Medication Non-Adherence: A $290 Billion Unnecessary Expenditure
Drug therapy problems present a serious issue in healthcare in the United States. Industry estimates suggest total costs of unnecessary medical expenditures resulting from medication non-adherence to be approximately $300 billion,…
Cause Marketing: Autism Awareness Month
April is Autism Awareness Month, and it’s a prime opportunity for healthcare providers and facilities to shed light on this condition that affects 1 in 68 children. A successful “cause…
What Healthcare Needs to Know About Google’s Mobile-Friendly Algorithm Update
It has become impossible to ignore our growing dependence on mobile devices. Articles across the Web are touting 2015 as “The Year of Mobile,” and this year alone, eMarketer expects…
Cancer Drugs: Why the High and Rising Prices?
When Americans talk, pharmaceutical companies listen. When Americans talk, pharmaceutical companies listen. And what they’ve heard is that initiatives to contain or regulate medical costs get labeled as “rationing,” a word with very un-American…
The Fallacy of Patient Engagement
You may have noticed the absence of my usual posts to HealthBlog. Here’s why. I was preparing for an out of town business trip on Monday of last week when…
Is “Convincing” People to Use Health Apps the Right Approach to Patient Engagement?
If patient-centered care is supposed to be about “respecting the patient’s perspective” where possible, as well as a measure of high quality health care, then why are RWJF and the…
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Biopharma Beat: Patient Engagement Throughout the Drug Development Lifecycle
Medical research and development, including that which is done by the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industry, is highly dependent on patients. Historically, this dependency has centered on clinical trials, where products,…
Top 5 Facts About CPPA Accreditation
The changes to the healthcare model in the US necessitates a change to the way we track quality and accredit those who provide care, whether it be hospitals, providers or…
Who Knew? Facebook Tops HCAHPS as Measure of Care
You don’t have to look far to find a chorus of concerns about the HCAHPS survey tools. But you need look no further than the enormously popular Facebook for real-people feedback.…
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Strengthening Global Healthcare Systems Through Public-Private Partnerships
Following the recent financial close of the Bilkent Integrated Healthcare Campus in Ankara – Turkey’s third and largest-ever healthcare public-private partnership (PPP) – it seems a good moment to take stock…
