Did you ever play the whac-a-mole game? As Wikipedia describes it, “A typical Whac-A-Mole machine consists of a large, waist-level cabinet with five holes in its top and a large, soft, black mallet. Each hole contains a single plastic mole and the machinery necessary to move it up and down. Once the game starts, the [...]
Penny-wise and pound-foolish: how increasing payments for ambulatory care grows inpatient admissions
Being Digital Doesn't Always Mean You're Young, Demographically Speaking
Being younger demographically doesn’t mean you’re younger, digitally-speaking. Your Real Age isn’t your Digital Age, according to Wells Fargo‘s survey into Americans’ use of advanced tools for daily tasks. The categories of peoples’ digital maturity include: – Digital teens, who are people who are online but don’t use all tools at a ‘high level’ – [...]
It's the jobs, stupid: that is, jobs that come with health insurance
In 2010, health isn’t a top policy priority for Americans. Instead, the top 3 concerns are the economy, jobs and terrorism. At least 8 in 10 Americans cite these 3 areas at the top of their lists. Medicare, health care, and health insurance fall below Social Security and education, according to The Pew Research Center [...]
Health and economic sustainability: a Bill Gates alert
If you have a blank check and could write it for whatever you wanted, what would it be? For Bill and Melinda Gates, life affords a rich opportunity to write a lot of blank checks. But for them, it’s not about the next Prada bag, Maserati or waterfront home: it’s about spending the next dollar [...]
What do Americans want from health reform? Not much change, according to KFF's latest tracking poll
Ensuring that all Americans have health insurance has fallen below other more pressing health reform issues such as tax credits for small business, health insurance exchanges, and front-burner health insurance regulations like guaranteed issue and covering dependents to age 25. Kaiser Family Foundation’s (KFF) latest Health Tracking Poll demonstrates Americans’ continued divide on the major [...]
About Jane & Health Populi
Jane Sarasohn-Kahn is a health economist and management consultant that serves clients at the intersection of health and technology.
Her clients include all stakeholders in health, including providers, payors and plans; companies in biopharma, medical devices, financial services, technology and consumer goods; non-profits and NGOs. Jane's lens on health is best-defined by the World Health Organization: health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.
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ePatients: a connected, collaborative, creating community
September 30, 2010
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Patients want online communication with doctors, and more clinicians are listening
July 26, 2011
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Meeker & Murphy on Mobile – through the lens of health
February 11, 2011
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Patient Power Through Data Liberación, and Private Sector to the Rescue – Health 2.0 DC Takeaways
June 8, 2010
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The Connected Consumer – she loves her iPad, and she’ll be able to Connect for Health
January 26, 2012
- On the road to retail health: healthcareDIY and primary care, everywhere January 25, 2012
- The Trust Deficit – what does it mean for health care? January 24, 2012
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help comes to health care: well-designed front-of-pharmacy DIY health products
January 19, 2012
- From 9 Tablet Tips to the 15 Most Wired Hospitals « ScienceRoll: [...] Top 15 Hospitals are very wired Health Popu...
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- help comes to health care: well-designed front-of-pharmacy DIY health products | Health Populi: [...] objective to lessen confusion are welcome co...
- Hey Big Spender. 1% of US Citizens Incur 20% of All Health Cost | Care And Cost: [...] Posted 1/16/12 on Health Populi [...]...
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