September, 2018

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Slow Food, Slow Medicine: What Italy Can Teach America About Health

Health Populi

Obesity, diabesity, food deserts and food swamps co-exist across America, factors that cost the U.S. economy over $327 billion a year just in the costs of diagnosed diabetes. In addition, America’s overweight and obesity epidemic results in lost worker productivity, mental health and sleep challenges, and lower quality of life for millions of Americans.

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Payor-Provider Convergence with John Moore, Founder of Chilmark Research – Harlow On Healthcare

Health Blawg

John Moore ( @john_chilmark ) is the founder of Chilmark Research , a leading health IT analyst firm focused on trends in health information exchange, cloud computing, analytics, telemedicine and more. We kicked off our conversation by looking at value-based care and what it will take to achieve its promise. John called value-based care a Gordian knot.

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An easy way to keep patients engaged in their care

Osf Healthcare

Whether it comes to diagnosis, treatment or routine check-ups, one size does not fit all in health care. That is especially the case when patients leave from the emergency room or a stay at the hospital. Each patient receives their own special care plan to ensure they won’t have to return to the hospital.

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The Practice of Experience: A Relentless Pursuit of the Truth

The Beryl Institute

As a CF/lung transplant patient turned Patient/Family Advisor (PFA), I have been on the frontlines of the evolution of Patient Experience strategies since 2005. I fell in love with PFACs and have been thrilled to see the ways in which we partner with patients and families grow more sophisticated over time. Today, we have patients and families working directly in clinical quality improvement, sitting at the board level and rounding on patients actively receiving care.

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How to Battle Layoffs: The Career Star Accelerator Bootcamp

Facing layoffs in your organization? Support your team members' career transition with Career Star Accelerator Bootcamp: Custom Resume & LinkedIn Revamp + 6 Weeks of Career Coaching. Our certified resume writers will create job search-winning resumes and LinkedIn profiles while they work with a career coach to learn unique strategies to stand out, attract the right employers, automate their job search, and land their dream job.

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More than a third of nurses have PTSD symptoms; a third of doctors are burned out. What are we doing about it?

Healthy Debate

The post More than a third of nurses have PTSD symptoms; a third of doctors are burned out. What are we doing about it? appeared first on Healthy Debate.

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Higher satisfaction with care and treatment outcomes seen with shared decision making

Health Dialog

The shift toward patient-centered care and the popularity of high-deductible health plans are driving patients to take charge of their health and their treatment options. Shared decision making (SDM) is a process that engages and empowers patients to have more involvement in their treatment plans alongside their physician. Partners Healthcare System has been using Health Dialog’s decision aids for patients considering hip and knee replacement.

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Payor-Provider Convergence with John Moore, Founder of Chilmark Research – Harlow On Healthcare

Health Blawg

John Moore ( @john_chilmark ) is the founder of Chilmark Research , a leading health IT analyst firm focused on trends in health information exchange, cloud computing, analytics, telemedicine and more. We kicked off our conversation by looking at value-based care and what it will take to achieve its promise. John called value-based care a Gordian knot.

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OSF Innovation looks back at successful second year

Osf Healthcare

Year two is in the books for OSF Innovation and the act of collaborating across disciplines to solve complex health care problems has become old hat for those on the third and fourth floor of the Jump Trading Simulation & Education Center.

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Most U.S. Physicians, Burned Out, Favor A Flavor of Single Payer Health System

Health Populi

Most physicians feel some level of burnout, hassled by electronic health records and lost autonomy. No wonder, then, that a majority of doctors favor some type single payer health system — one-quarter fully single payer, a la Britain’s National Health Service; and another one-third a single payer combined with a private insurance option, discovered in the 2018 Survey of America’s Physicians report on practice patterns & perspectives, published by The Physicians Foundation.

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Sicker Consumers Are More Willing to Share Health Data

Health Populi

People dealing with chronic conditions are keener to share personally-generated data than people that don’t have a chronic disease, Deloitte’s 2018 Survey of U.S> Health Care Consumers learned. This and other insights about the patient journey are published in Inside the patient journey , a report from Deloitte that assesses three key touch points for consumer health engagement.

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5 Essentials for Healthcare CIOs: A Provider Data Management Checklist

Complete and accurate provider data is essential for health organizations to operate effectively. A better understanding of your provider network helps to understand patients and consumers, identify gaps in care, and make the best possible decisions for your businesses. A modern provider data management solution should power a complete and accurate view of each of your providers, make this data easily accessible across functional groups, and be flexible and agile enough to scale. with your needs

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Retail Tomorrow, Today: A Smart Grocery Cart and Digital Samples For Paleo-Eating Moms

Health Populi

In our Amazon-Primed world, the future of retail is not ten years from now; it’s “tomorrow.”. So GMDC, the association of retailers and brands who supply them, has formed a program called Retail Tomorrow to turbocharge the supply side with consumers who are already demanding convenience, immediate (or “soon”) gratification, and health where she/he “is.”.

