Health Blawg

APRIL 27, 2018

In the weeks leading up to the HIMSS 2018 conference in early March, I posted a question to the HIMSS community (45,000 strong in person at the conference and over 180,000 strong on the Linked In group), seeking to encourage conversation about the intersection of value-based care and population health. Here’s the post ( check it out in its original form on Linked In to see all the comments — you’ll have to join the group if you aren’t already a member): How do we motivate

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Health Populi

APRIL 10, 2018

Half of U.S. patients were offered online access to their health records by providers or insurers, and one-half of them accessed the EHR at least once in the last year. One in four of those offered online EHR access looked at them more than 3 times. It takes a good nudge from a provider to motivate a patient to access online medical records, found by ONC in their latest research into consumers’ use of EHRs detailed in Individuals’ use of online medical records and technology for hea

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CiscoHealth

APRIL 6, 2018

Thomas Yaw Berko rides an old bicycle 30km each way to reach some of the communities he works in as a volunteer health worker in southern Ghana. For the.

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Readiness Rounds

APRIL 26, 2018

White Plains Hospital First in the Country To Adopt Innovative System-Wide Platform To Enhance Patient Safety, Experience, and Quality of Care. “High Reliability” Initiative Ensures Consistency Across the Board. New Program Takes the Hospital’s Exceptional Care to the Next Level. WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (March 5, 2018)— With fifteen outpatient facilities throughout Westchester, a new 70,000 sq. foot Center for Cancer Care, and the busiest emergency department in Westchester, White Plains Hospital (WP

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Speaker: Simran Kaur, Founder & CEO at Tattva Health Inc.

The healthcare landscape is being revolutionized by AI and cutting-edge digital technologies, reshaping how patients receive care and interact with providers. In this webinar led by Simran Kaur, we will explore how AI-driven solutions are enhancing patient communication, improving care quality, and empowering preventive and predictive medicine. You'll also learn how AI is streamlining healthcare processes, helping providers offer more efficient, personalized care and enabling faster, data-driven

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The Beryl Institute

APRIL 3, 2018

Patient activation is a behavioral concept… It is defined as 'an individual's knowledge, skill, and confidence for managing their health and health care'. (Hibbard et al 2005). We know from all of the literature on patient activation that there is a way to both understand and measure a patients’ readiness to manage their health and their healthcare.

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Health Dialog

APRIL 4, 2018

Today, more than 84 million people in the United States suffer from cardiovascular disease, accounting for one out of every three deaths in the country. As the leading cause of death for both men and women, it is crucial that people are aware of their risk factors so that they can the necessary steps to take control their health. While not all cases are avoidable, there are core behaviors individuals can adopt to drastically improve overall cardiovascular health.

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Health Populi

APRIL 12, 2018

In the US, when it comes to life and death, it’s good to live in Hawaii, Utah, Minnesota, North Dakota, and Iowa — the top five states with the greatest life expectancy and healthy life expectancy at birth in 2016. For health and longevity, sorry to see the lowest five ranked states are Washington DC which ranks last, along with Mississippi, Louisiana, South Carolina, and Alabama.

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CiscoHealth

APRIL 6, 2018

Thomas Yaw Berko rides an old bicycle 30km each way to reach some of the communities he works in as a volunteer health worker in southern Ghana. For the 7,000 people in the district he serves, early detection and diagnosis can mean the difference between an infection that can be treated in the home and one that could mean months in a hospital and possible long-term disability [1].

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Readiness Rounds

APRIL 26, 2018

White Plains Hospital First in the Country To Adopt Innovative System-Wide Platform To Enhance Patient Safety, Experience, and Quality of Care. “High Reliability” Initiative Ensures Consistency Across the Board. New Program Takes the Hospital’s Exceptional Care to the Next Level. WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (March 5, 2018)— With fifteen outpatient facilities throughout Westchester, a new 70,000 sq. foot Center for Cancer Care, and the busiest emergency department in Westchester, White Plains Hospital (WP

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Healthcare Leadership Council

APRIL 26, 2018

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Speaker: Kaitlin Ruby Carroll

