June 2015

20 Jun HOW THE “I FEEL FINE” SYNDROME IS COSTING YOU MILLIONS – PART 3

Posted at 14:39h in For Businesses

In the last blog we took an honest look at what is accomplished by closing our gaps in care for primary and secondary prevention. Primary prevention is defined as taking actions to prevent a disease from occurring. So identifying and addressing metabolic syndrome, the “pre-disease” for diabetes,...

20 Jun MAKING THE TURN – CHANGING TO OUTCOME BASED WELLNESS

Posted at 14:32h in For Businesses

Recently an HR team met to plan next year’s health benefits. It started with a review of last year’s changes and outcomes. Health costs went up 5%, but the projection for this year was closer to 10% with the new Accountable Care Act changes. Their...

20 Jun IMPLEMENTING OUTCOME BASED WELLNESS – MAKING THE SWITCH

Posted at 14:31h in For Businesses

How does a company switch directions to a plan that will actually improve the health of their employees and reduce health care costs? Using the paradigm for effective change from the book Switch by Chip and Dan Heath, the analogy of a rider changing the direction of...

20 Jun AVOIDING THE #3 CAUSE OF DEATH IN THE USA: US HOSPITALS & WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT IT – PART 1

Posted at 14:14h in For Patients

Preventable Adverse Events (PAE’s) are the #3 cause of death in the US, leading to between 210,000 and 440,000 American deaths annually. This must stop. But how? The answer involves one of the best stories in US healthcare history. It started when Dr. Donald Berwick, the co-founder,...

20 Jun FORBES REPORT STATES FAIL ON TRANSPARENCY – HOW ARE YOU DOING?

Posted at 14:03h in For Businesses

Transparency transforms employee’s relationship with health care. Actionable data delivered in a way that allows informed decision making has the potential to save tens of millions for both organizations and individuals at risk for health benefit expenditures. The Accountable Care Act requires making transparency information more...

20 Jun HOW THE “I FEEL FINE” SYNDROME IS COSTING YOU MILLIONS – PART 3

20 Jun MAKING THE TURN – CHANGING TO OUTCOME BASED WELLNESS

20 Jun IMPLEMENTING OUTCOME BASED WELLNESS – MAKING THE SWITCH

20 Jun AVOIDING THE #3 CAUSE OF DEATH IN THE USA: US HOSPITALS & WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT IT – PART 1

20 Jun FORBES REPORT STATES FAIL ON TRANSPARENCY – HOW ARE YOU DOING?

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