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From volume to value: how health execs see the future of health care

By on January 31, 2012 in Electronic health records, Health care information technology, Health Consumers, Health Economics, Health marketing, Health Quality, Health reform, Health social networks, Hospital finance, Hospitals

Transparency and authenticity, constant and clear communication, and a drive toward value underpin the future health system — for those health leaders who can commit to these pillars of transformational change. Leading Through Transformation: Top Healthcare CEOs’ Perspectives on the Future of Healthcare summarizes the interaction among 17 health execs who convened at the second [...]

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We are all health illiterates: navigating the health system in a sea of paper and financial haze

By on January 30, 2012 in Design and health, Health Consumers, Health disparities, Health Economics, Health engagement, Health literacy, Hospital finance

“Older patients, caregivers, and family members face growing challenges in understanding and navigating the nation’s increasingly complex healthcare system,” begins a well-articulated column called Why Consumers Struggle to Understand Health Care, in U.S. News & World Report dated January 27, 2012. Health literacy isn’t just about understanding clinical directions for self-care, such as how to take medications [...]

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The Connected Consumer – she loves her iPad, and she’ll be able to Connect for Health

By on January 26, 2012 in Connected health, Health at home, Health care information technology, Health Consumers, Health social networks, Internet and Health, media and health, Popular culture and health, Remote health monitoring, Telehealth, Telemedicine, Trust, Women and health

She’s likely to be female, Facebooking, smartphoning, and digitally shopping. She’s the Connected Consumer, and she’s a lot older than you might expect: on average, 40 years of age, and with a mean household income of $63,000. And Connected she is: in addition to having a PC or laptop computer, 43% have a smartphone, and [...]

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On the road to retail health: healthcareDIY and primary care, everywhere

By on January 25, 2012 in Connected health, Design and health, Electronic health records, Employers, Food and health, Health at home, Health care information technology, Health Consumers, Health engagement, Health marketing, HITECH Act, medical home, Medical technology, Medication adherence, mHealth, Mobile health, Pharmacy, Prescription drugs, Prevention and wellness, Primary care, Retail health, Telehealth, Telemedicine, Workplace wellness

At the ConvUrgent Care Symposium in Orlando, attendees from the worlds of clinics, ambulatory care, hospital beds, pharmacies, medical devices, life sciences, health information, health IT, health plans, academic medical centers and professional medical societies came together to share and learn about the morphing landscape of retail health. The topline message: primary care is everywhere, [...]

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The Trust Deficit – what does it mean for health care?

By on January 24, 2012 in Affordable Care Act, Food and health, Global Health, Health Consumers, Health Economics, Health engagement, Health insurance exchanges, Health marketing, Health politics, Health reform, Health regulation, Health social networks, media and health, Pharmaceutical, Prescription drugs, Trust

Technology, autos, food and consumer products — two-thirds of people around the globe trust these four industries the most. The least trusted sectors are media, banks and financial services. Welcome to the twelfth annual poll of the 2012 Edelman Trust Barometer, gauging global citizens’ perspectives on institutions and their trustworthiness. This survey marks the largest [...]

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