Retaining top talent in 2025 means rethinking benefits. In a competitive job market, fertility benefits are more than just offerings - they are a commitment to your team’s well-being. Gain critical insights into the latest fertility benefits strategies that can help position your organization as an industry leader. Our expert will explore the unique advantages and challenges of each model, share success stories from top organizations, and offer practical strategies to make benefits decisions tha

Health Populi

APRIL 24, 2018

In the U.S., trust in the healthcare industry declined by 9 percentage points in just one year, declining from 62% of people trusting — that’s roughly two-thirds of Americans — down to 53% — closer to one-half of the population. I covered the launch of the 2018 Edelman Trust Barometer across all industries here in Health Populi in January 2018 , when this year’s annual report was presented at the World Economic Forum in Davos as it is each year.

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Health Populi

APRIL 9, 2018

U.S. consumers rank supermarkets, fast food chains, retailers, and banks as their top performing industries for experience according to the 2018 Temkin Experience Ratings. Peoples’ experience with health plans rank at the bottom of the roster, on par with rental cars and TV/Internet service providers. If there is any good news for health plans in this year’s Temkin Experience Ratings compared to the 2017 results, it’s at the margin of “very poor” performance: last y

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Health Populi

APRIL 16, 2018

As the nation battles an obesity epidemic that adds $$ costs to U.S. national health spending, there are many opportunities to address this impactful social determinant of health to reduce health spending per person and to drive public and individual health. In this post, I examine a few very current events in the food-as-medicine marketspace. Big Food as an industry gets a bad rap, as Big Tobacco and Big Oil have had.

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Health Blawg

APRIL 30, 2018

While at the HIMSS annual conference this year I spoke with many healthcare technology company leaders. I am pleased to share some of those conversations here. This selection focuses on collecting and understanding data, using it to create information that can be used to improve health and healthcare. Please check out some of my other short takes from #HIMSS18 as well.

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Health Blawg

APRIL 30, 2018

While at the HIMSS annual conference this year I spoke with many healthcare technology company leaders. I am pleased to share some of those conversations here. This selection focuses on collecting and understanding data, using it to create information that can be used to improve health and healthcare. Please check out some of my other short takes from #HIMSS18 as well.

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Health Blawg

APRIL 30, 2018

While at the HIMSS annual conference this year I spoke with many healthcare technology company leaders. I am pleased to share some of those conversations here. This selection focuses on collecting and understanding data, using it to create information that can be used to improve health and healthcare. Please check out some of my other short takes from #HIMSS18 as well.

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Health Blawg

APRIL 30, 2018

While at the HIMSS annual conference this year I spoke with many healthcare technology company leaders. I am pleased to share some of those conversations here. This selection focuses on collecting and understanding data, using it to create information that can be used to improve health and healthcare. Please check out some of my other short takes from #HIMSS18 as well.

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Health Blawg

APRIL 30, 2018

While at the HIMSS annual conference this year I spoke with many healthcare technology company leaders. I am pleased to share some of those conversations here. This selection focuses on collecting and understanding data, using it to create information that can be used to improve health and healthcare. Please check out some of my other short takes from #HIMSS18 as well.

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Speaker: Joe Sharpe and James Carlson

Payroll optimization can be one of the most time-consuming and complex factors of small business management. Yet, organizations that crack the code on streamlining employee compensation often discover innovative avenues for growth. With the right strategies in place, outsourcing and streamlining payroll processes can result in substantial time and resource savings.

Health Blawg

APRIL 27, 2018

In the weeks leading up to the HIMSS 2018 conference in early March, I posted a question to the HIMSS community (45,000 strong in person at the conference and over 180,000 strong on the Linked In group), seeking to encourage conversation about the intersection of value-based care and population health. Here’s the post ( check it out in its original form on Linked In to see all the comments — you’ll have to join the group if you aren’t already a member): How do we motivate

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Health Blawg

APRIL 27, 2018

In the weeks leading up to the HIMSS 2018 conference in early March, I posted a question to the HIMSS community (45,000 strong in person at the conference and over 180,000 strong on the Linked In group), seeking to encourage conversation about the intersection of value-based care and population health. Here’s the post ( check it out in its original form on Linked In to see all the comments — you’ll have to join the group if you aren’t already a member): How do we motivate

