Ellen Dalton, chief marketing and customer experience officer at Medecision, and Shoshana Ungerleider, MD and founder of End Well, discussed mortality and personal empowerment at Medecision’s annual Liberation conference in October 2019.
Health economist Jane Sarasohn-Kahn shares her takeaways from CES 2020—and explains how digital health technology is blurring into healthcare.
Dr. Donald Casey, president, American College of Medical Quality, highlights the most thought-provoking insights from the Clinical Executive Summit at Liberation 2019.
Liberation is more than just a philosophy—it’s also about taking action. That’s why this year’s Liberation 2019 was such an exciting event for those eager to identify and actualize strategies for transforming care in the real world. One session where these ideas emerged was led by Jane Sarasohn-Kahn, health economist, author and trend-weaver.
Non-optimized medication regimens cost 275,000 lives and $528 billion every year. The Get the Medications Right Institute (GTMRx) is issuing a call to action and convening a panel of healthcare policy leaders this February to address the problem.
High-risk populations often have complicated chronic diseases and behavioral health conditions, and social issues such as employment, food insecurity, lack of transportation and education can have a negative impact on health. What can the healthcare industry do to get to the root causes of these issues?
More state Medicaid programs are now addressing SDOH through managed care plans and Section 1115 demonstration waivers. However, while these Medicaid programs offer states the ability to experiment and innovate through various approaches, several compliance and regulation challenges must be reconciled.
In October 2019, Medecision acquired health delivery system transformation pioneer GSI Health. GSI Health has been an innovator in driving change in the industry since 2003. The GSI Health population health platform, HealthCoordinator, will become part of Medecision’s Aerial solution.
The future is uncertain—even with 2020 vision. Jane Sarasohn-Kahn shares key uncertainties about politics, economics, technology and social factors that healthcare stakeholders should keep in mind when planning for the new year.
Public trust in healthcare institutions is ranked as one of the nation’s lowest sectors, according to the Edelman Trust Barometer. We explore how health systems and hospitals can work to build trust in their organization.