By 2050, the demand for long-term care (LTC) workers will more than double in the developed world, from Norway and New Zealand to Japan and the U.S. Aging populations with growing incidence of disabilities, looser family ties, and more women in the labor force are driving this reality. This is a multi-dimensional problem which requires [...]
Archive | May, 2011
Most Americans like the idea “Big Government” when it comes to food safety
Two-thirds of Americans favor increasing funding to the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) to ensure food safety in the U.S. Furthermore, 9 in 10 Americans also believe that the Federal government should be responsible for ensuring that food is safe to eat. And, 3 in 4 Americans say if it costs 1 to 3% more money to [...]
Patients feel out of the Rx drug development process: why participatory health in pharma is important
“Value” in prescription drugs is first and foremost about outcomes, in the eyes of physicians and biopharma. For managed care, “value” is first about safety, then patient outcomes. However, although one-third of patients managing a chronic condition cannot define ”value” in health care, 9 in 10 say that prescription drugs are “valuable” to their health and wellbeing. In [...]
Health care where we live, play, work and pray: how Ford & Toyota’s mhealth pilots fit into Whole Health
In an interview in March 2011 with the Los Angeles Times, Dr. Regina Benjamin, the U.S. Surgeon General, said, “We can’t look at health in isolation. It’s not just in the doctor’s office. It’s got to be where we live, we work, we play, we pray. If you have a healthy community, you have a healthy [...]
Don’t assume generics will stop drug cost trends in 2012 and beyond: specialty drugs will drive growing Rx spending
In the 2011 Medco Drug Trend Report, there’s good news and bad news depending on the lens you wear as a health care stakeholder in the U.S. On the positive side of the ledger, for consumers, payers and health plan sponsors, drug trend in 2010 stayed fairly flat at 3.7% growth. That’s due in 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
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Patients want online communication with doctors, and more clinicians are listening
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Meeker & Murphy on Mobile – through the lens of health
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Patient Power Through Data Liberación, and Private Sector to the Rescue – Health 2.0 DC Takeaways
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The Connected Consumer – she loves her iPad, and she’ll be able to Connect for Health
- On the road to retail health: healthcareDIY and primary care, everywhere
- The Trust Deficit – what does it mean for health care?
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help comes to health care: well-designed front-of-pharmacy DIY health products
- From 9 Tablet Tips to the 15 Most Wired Hospitals « ScienceRoll: [...] Top 15 Hospitals are very wired Health Popu...
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Richard Fine: Hi Jane, I was just forwarded this and wanted t...
- 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 [...]...
