
The Dementia Diagnosis Gap Is Wider Than We Think
Alzheimer’s costs American families upwards of $360 billion per year, and with our growing aging population, the disease needs to be more of a public health priority.
Alzheimer’s costs American families upwards of $360 billion per year, and with our growing aging population, the disease needs to be more of a public health priority.
Retailers may have fallen short in their foray into healthcare, but there are lessons we can take away about where and how primary care innovation has succeeded, how to replicate and scale across the US, and how to engage with members and drive them to the right type of care before they become more sick and expensive for the health ecosystem.
it is essential that more individuals receive high-quality, evidence-based primary care. While government agencies are working towards this objective, significant efforts can also be made at the community level and by independent primary care providers.
One emerging model brings hope for independent primary care in a rapidly transforming healthcare landscape.
A new survey of 521 licensed primary care physicians found 21 percent are somewhat dissatisfied with their current EHR and 13 percent are very dissatisfied with it.
The 2017 EBRI/Greenwald & Associates Consumer Engagement in Health Care Survey found millennials are more likely than Gen Xers and baby boomers to be interested in telehealth, research healthcare choices and utilize a health cost-tracking tool.
For years, experts have predicted a physician shortage, especially in the primary care fields. Little has been done to increase the number of physicians choosing to pursue these specialties or increase the number of doctors to fill the gap. Rather, some are calling for mid-level providers to step up and fill this deficiency. While mid-levels […]