare Informatics]]; [[Health Informatics]] | | 3/17/2025 | [**The New “Paging Dr. Google?” DTC-AI for Health Care**](https://www.healthpopuli.com/2025/03/17/the-new-paging-dr-google-dtc-ai-for-health-care/) | [[AI for Healthcare Providers]]; [[AI in Cardiology]]; [[Healthcare Artificial Intelligence]] | | 3/13/2025 | [**The Growth of DIY Digital Health - What's Behind the Zeitgeist of Self-Reliance?**](https://www.healthpopuli.com/2025/03/13/the-growth-of-diy-digital-health-whats-behind-the-zeitgeist-of-self-reliance/) | [[Health]]; [[Health Tracking]]; [[Retail Health]] | | 3/10/2025 | [**The Top Patient Safety Risks in 2025 Are Mostly About the “Human OS” - Reading ECRI's Annual Report**](https://www.healthpopuli.com/2025/03/10/the-top-patient-safety-risks-in-2025-are-mostly-about-the-human-os-reading-ecris-annual-report/) | [[Patient Safety]]; [[Health]]; [[Health Equity]] | | 3/4/2025 | [**Think Quintuple Aim This Week at #HIMSS25**](https://www.healthpopuli.com/2025/03/04/think-quintuple-aim-this-week-at-himss25/) | [[AI in Neurology]]; [[Patient Engagement]]; [[Primary Care]] | | 2/26/2025 | [**Telehealth, Right Here, Right Now: Calling on Congress to Vote for America's Health and Well-being**](https://www.healthpopuli.com/2025/02/26/telehealth-right-here-right-now-calling-on-congress-to-vote-for-americas-health-and-well-being/) | [[Data Breach]]; [[Digital Health Tools]]; [[Smart Healthcare Solutions]] | | 2/13/2025 | [**Physicians' Confidence In and Use of AI is Rising, AMA Finds - Coupling Demand With Many Enabling Factors**](https://www.healthpopuli.com/2025/02/13/physicians-confidence-in-and-use-of-ai-is-rising-ama-finds-coupling-demand-with-many-enabling-factors/) | [[Workflows]]; [[AI in Telehealth]]; [[Health]] | | 1/31/2025 | [**Measuring Progress for Life Sciences: Trust, Patient Access, and Prevention at a Fork in the Road of Public Health**](https://www.healthpopuli.com/2025/01/31/measuring-progress-for-life-sciences-trust-patient-access-and-prevention-at-a-fork-in-the-road-of-public-health/) | [[Patient Access]]; [[Data Science]]; [[Life Science Analytics]] | | 1/14/2025 | [**Connecting for Health at Home: A Unified Field Theory from #CES2025 (On Samsung, Withings, and Panasonic)**](https://www.healthpopuli.com/2025/01/14/connecting-for-health-at-home-a-unified-field-theory-from-ces2025-on-samsung-withings-and-panasonic/) | [[AI and Predictive Analytics]]; [[Healthcare Biosensors IoT]]; [[Health]] | | 1/6/2025 | [**How GLP-1s Are Showing Up at CES 2025**](https://www.healthpopuli.com/2025/01/06/how-glp-1s-are-showing-up-at-ces-2025/) | [[Digital Twins in Healthcare]]; [[AI in Cardiology]]; [[AI and Machine Learning]] | | 1/5/2025 | [**CTA Tech Trends to Watch for 2025 - Health-Context for Kicking off #CES2025**](https://www.healthpopuli.com/2025/01/05/cta-tech-trends-to-watch-for-2025-health-context-for-kicking-off-ces2025/) | [[AI Implementation]]; [[AI-Driven Tools]]; [[AI and Predictive Analytics]] | | 12/30/2024 | [**Seeing Health/Care Everywhere at CES 2025: My Preview for #CES2025**](https://www.healthpopuli.com/2024/12/30/seeing-health-care-everywhere-at-ces-2025-my-preview-for-ces2025/) | [[Digital Health Platforms]]; [[AI in Recruitment]]; [[Healthcare Real Estate]] | | 12/4/2024 | [**Digital Divides and Disability - Ranking Health Determinants in a Digital Age: Learning from WHO and LSE**](https://www.healthpopuli.com/2024/12/04/digital-divides-and-disability-ranking-health-determinants-in-a-digital-age-learning-from-who-and-lse/) | [[Digital Health Initiatives]]; [[Influence]]; [[Digital Transformation]] | | 10/11/2024 | [**Growing Investments in Digital Health Are Driven by Consumer Demand, Clinical Outcomes, and Cost-Savings**](https://www.healthpopuli.com/2024/10/11/growing-investments-in-digital-health-are-driven-by-consumer-demand-clinical-outcomes-and-cost-savings/) | [[Digital Health]]; [[Healthcare Costs]]; [[Digital Health Tools]] | | 7/30/2024 | [**Older Americans Mostly Receptive to Apps for Health, but Chronically Ill People Could Use a Nudge (and a Payer)**](https://www.healthpopuli.com/2024/07/30/older-americans-mostly-receptive-to-apps-for-health-but-chronically-ill-people-could-use-a-nudge/) | [[Wearable Medical Devices]]; [[Technology Strategy]]; [[Patient Monitoring Devices]] | | 7/17/2024 | [**Will the Apple Watch, Samsung Galaxy or Oura Rings Become “Intelligent Guardians” For Health?