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Consumers Changing the Channel on Where They Shop for Health

Health Populi

Consumers who have long purchased over-the-counter medicines, anti-dandruff shampoo, whitening toothpaste, and cosmetics-with-benefits at food, drug and mass merchant retailers are switching to other places to shop for health, new data from AT Kearney and GMDC have found. The two organizations have collaborated to launch a new benchmarking study into health-beauty-wellness (HBW) sales, launched this weekend at the GMDC HBW Conference in Orlando.

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Self-Care is Healthcare for Everyday People

Health Populi

Patients are the new healthcare payors, and as such, taking on the role of health consumers. In fact, health and wellness consumers have existed since a person purchased the first toothpaste, aspirin, heating pad, and moisturizing cream at retail. Or consulted with their neighborhood herbalista, homeopathic practitioner, therapeutic masseuse, or skin aesthetician.

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Payor-Provider Convergence with John Moore, Founder of Chilmark Research – Harlow On Healthcare

Health Blawg

John Moore ( @john_chilmark ) is the founder of Chilmark Research , a leading health IT analyst firm focused on trends in health information exchange, cloud computing, analytics, telemedicine and more. We kicked off our conversation by looking at value-based care and what it will take to achieve its promise. John called value-based care a Gordian knot.

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A Guide to Improved Sepsis Detection & Compliance: 6 Areas You Should Address

This guide highlights key areas that your sepsis detection platform should address to minimize the impact of this leading, entirely preventable cause of in-hospital deaths, as well as how to increase compliance by 20% in 30 days. Download to learn more!

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Payor-Provider Convergence with John Moore, Founder of Chilmark Research – Harlow On Healthcare

Health Blawg

John Moore ( @john_chilmark ) is the founder of Chilmark Research , a leading health IT analyst firm focused on trends in health information exchange, cloud computing, analytics, telemedicine and more. We kicked off our conversation by looking at value-based care and what it will take to achieve its promise. John called value-based care a Gordian knot.

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Payor-Provider Convergence with John Moore, Founder of Chilmark Research – Harlow On Healthcare

Health Blawg

John Moore ( @john_chilmark ) is the founder of Chilmark Research , a leading health IT analyst firm focused on trends in health information exchange, cloud computing, analytics, telemedicine and more. We kicked off our conversation by looking at value-based care and what it will take to achieve its promise. John called value-based care a Gordian knot.

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Payor-Provider Convergence with John Moore, Founder of Chilmark Research – Harlow On Healthcare

Health Blawg

John Moore ( @john_chilmark ) is the founder of Chilmark Research , a leading health IT analyst firm focused on trends in health information exchange, cloud computing, analytics, telemedicine and more. We kicked off our conversation by looking at value-based care and what it will take to achieve its promise. John called value-based care a Gordian knot.

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Payor-Provider Convergence with John Moore, Founder of Chilmark Research – Harlow On Healthcare

Health Blawg

John Moore ( @john_chilmark ) is the founder of Chilmark Research , a leading health IT analyst firm focused on trends in health information exchange, cloud computing, analytics, telemedicine and more. We kicked off our conversation by looking at value-based care and what it will take to achieve its promise. John called value-based care a Gordian knot.

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The New Tech Experience: Innovation, Optimization, and Collaboration

Speaker: Paul Weald, Contact Center Innovator

Learn how to streamline productivity and efficiency across your organization with machine learning and artificial intelligence! No matter what industry you're in - healthcare, customer service, sales, and more - it’s easier than you think to reduce wait times, monitor sentiment, and provide enhanced self-service options for all of your users. This means that you can achieve a more consistent and engaging customer experience while reducing sources of friction.

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Payor-Provider Convergence with John Moore, Founder of Chilmark Research – Harlow On Healthcare

Health Blawg

John Moore ( @john_chilmark ) is the founder of Chilmark Research , a leading health IT analyst firm focused on trends in health information exchange, cloud computing, analytics, telemedicine and more. We kicked off our conversation by looking at value-based care and what it will take to achieve its promise. John called value-based care a Gordian knot.

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Payor-Provider Convergence with John Moore, Founder of Chilmark Research – Harlow On Healthcare

Health Blawg

John Moore is the founder of Chilmark Research, a leading health IT analyst firm focused on trends in health information exchange, cloud computing, analytics, telemedicine and more. We kicked off our conversation by looking at value-based care and what it will take to achieve its promise. John called value-based care a Gordian knot. The fee for service model predominates in healthcare, and it is recognized by just about everyone — economists, politicians, health care folks — as unsus

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Leslie Krigstein of CHIME on Health IT Challenges and Opportunities – Harlow on Healthcare

Health Blawg

Leslie Krigstein comes to the health IT policy arena both as the VP of CHIME for congressional affairs and as a family member of a cancer patient. These perspectives reinforce each other as she works to improve the regulatory landscape shaping security and interoperability in her role at CHIME overseeing congressional engagement efforts focused on effective use of health IT.

