Thu.May 13, 2021

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Advanced Practice Providers: How to Make Patients Feel Cared for and Comfortable

Medical GPS

Last week we began looking at APPs (advanced practice providers) as valuable members of a patient’s healthcare team , especially in today’s current shift from fee-for-service healthcare, to value-based healthcare. I quoted MEDI Leadership’s Kathy Gibala , and I think it’s worth mentioning again as we continue to take a look at how to educate patients on, and encourage them towards, the benefits of having an APP on their healthcare team.

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Health and Getting Outside – What the 2021 Axios Harris Poll 100 Brands Mean for Health/Care

Health Populi

We want to go outside, drive our cars, shop for groceries, stay and get healthy. These are the key themes coming out of the 2021 Axios Harris Poll 100 on the most visible brands with high (and low) reputations among U.S. consumers. In the top-ranked “excellent” and “very good” brands numbered 1 through 50, we find five core health care brands that were most visible to U.S. consumers: Moderna ranked #3, Pfizer #7, CVS Health #24, Walgreens #46, and Kaiser Permanente #47.