In healthcare one of the key issues we often have to address is fragmentation. When we deliver care, often we do it in silos with little or no incentive to work with other disciplines. Much of this behavior is driven…
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Access to health information
Access to information for patients and their family members is one of the most important steps in the transformation of the U.S. healthcare system. Increasingly patients want access to information about their own healthcare. There may have been a time…
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Healthcare leaders from near and far must innovate together
In a recent article in the Atlantic on why our “best and brightest” end up in Silicon Valley and not Washington, D.C., the author describes a shift where historically the “up and coming” would enter politics to make a difference,…
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Tagged with: community, healthcare, innovation, patient-centered
Posted in Community, Contagion, healthcare
Posted in Community, Contagion, healthcare
Five things healthcare leaders can do right now
Transforming the U.S. healthcare system may seem like a daunting task; however, there are steps that can be taken now that can help further change and transformation. Here are five things healthcare leaders and organizations can do right now: 1.…
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Tagged with: action, healthcare, patient-centered, transformation
Posted in Community, healthcare, Innovation
Posted in Community, healthcare, Innovation
We know how to be patient-centered, we just forgot
If you ask any random person on the street who the healthcare system is built around, they are likely to tell you many things, but very few of them will tell you the system is built around the patient. The…
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Including the voice of the patient in healthcare part 1: The patient’s voice at the point of care
Note: This is part 1 of a 2 part series on the voice of the patient. In this post we will look at the patient’s voice at the point of care. In the second part we will look at the…
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Tagged with: healthcare, healthcare system, patient-centered
Posted in Community, healthcare, Innovation
Posted in Community, healthcare, Innovation
Why the U.S. healthcare system is un-American
The United States was founded on the ideal of democracy. The founders believed that individuals had certain natural rights as humans. Among those rights was the belief that each person should be able to make choices about their life and…
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When the going gets tough – innovate
Meeting the healthcare needs of the community often requires innovation and creativity. Take for example the barbershop in Harlem that serves double duty as a health clinic. Or, what about when school based health clinics start serving the surrounding community…
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It’s time for democracy in healthcare
The Occupy Wall Street movement has brought renewed attention to the voices of ordinary people. Healthcare in the U.S. historically has not been open to the voices of consumers. However, the transformation of the U.S. healthcare system requires the inclusion…
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Tagged with: democracy, patient-centered, patients
Posted in Community, Contagion, healthcare, Innovation
Posted in Community, Contagion, healthcare, Innovation
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