The writing has been on the wall for years: the shift away from fee for service to value-based pay is coming. Recently that message, now in bold type, proliferated to every healthcare media outlet, to every ACO and provider bulletin board and every board member’s inbox. As Dan Verel wrote: As much as 30 percent […]
What if you had been diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes (T1D) as a child? According to JDRF, as many as 26 million Americans have T1D and the prevalence of T1D in people under age 20 between 2001 and 2009 grew 23 percent. What if you had to manage this disease for years with continual blood […]
By reducing administrative burden and redesigning workflows around human needs, it creates space for what matters most: connection between clinicians and patients.
There have been numerous remarkable advances in all facets of healthcare technology. There are patient support websites, care team platforms, wireless glucometers, iPhone mobile apps, iPad apps for hospital rooms, patient education and clinical guideline delivery, etc. There is a simply breathtaking amount of activity and innovation in the space. There is also a great […]
“Pharmacists are in the ideal position to help with adherence in terms of explaining the purpose of medications, how to take them, and the importance of staying on them. They are in a sense the most accessible providers in the health care system, but often are underutilized as a resource for improving medication adherence.” My […]