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What the FDA needs to know about Rx health consumers: most Americans see value in pharma-sponsored health social networks

By on April 23, 2012 in Bio/life sciences, Health at home, Health care marketing, Health Consumers, Health engagement, Health regulation, Health social networks, Internet and Health, Medical innovation, Pharmaceutical, Pharmacy, Prescription drugs, Public health, Retail health, Trust

In PwC‘s landmark report, Social Media “Likes” Healthcare, there’s a data point obscured by lots of great information generated by the firm’s survey of 1,060 U.S. adults: that over one-half of people value patient support groups and social networks with other patients that are offered by drug companies. Not surprisingly, U.S. consumers. who are taking on [...]

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Wellness Ignited! Edelman panel talks about how to build a health culture in the U.S.

By on March 26, 2012 in Behavior change, Connected health, Corporate wellness, Demographics and health, Design and health, Diabetes, Employers, Entertainment and health, Environment and heatlh, Exercise, Food and health, Health and Beauty, Health at home, Health care marketing, Health Consumers, Health disparities, Health Economics, Health engagement, Health insurance, Health literacy, Health marketing, Health Plans, Health regulation, Health social networks, Heart health, HITECH Act, Internet and Health, Kids' health, Managed care, Medicaid, medical home, Medical innovation, Medical technology, mHealth, Mobile health, Nutrition, Obesity, Personalized medicine, Pharmaceutical, Pharmacy, Popular culture and health, Prescription drugs, Prevention and wellness, Primary care, Public health, Retail health, Safety net and health, Seniors and health, Telehealth, Telemedicine, Trust, Welness, Women and health, Workplace wellness

Dr. Andrew Weil, the iconic guru of all-things-health, was joined by a panel of health stakeholders at this morning’s Edelman salon discussing Wellness Ignited – Now and Next. Representatives from the American Heart Association, Columbia University, Walgreens, Google, Harvard Business School, and urban media mavens Quincy Jones III and Shawn Ullman, who lead Feel Rich, a [...]

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Public health is valued by Americans, but health citizens balance personal responsibility with a Nanny State

By on March 21, 2012 in Behavior change, Corporate wellness, Employers, Exercise, Health and safety, Health engagement, Health politics, Health reform, Health regulation, Kids' health, Nutrition, Obesity, Prevention and wellness, Public health

While most Americans largely believe in motorcycle helmet laws, seatbelt-wearing mandates, and regulations to reduce sale in packaged foods, most are also concerned about the nation turning into the United States of Nanny. The Harris Interactive/Health Day poll of March 20, 2012, finds a health citizenry “pro” most public and safety regulations, from banning texting [...]

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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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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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