Moving from operational efficiency to personalized healthcare value – IBM on redefining success in healthcare

By on February 9, 2012 in Bio/life sciences, Design and health, Electronic health records, Health at home, Health care marketing, Health Consumers, Health Economics, Health engagement, Health insurance, Health marketing, Health Plans, Health reform, Personalized medicine, Prevention and wellness, Primary care, Supply chain

A health system that’s built to last: this is the latest sound-bite echoing through health policy circles. The theme of sustainability is permeating all matters of policy, from education and business to health care. Enter IBM, with a rigorous approach to Redefining Value and Success in Healthcare: Charting the path to the future, from the group’s [...]

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The self-care economy: OTC medicines in the U.S. deliver value to the health system

By on February 7, 2012 in Health Consumers, Health Economics, Medicaid, medical home, Medicare, Popular culture and health, Prescription drugs, Prevention and wellness, Primary care, Retail health

U.S. health consumers’ purchase and use of over-the-counter medicines (OTCs) generate $102 billion worth of value to the health system every year. Half of this value accrues to employers who sponsor health insurance for their workforce; 25% goes to government payers (e.g., Medicare, Medicaid); and, 25% returns to self-insured and uninsured people. For every $1 spent [...]

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Addressing chronic illness can help cure the U.S. budget deficit

By on February 6, 2012 in Affordable Care Act, Chronic care, Environment and heatlh, Food and health, Health Economics, Health reform, Health regulation, Health social networks, Medicaid, Medicare, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Prevention and wellness

Chronic illness represents $3 of every $4 of annual health spending in the U.S. That’s about $1.5 trillion. Living Well With Chronic Illness, a report from The Institute of Medicine (IOM), issues a “call for public health action” to address chronic illness through: – Adopting evidence-based interventions for disease prevention – Developing new public policies [...]

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iPads and health care – health IT managers slow down physicians’ clinical adoption

By on February 3, 2012 in Electronic health records, Health care information technology, HITECH Act, Hospitals, Medical technology, Physicians

Doctors are using iPads in huge numbers for personal life project management. 80% of doctors are excited about using them in clinical practice. But when it comes to clinical applications, don’t confuse physicians’ desire for mobility with their current use of iPads in everyday practice. What’s surprising is the “why” behind that phenomenon. It’s not a lack [...]

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The state of health IT in America: thinking about the Bipartisan Policy Center report on health IT

By on February 2, 2012 in Administrative simplification, Affordable Care Act, Connected health, Electronic health records, Health care information technology, Health Economics, Health politics, Health regulation, HITECH Act, Hospital finance, Hospitals, Internet and Health, Medical technology, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, PPACA, Privacy and security, Telehealth, Telemedicine

There are few issue areas within the Beltway of Washington, DC, that have enjoyed more support across the political aisle than health care information technology. In 2004, George Bush asserted that every American would/should have an electronic medical record by 2014. Since then, Democrats and Republicans alike have supported the broad concept of wiring the [...]

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