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Leslie Krigstein of CHIME on Health IT Challenges and Opportunities – Harlow on Healthcare

Health Blawg

Leslie Krigstein comes to the health IT policy arena both as the VP of CHIME for congressional affairs and as a family member of a cancer patient. These perspectives reinforce each other as she works to improve the regulatory landscape shaping security and interoperability in her role at CHIME overseeing congressional engagement efforts focused on effective use of health IT.

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Strategies to Deal with Collaborative Healthcare Communication

Speaker: Dr. Ugo Uwaoma, MD, MBA

Due to the impact of COVID-19, integrating telehealth software into practices and organizations has become the new normal. In turn, this has increased the effectiveness of collaborative healthcare by strengthening communication amongst healthcare workers and helping combat the woes of burnout. Communication between patients and healthcare providers has also improved, allowing patients to reach their providers easily and decreasing turnaround time.

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Leslie Krigstein of CHIME on Health IT Challenges and Opportunities – Harlow on Healthcare

Health Blawg

Leslie Krigstein comes to the health IT policy arena both as the VP of CHIME for congressional affairs and as a family member of a cancer patient. These perspectives reinforce each other as she works to improve the regulatory landscape shaping security and interoperability in her role at CHIME overseeing congressional engagement efforts focused on effective use of health IT.

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Leslie Krigstein of CHIME on Health IT Challenges and Opportunities – Harlow on Healthcare

Health Blawg

Leslie Krigstein comes to the health IT policy arena both as the VP of CHIME for congressional affairs and as a family member of a cancer patient. These perspectives reinforce each other as she works to improve the regulatory landscape shaping security and interoperability in her role at CHIME overseeing congressional engagement efforts focused on effective use of health IT.

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Leslie Krigstein of CHIME on Health IT Challenges and Opportunities – Harlow on Healthcare

Health Blawg

Leslie Krigstein comes to the health IT policy arena both as the VP of CHIME for congressional affairs and as a family member of a cancer patient. These perspectives reinforce each other as she works to improve the regulatory landscape shaping security and interoperability in her role at CHIME overseeing congressional engagement efforts focused on effective use of health IT.

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Leslie Krigstein of CHIME on Health IT Challenges and Opportunities – Harlow on Healthcare

Health Blawg

Leslie Krigstein comes to the health IT policy arena both as the VP of CHIME for congressional affairs and as a family member of a cancer patient. These perspectives reinforce each other as she works to improve the regulatory landscape shaping security and interoperability in her role at CHIME overseeing congressional engagement efforts focused on effective use of health IT.

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Top 12 Telehealth KPIs Every Health Tech Leader Should Know

Speaker: Matt McBride, CEO and Co-Founder of Mend

Patient engagement happens before, during, and after interactions. Consumer research has found that in 2021, 64% of US households reported using Telehealth services. In addition 34% of patients would prefer Telehealth visits to in-office visits. Accessible patient engagement technology can help you improve your relationships with your patients while also improving your KPIs.

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The Health Consumer Seeks Fresh, Free-From and…Turmeric

Health Populi

The impact of health and wellness is on most consumers’ minds, Nielsen’s consumer research has found. Sarah Schmansky, Nielsen’s strategy leader for health, wellness and “fresh,” moderated a panel at the GMDC Health-Beauty-Wellness Conference in Orlando today that brainstormed how consumers are shopping for health. Underneath that “how” is more than the next-best-me-too-product for allergy or acne.

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The Top Pain Point in the Healthcare Consumer Experience is Money

Health Populi

Beyond the physical and emotional pain that people experience when they become a patient, in the U.S. that person becomes a consumer bearing expenses and financial pain, as well. 98% of Americans rank paying their medical bills is an important pain point in their patient journey, according to Embracing consumerism: Driving customer engagement in the healthcare financial journey , from Experian Health.

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Getting a fresh perspective on health care challenges

Osf Healthcare

As OSF Innovation, through the work of the Complex Solutions Innovation (CSI) team, works to address the challenges that negatively impact the health of the rural, elderly and poor populations OSF HealthCare serves, it’s leveraging a variety of resources. This includes engaging local health care leaders, Mission Partners and members of local communities.

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Where should Ontario’s 30,000 new long-term beds go?

Healthy Debate

Most people agree Ontario needs more long-term care beds. But what's the best way to add them? And how do we fix staffing and funding problems?

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