“The insight of the year goes to Leonard Kish, a health IT strategy consultant, for making that statement regarding patient engagement. The corollary to this statement is a game changer: What…
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An interesting trend is happening in America; Companies are replacing the traditional co-pay plans with high deductible health plans. “M&T Bank Corp., one of Western New York’s largest employers, is…
Ian Worden’s article takes an abstract view of patient portals. …”I suspect that online patient portals will continue to grow in adoption and should be part of a broader patient…
This is an interesting article about how to create better patient engagement. Hiveaway is great resource for step 3, “Develop multi-channel communication strategies,” both for consumers and providers. http://www.betterpatientengagement.com/2012/08/05/infrequent-provider-visits-3-steps-to-improved-patient-engagement/?goback=%2Egmp_4387326%2Egde_4387326_member_142633331
An article from Healthcare Finance News, http://www.healthcarefinancenews.com/news/obesity-epidemic-could-bankrupt-nation?topic=05,29,19, points out that the obesity epidemic in the U.S. will eventually bankrupt the nation if left unchecked. This is not new information, but it…
Just in the past decade we’ve seen companies phase out pension plans that were long believed to be a given. Employees are now being charged with the responsibility of managing…
New Rand study (external publication) demonstrates the cost savings a higher penetration into CDHP (consumer-directed health plans) may have. Pretty compelling case. What’s interesting is the study discusses decision support…
There is a shift in the marketplace towards consumers managing their own healthcare, as this article discusses. http://www.healthcareitnews-digital.com/healthcareITnews/201204#pg5 But what tools are out there to help consumers do just that? There…