July, 2018

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A Breakthrough, Sobering Report on Teens and Young Adults, Digital Health and Social Media Use: Implications for Mental Health

Health Populi

There’s a load of anecdotal data about teens and young adults (TYAs) and their always-on relationship with mobile phones and social networks. There are also hundreds of stories written in both mass media outlets and professional journals on the topic of TYAs and mental health: especially relative to depression and suicidality. In a breakthrough study, Hopelab and the Well Being Trust have sponsored the first deep-dive into the many dimensions of young people, their relationship with social

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#DisruptAging with Charlotte Yeh, Chief Medical Officer of AARP Services – Harlow on Healthcare

Health Blawg

Charlottte Yeh, Chief Medical Officer, AARP Services, joined me for a recent edition of Harlow on Healthare. She is focused on how research can help define improvements in the social determinants of health and the personal determinants of health for older individuals. As the number of older Americans continues to grow, we need to realize that as we age we still want to have fun, and that human connections are some of the most critical predictors of good health.

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Quantifying the Medicare Advantage advantage

Healthcare Leadership Council

In the 15 years since its inception, the increase in popularity of Medicare Advantage (MA) – health coverage provided by private plans in contrast to traditional fee-for-service (FFS) Medicare – has been undeniable. Roughly half of all Medicare-eligible seniors are enrolled in Medicare Advantage plan and that proportion keeps rising. Now there is a new addition to the growing body of evidence that MA plans are not only serving their enrollees well, but is bringing greater overall value to the M

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Setting health care solutions free

Osf Healthcare

Over the last two years, collaboration with external incubators and accelerators such as MATTER, Pulse@MassChallenge and Plug and Play have connected OSF HealthCare to a number of health care solutions we believed had the potential to improve patient outcomes, enhance patient experience and reduce the cost of health care.

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From Diagnosis to Delivery: How AI is Revolutionizing the Patient Experience

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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When Work Has Meaning

The Beryl Institute

The title of this blog is not original to me but was a headline on the cover of the July-August 2018 issue of Harvard Business Review (HBR) referencing an article, Creating A Purpose-Driven Organization. It seems everywhere I turn, there is another book, article or referenced research on the neuroscience of purpose as a driving force that gives our lives meaning.

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Improving Medication Adherence

Health Dialog

Today, 82 percent of adults in the United States regularly take at least one medication, while 29 percent take five or more. Unfortunately, many aren’t taking them as prescribed. Research shows that than 90 million adults across the country lack the ability to understand the healthcare information needed to make appropriate decisions and take their medications as directed.

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#DisruptAging with Charlotte Yeh, Chief Medical Officer of AARP Services – Harlow on Healthcare

Health Blawg

Charlottte Yeh, Chief Medical Officer, AARP Services, joined me for a recent edition of Harlow on Healthare. She is focused on how research can help define improvements in the social determinants of health and the personal determinants of health for older individuals. As the number of older Americans continues to grow, we need to realize that as we age we still want to have fun, and that human connections are some of the most critical predictors of good health.

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A Public Health Crisis Requires a Roadmap of Solutions

Healthcare Leadership Council

It’s indisputable that the opioid addiction crisis with which America is currently grappling is one of historic magnitude. We’re losing more than 115 people per day from opioid overdoses. Families and communities are being devastated and public resources – healthcare, social services, law enforcement – are being stretched thin. This is a serious problem, but it is not an insolvable one.

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Investment results in more access to behavioral health services

Osf Healthcare

It’s no secret among the health care industry that the need for behavioral health services is skyrocketing with more than 43 million American adults experiencing mental illness in a given year. Meanwhile, there aren’t enough psychiatrists and other behavioral health providers available to meet this need.

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Value Comes to Healthcare: But Whose Value Is It?

Health Populi

The Search for Value is the prevailing journey to a Holy Grail in healthcare these days. On that, most stakeholders working on the ground, globally. can agree. But whose value is it, anyway? Three reports published in the past few weeks give us some useful perspective on that question, woven together in today’s Health Populi blog. Let’s start with the Philips Future Health Index , which assesses value to 16 national health systems through three lenses: access, satisfaction, and effi

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How to Make The Best Benefits Decisions for 2025's Workforce: An HR and Total Rewards Guide

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

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Closing the Digital Health Gap Between Consumers and Physicians

Health Populi

Consumers are more bullish demanding virtual and digital health tools from their physicians than doctors are in providing it, based on the research findings in What can health systems do to encourage physicians to embrace virtual care? from Deloitte. One-third of physicians have concerns about using virtual care services, such as medical errors that may result, access to technology, and data security.

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Shinola Welcomes Immigrants on the 4th of July: A Love Letter from Detroit to the World Via NYC

Health Populi

Lady Liberty beckons to welcome the tired, the weary, and the ambitious to America in this Shinola video, made in my hometown Detroit. May this bring you joy and positive vibes on Independence Day 2018. The post Shinola Welcomes Immigrants on the 4th of July: A Love Letter from Detroit to the World Via NYC appeared first on HealthPopuli.com.

