Archive | September, 2011

Patients 2.0 – health citizens back into the center of the ecosystem

By on September 26, 2011 in Electronic health records, Health care information technology, Health care marketing, Health Consumers, Health engagement, Health literacy, Health politics, Health reform, Health social networks, HITECH Act

“Amused,” tweeted @francisds, a tweeter from Norway. “#Patients20 session happening on floor above #Doctors20 #Law20 #Employers20. Pt-centricity is ‘above’ other issues.” Thank you, Francis, for your observation. Perhaps patient-centricity isn’t ‘above’ all others in the health ecosystem, but we – and ’we’ are all patients, ultimately – are at the center. Or should be, according to [...]

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More health consumers look to pharmacists and pharmacy staff for health-related services

By on September 25, 2011 in Chronic care, Health and Beauty, Health care marketing, Health Consumers, Health marketing, Medication adherence, Pharmacy, Prescription drugs, Supply chain

Health consumers prefer supermarket-based pharmacies to chain or mass merchandiser drugstores, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2011 U.S. National Pharmacy Study.  Mass merchants, however, often beat out both supermarket and chain drugstores when it comes to price. In the study, J.D. Power segments brick-and-mortar pharmacies from mail-order. Brick-and-mortar pharmacies cover chain drug stores, [...]

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See Jane Think: my new jacket says “Let Patients Speak”

By on September 21, 2011 in Design and health, Health Consumers, Health engagement, Health politics, Health Quality, Health reform

Thanks to Regina Holliday, my usual black wardrobe has some color – and tells a very important story: let patients speak. Regina Holliday is an artist, wife, mother, friend, and fierce patient advocate.  She has created The Walking Gallery, now at 80+ story-telling jackets worn by people who have shared their personal stories about health, life, [...]

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Peoples’ home economics are driving DIY Healthcare

By on September 20, 2011 in Health Consumers, Health Economics, Health engagement, Health marketing

I shared this perspective yesterday at the Social Health Unconference in Philadelphia. In the post-recession economy, consumers are living in an era of the new sustainability, looking for products and services from organizations that help them conserve resources, save me money, nurture creativity, and keep me healthy. In their report, Eyes Wide Open, Wallet Half Shut, [...]

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World Bank on NCDs: global concerns, local empowerment

By on September 16, 2011 in Food and health, Global Health, Health disparities, Health Economics, Health engagement, Health marketing, Prevention and wellness, Primary care, Public health

Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) cost people, communities, economies, and nations across several dimensions. And they’re a double-burden for developing countries, who are working to build middle classes and infrastructure that take their citizens beyond subsistence levels of existence. In The Growing Danger of Non-Communicable Diseases: Acting Now to Reverse Course, the World Bank addresses the impact of [...]

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