KLear Medical Solutions

03/10/2023

Telemedicine is growing in popularity for many Americans as providers aim to address clinician shortages, improve appointment efficiency and reach more patients.

Telemedicine use might look like when COVID-19 moves into its endemic phase. Regarding telemedicine, the researchers said, “the new-car mystique of virtual experiences may seem like ol’ reliable.”

Older Americans weren’t the only demographic group to show an increase in telemedicine use. In 2022, 73% of rural respondents said they have used telemedicine, a 13% increase from 2021. Meanwhile, 50% of uninsured respondents said in 2022 they had used telemedicine, a 13% jump from 2021.

Use of wearable devices climbed among respondents with 62% of respondents with “excellent” health owning a wearable compared with 23% of respondents with “very poor” health.

Key uses for telemedicine included prescription refills and care for minor ailments. Of the respondents, 61% favored telemedicine for prescription refills and 51% preferred the technology for minor illness care. Given these preferences, Amazon’s new $5-per-month RxPass subscription service could disrupt the consumer health market.

“Multiple factors contribute to non-video telemedicine use, including the continued lag in national broadband coverage,” the researchers wrote. “Another likely contributor is the growing supply of non-video appointment offerings, bolstered by provider organizations.”

Of the 20% of respondents showing a preference for in-person visits, 44% said they simply desire to address health matters in person. Many consumers also distrust health data sharing and prefer to confide in their providers for health information instead. In 2022, 77% of respondents trusted doctors/clinicians compared with 28% of digital health apps, 16% for websites and 11% for social media groups.

03/08/2023

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03/04/2023

Stigma in the health professions is as much of a problem as it is everywhere else. People talk about the way someone’s acting as being “behavioral,” as like a standalone term. And it means nothing, all behavior’s behavioral, it’s ridiculous. You may as well say breathing is respiratory, you know. You can’t differentiate. But it’s become this term and what we mean is, or what people mean who use it is, this person’s acting out, they’re doing this on purpose.

We, as a profession, as a culture, often view psychosis with a bit more sympathy, because we know that people who are psychotic have effectively lost touch with reality. But at the other end you have people who perhaps have a personality disorder diagnosis. And there’s a tendency to write off the way they’re behaving because they can “help it.

03/02/2023

☀️The fundamental problem with the American health care system is that those who ultimately receive the care aren't in the driver's seat.
When we go to the doctor or are admitted to the hospital, we aren't really the customer for the care. According to the American Medical Association , in 2020, just 9.4% of all health care spending came directly out of pocket. Most care was paid for by private insurance plans or, far more often, the government through programs like Medicare and Medicaid.

☀️ “It would inhibit our ability to innovate, create, and deliver affordable health insurance options.”

☀️“House Bill 1416 that would essentially erode the ability of health plans such as Sanford’s, from offering those affordable health insurance options in North Dakota, , as the health care and health insurance industries become indistinguishable from one another, the choices available to us narrow.

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02/21/2023

02/18/2023

Dietitian advice assists MS patients to improve calcium intake: Trial

People with MS may be more prone to developing osteoporosis, a condition where bones become weak and brittle and more likely to break. To keep bones healthy, it’s important to get enough calcium from food. It’s also important to have enough vitamin D, which helps absorb calcium.

Many factors can contribute to osteoporosis with MS. They include inactivity or reduced mobility, long-term use of glucocorticoids, a type of corticosteroids, and low exposure to sunlight that can result in not enough vitamin D being produced.

Dairy products and fatty fish are good sources of calcium, but many people with MS go on dairy-free and plant-based diets, such as the McDougall diet or the paleo diet, because they’ve been suggested to ease the symptoms of MS. Those who decide to go on such diets must make sure they get all the nutrients they need, calcium included.

02/07/2023

Every year, insurance companies reject millions of claims by patients seeking many types of treatment — everything from MRIs and surgeries to medications. And appealing those denials can be challenging.

patients under the Affordable Care Act only appeal about 0.1 percent of claims that are rejected.

A new investigation by ProPublica and Capitol Forum looks into the world of health insurance denials, and what that appeal process looks like.

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02/01/2023

✨ Air fryers have grown in popularity over the last few years, however, recent information about certain chemicals found in some air fryer brands reveals there may be a health risk.

✨ Several air fryers have a non-stick coating that contains chemical polyfluorinated molecules, better known as PFAs and nicknamed “forever chemicals,” due to the decades they take to break down in the environment.

✨ The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention revealed in a 2019 press release that PFAS found in clothing, cookware and household items have been linked to infertility, weakened immune systems, impaired brain function, hormone disruption and more.

✨ Several air fryers and small appliances still contain PFAS, including a model from DASH which is listed on a review of top air fryers for college students.

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