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Most Americans Over 50 Not Buying Groceries Online….Yet

Health Populi

Only 17% of Americans over 50 years of age shopped for groceries online by mid-2018. But older people in the U.S. have underlying demands and needs that could nudge them to do online grocery shopping, unearthed in a survey from AARP Foundation and IFIC , the International Food Industry Council Foundation. Typically, older Americans who shop online tend to be college-educated, work full-time, and earn higher incomes.

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#DisruptAging with Charlotte Yeh, Chief Medical Officer of AARP Services – Harlow on Healthcare

Health Blawg

Charlottte Yeh, Chief Medical Officer, AARP Services, joined me for a recent edition of Harlow on Healthare. She is focused on how research can help define improvements in the social determinants of health and the personal determinants of health for older individuals. As the number of older Americans continues to grow, we need to realize that as we age we still want to have fun, and that human connections are some of the most critical predictors of good health.

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Why Every Small Business Needs an HCM Solution: A Comprehensive Guide

Managing HR tasks like payroll, compliance, and employee data can overwhelm small businesses. That’s where a Human Capital Management (HCM) solution comes in. Our eBook, Why Every Small Business Needs an HCM Solution: A Comprehensive Guide , shows how an HCM system automates tedious processes, ensuring your business stays compliant and efficient. You’ll learn how to simplify payroll, eliminate costly errors, and empower your employees with self-service tools.

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#DisruptAging with Charlotte Yeh, Chief Medical Officer of AARP Services – Harlow on Healthcare

Health Blawg

Charlottte Yeh, Chief Medical Officer, AARP Services, joined me for a recent edition of Harlow on Healthare. She is focused on how research can help define improvements in the social determinants of health and the personal determinants of health for older individuals. As the number of older Americans continues to grow, we need to realize that as we age we still want to have fun, and that human connections are some of the most critical predictors of good health.

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#DisruptAging with Charlotte Yeh, Chief Medical Officer of AARP Services – Harlow on Healthcare

Health Blawg

Charlottte Yeh, Chief Medical Officer, AARP Services, joined me for a recent edition of Harlow on Healthare. She is focused on how research can help define improvements in the social determinants of health and the personal determinants of health for older individuals. As the number of older Americans continues to grow, we need to realize that as we age we still want to have fun, and that human connections are some of the most critical predictors of good health.

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#DisruptAging with Charlotte Yeh, Chief Medical Officer of AARP Services – Harlow on Healthcare

Health Blawg

Charlottte Yeh, Chief Medical Officer, AARP Services, joined me for a recent edition of Harlow on Healthare. She is focused on how research can help define improvements in the social determinants of health and the personal determinants of health for older individuals. As the number of older Americans continues to grow, we need to realize that as we age we still want to have fun, and that human connections are some of the most critical predictors of good health.

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Digital Therapeutics with Amir Kishon, CEO of RMDY Health – Harlow on Heathcare

Health Blawg

Amir Kishon, CEO of RMDY Health, is a veteran digital health executive with keen insight into the value of digital therapeutics. RMDY Health is a platform that allows healthcare organizations to easily build digital therapeutics for their populations. We spoke about the power of digital tools to help health care organizations help their patient constituencies.

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Best Practices to Streamline Compensation Management: A Foundation for Growth

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.

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Digital Therapeutics with Amir Kishon, CEO of RMDY Health – Harlow on Heathcare

Health Blawg

Amir Kishon, CEO of RMDY Health, is a veteran digital health executive with keen insight into the value of digital therapeutics. RMDY Health is a platform that allows healthcare organizations to easily build digital therapeutics for their populations. We spoke about the power of digital tools to help health care organizations help their patient constituencies.

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Digital Therapeutics with Amir Kishon, CEO of RMDY Health – Harlow on Heathcare

Health Blawg

Amir Kishon, CEO of RMDY Health, is a veteran digital health executive with keen insight into the value of digital therapeutics. RMDY Health is a platform that allows healthcare organizations to easily build digital therapeutics for their populations. We spoke about the power of digital tools to help health care organizations help their patient constituencies.

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Digital Therapeutics with Amir Kishon, CEO of RMDY Health – Harlow on Heathcare

Health Blawg

Amir Kishon, CEO of RMDY Health, is a veteran digital health executive with keen insight into the value of digital therapeutics. RMDY Health is a platform that allows healthcare organizations to easily build digital therapeutics for their populations. We spoke about the power of digital tools to help health care organizations help their patient constituencies.

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Joe Kvedar, Humanizing Healthcare through Connected Health — Harlow on Healthcare

Health Blawg

I had a wide-ranging conversation with Joe Kvedar, VP, Connected Health at Partners Healthcare in Boston, where he is leveraging personal health care technologies to improve health care delivery and help providers and patients manage chronic conditions, maintain health and wellness and improve adherence, engagement and clinical outcomes. Joe has a couple of books out, is an active blogger at The cHealth Blog , and chairs the Connected Health conference.