**](https://www.healthpopuli.com/2024/07/17/will-the-apple-watch-samsung-galaxy-or-oura-rings-become-intelligent-guardians-for-health/) | [[Cloud Technology Adoption]]; [[Remote Monitoring]]; [[Retail Health]] | | 7/4/2024 | [**On This July 4th 2024, Let's Remember the Doctors Who Have Helped Patients Declare Their Independence - Wisdom from Michael Millenson**](https://www.healthpopuli.com/2024/07/04/on-this-july-4th-2024-lets-remember-the-doctors-who-have-helped-patients-declare-their-independence-wisdom-from-michael-millenson/) | [[Primary Care]]; [[Patient Engagement]]; [[Member Engagement]] | | 7/2/2024 | [**Can AI Help to Improve Health Equity? U.S. Scientists Weigh In With “Yes,” Baking in Ethics and Accountability**](https://www.healthpopuli.com/2024/07/02/can-ai-help-to-improve-health-equity-u-s-scientists-weigh-in-with-yes-baking-in-ethics-and-accountability/) | [[AI in Medicine]]; [[Regulatory Changes]]; [[AI in Drug Discovery]] | | 6/26/2024 | [**Health Information Security - My Interview with Richard Kaufmann, CISO of Amedisys, Part 3: The Futures of Cybersecurity in Healthcare**](https://www.healthpopuli.com/2024/06/26/health-information-security-my-interview-with-richard-kaufmann-ciso-of-amedisys-part-3-the-futures-of-cybersecurity-in-healthcare/) | [[Digital Transformation]]; [[Patient ID]]; [[Data Breach]] | | 6/19/2024 | [**How to Get Better Care to More People? Address Burnout, Bridge Insights, Embed Sustainability the Philips Future Health Index 2024**](https://www.healthpopuli.com/2024/06/19/how-to-get-better-care-to-more-people-address-burnout-bridge-insights-embed-sustainability-the-philips-future-health-index-2024/) | [[Patient Safety]]; [[Quality of Care]]; [[Healthcare SaaS]] | ## Recent Stories (Some LLM-derived content — please confirm with above primary sources) ### Topics Covered - **Concerns about Medicare Solvency**: A significant majority of young Americans aged 18 to 39 express concern over the future solvency of Medicare, fearing they may not receive benefits when eligible. - **Healthcare Costs and Financial Security**: The 2024 Healthcare in America Report by West Health and Gallup highlights widespread anxiety regarding healthcare costs and financial security among Americans. - **Healthcare Access Challenges**: The Future Health Index 2024 report by Philips discusses increasing challenges in healthcare access, including staffing shortages and clinician burnout. - **Cybersecurity in Healthcare**: Software Advice's 2024 Healthcare Data Security Survey reveals that over half of U.S. healthcare organizations have faced data breaches, emphasizing the need for improved cybersecurity measures. - **AI in Healthcare**: The Federation of American Scientists discusses the potential of AI to improve health equity while addressing challenges posed by inequities in clinical decision support systems. - **Digital Health Adoption Among Older Adults**: AARP's research indicates that 70% of adults aged 50 and older are open to using health and wellness apps, highlighting a significant interest in digital health solutions. - **Aging in Place**: A survey by Best Buy Health reveals that aging in place is a priority for most Americans over 45, indicating a demand for technologies that support independent living. - **Political Stress and Mental Health**: Mental Health America emphasizes the importance of voting for mental health amid rising political stress affecting a significant portion of the U.S. population. - **Consumer Perception of Healthcare Quality**: A Gallup poll indicates that Americans' perception of healthcare quality has dropped to its lowest level since 2001, with rising concerns about healthcare costs. - **Technological Innovations in Healthcare**: CES 2025 highlights advancements in connected health technologies and the integration of pharmaceuticals with consumer technology. ### Organizations Mentioned - **West Health**: An organization focused on lowering healthcare costs and improving health outcomes for seniors. - **Gallup**: A global analytics and advice firm known for its public opinion polls and research. - **Philips**: A global health technology company that focuses on improving people's health and enabling better outcomes. - **Software Advice**: A company that provides reviews and comparisons of software for businesses, including healthcare organizations. - **Federation of American Scientists (FAS)**: An organization that advocates for the responsible use of science and technology to promote a safer and more equitable world. - **AARP**: A nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering people aged 50 and older to choose how they live as they age. - **Best Buy Health**: A division of Best Buy that focuses on health technology solutions for consumers. - **Mental Health America**: A nonprofit organization that promotes mental health awareness and advocates for mental health resources. - **Consumer Technology Association**: A trade association representing the consumer technology industry, known for hosting the CES conference.