The stats are alarming: Up to 80% of health outcomes are not due to medical factors, but to a patient’s social and economic circumstances—such...
Did you ever have someone tell you, “there’s no magic pill” for reaching a goal? It’s a somewhat ironic analogy, given that so many...
It’s the chronic condition no one wants to mention. Symptoms can include missed appointments, unnecessary treatment, poor communication and confusing billing processes. The prognosis...
I attended the Fall 2019 Conference of the National Association of Accountable Care Organizations (NAACOS) in Washington D.C. and wanted to share some insights...
Last week, I spoke at the technology briefing of a national health plan group to give a presentation on the role of consumer data...
Most healthcare consumers spend only a tiny fraction of their lives in the clinical world of medical appointments and procedures. Where and how they...
When nearly 80% of health outcomes can be traced to non-medical social and economic factors, we need to look beyond the medical world to...
It’s a puzzle many healthcare providers are still working to solve: when over 80% of health outcomes are influenced by non-medical factors, how can...
What if you could flag patients who are at risk of readmission? What if you could anticipate missed appointments or know ahead of time...