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How to Battle Layoffs: The Career Star Accelerator Bootcamp

Facing layoffs in your organization? Support your team members' career transition with Career Star Accelerator Bootcamp: Custom Resume & LinkedIn Revamp + 6 Weeks of Career Coaching. Our certified resume writers will create job search-winning resumes and LinkedIn profiles while they work with a career coach to learn unique strategies to stand out, attract the right employers, automate their job search, and land their dream job.

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Joe Kvedar, Humanizing Healthcare through Connected Health — Harlow on Healthcare

Health Blawg

I had a wide-ranging conversation with Joe Kvedar, VP, Connected Health at Partners Healthcare in Boston, where he is leveraging personal health care technologies to improve health care delivery and help providers and patients manage chronic conditions, maintain health and wellness and improve adherence, engagement and clinical outcomes. Joe has a couple of books out, is an active blogger at The cHealth Blog , and chairs the Connected Health conference.

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Joe Kvedar, Humanizing Healthcare through Connected Health — Harlow on Healthcare

Health Blawg

I had a wide-ranging conversation with Joe Kvedar, VP, Connected Health at Partners Healthcare in Boston, where he is leveraging personal health care technologies to improve health care delivery and help providers and patients manage chronic conditions, maintain health and wellness and improve adherence, engagement and clinical outcomes. Joe has a couple of books out, is an active blogger at The cHealth Blog , and chairs the Connected Health conference.

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Joe Kvedar, Humanizing Healthcare through Connected Health — Harlow on Healthcare

Health Blawg

I had a wide-ranging conversation with Joe Kvedar, VP, Connected Health at Partners Healthcare in Boston, where he is leveraging personal health care technologies to improve health care delivery and help providers and patients manage chronic conditions, maintain health and wellness and improve adherence, engagement and clinical outcomes. Joe has a couple of books out, is an active blogger at The cHealth Blog , and chairs the Connected Health conference.

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Joe Kvedar, Humanizing Healthcare through Connected Health — Harlow on Healthcare

Health Blawg

I had a wide-ranging conversation with Joe Kvedar, VP, Connected Health at Partners Healthcare in Boston, where he is leveraging personal health care technologies to improve health care delivery and help providers and patients manage chronic conditions, maintain health and wellness and improve adherence, engagement and clinical outcomes. Joe has a couple of books out, is an active blogger at The cHealth Blog , and chairs the Connected Health conference.

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5 Essentials for Healthcare CIOs: A Provider Data Management Checklist

Complete and accurate provider data is essential for health organizations to operate effectively. A better understanding of your provider network helps to understand patients and consumers, identify gaps in care, and make the best possible decisions for your businesses. A modern provider data management solution should power a complete and accurate view of each of your providers, make this data easily accessible across functional groups, and be flexible and agile enough to scale. with your needs

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How Taking Care of Your Health Boosts Savings Accounts

Health Populi

It will cost about $275,000 for a couple retiring in the U.S. this year to cover their healthcare costs for the rest of their life in retirement, Fidelity estimated. But Americans are notoriously pretty undisciplined about saving money, compared with peers living in other developed countries. How to address this challenge? Show people what improving their personal health can do to boost their 401(k) plans.

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If Data Is The New Oil in Healthcare, Will It Be Safe to Drink? The Accenture Digital Health Tech Vision 2018

Health Populi

With the vast majority of patients’ medical records now digitized in electronic health records systems, the opportunities to mine, learn from, and act on the findings are promising for U.S. healthcare. More data is moving into internet clouds every day, from healthcare encounters with clinicians and inpatient hospital stays to prescribed medicines, retail receipts for over-the-counter remedies, wearable technologies, credit card swipes for products and services, and GPS check-ins.

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Diabetes and Independence Day: An Inflection Point for Rising Blood Sugar

Health Populi

In the USA, July 4th celebrates the adoption of the Declaration of Independence on that day in 1776. For people with diabetes, July 4th is also an inflection point when blood glucose spikes and kicks off a rise in blood sugar levels through autumn to New Year’s Eve. The team at Livongo observed this by mining 20 million blood glucose measures among its community of people with diabetes.

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Action Needed for Market Stability, Access to Health Coverage

Healthcare Leadership Council

There is a consensus in this country that people who are struggling with illnesses and have a greater need for healthcare services should not be prevented from acquiring health insurance. Recent actions at the federal level, though, need to be addressed in order for that ideal to be met. Risk adjustment payments provide financial stability to insurance providers that provide coverage to relatively high numbers of sicker, higher-cost consumers.

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A Guide to Improved Sepsis Detection & Compliance: 6 Areas You Should Address

This guide highlights key areas that your sepsis detection platform should address to minimize the impact of this leading, entirely preventable cause of in-hospital deaths, as well as how to increase compliance by 20% in 30 days. Download to learn more!