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Health Blawg

APRIL 27, 2018

In the weeks leading up to the HIMSS 2018 conference in early March, I posted a question to the HIMSS community (45,000 strong in person at the conference and over 180,000 strong on the Linked In group), seeking to encourage conversation about the intersection of value-based care and population health. Here’s the post ( check it out in its original form on Linked In to see all the comments — you’ll have to join the group if you aren’t already a member): How do we motivate

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Health Blawg

APRIL 27, 2018

In the weeks leading up to the HIMSS 2018 conference in early March, I posted a question to the HIMSS community (45,000 strong in person at the conference and over 180,000 strong on the Linked In group), seeking to encourage conversation about the intersection of value-based care and population health. Here’s the post ( check it out in its original form on Linked In to see all the comments — you’ll have to join the group if you aren’t already a member): How do we motivate

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Health Blawg

APRIL 17, 2018

At HIMSS 2018, I spoke with Mitchell Goldburgh, Global Solutions Manager, Enterprise Imaging and Analytics Solutions, NTT Data Services. (Twitter: @twitchell )He observed that one of the key challenges the healthcare system is struggling with is the adoption of new technology needed to address population health, both on the diagnostic end and on the care management end.

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Health Blawg

APRIL 17, 2018

At HIMSS 2018, I spoke with Mitchell Goldburgh, Global Solutions Manager, Enterprise Imaging and Analytics Solutions, NTT Data Services. (Twitter: @twitchell )He observed that one of the key challenges the healthcare system is struggling with is the adoption of new technology needed to address population health, both on the diagnostic end and on the care management end.

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Health Blawg

APRIL 17, 2018

At HIMSS 2018, I spoke with Mitchell Goldburgh, Global Solutions Manager, Enterprise Imaging and Analytics Solutions, NTT Data Services. (Twitter: @twitchell )He observed that one of the key challenges the healthcare system is struggling with is the adoption of new technology needed to address population health, both on the diagnostic end and on the care management end.

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Health Blawg

APRIL 17, 2018

At HIMSS 2018, I spoke with Mitchell Goldburgh, Global Solutions Manager, Enterprise Imaging and Analytics Solutions, NTT Data Services. (Twitter: @twitchell )He observed that one of the key challenges the healthcare system is struggling with is the adoption of new technology needed to address population health, both on the diagnostic end and on the care management end.

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Health Blawg

APRIL 17, 2018

At HIMSS 2018, I spoke with Mitchell Goldburgh, Global Solutions Manager, Enterprise Imaging and Analytics Solutions, NTT Data Services. (Twitter: @twitchell )He observed that one of the key challenges the healthcare system is struggling with is the adoption of new technology needed to address population health, both on the diagnostic end and on the care management end.

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Health Blawg

APRIL 8, 2018

Once the federales blocked the health insurance company mega-mergers, it was only a matter of time before alternative approaches to rearranging the three-dimensional chessboard of the healthcare-industrial complex would emerge. The approach du jour is the vertical merger. Horizontal combinations trigger the familiar antitrust reviews of market share and the orthodoxy of antitrust enforcement dictates that two insurers, selling the same product or service into the same market or markets, cannot m

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Health Blawg

APRIL 8, 2018

Once the federales blocked the health insurance company mega-mergers, it was only a matter of time before alternative approaches to rearranging the three-dimensional chessboard of the healthcare-industrial complex would emerge. The approach du jour is the vertical merger. Horizontal combinations trigger the familiar antitrust reviews of market share and the orthodoxy of antitrust enforcement dictates that two insurers, selling the same product or service into the same market or markets, cannot m

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Health Blawg

APRIL 8, 2018

Once the federales blocked the health insurance company mega-mergers, it was only a matter of time before alternative approaches to rearranging the three-dimensional chessboard of the healthcare-industrial complex would emerge. The approach du jour is the vertical merger. Horizontal combinations trigger the familiar antitrust reviews of market share and the orthodoxy of antitrust enforcement dictates that two insurers, selling the same product or service into the same market or markets, cannot m

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