Meetings, conferences, strategies, articles and talk in healthcare are obsessively centered around the idea of patient engagement. Engagement is the new “buzz.” There are a couple of pivotal reasons. First, as provider organizations take on increasing risk, often in concert with health plans, in ACOs or in alternative payment strategies built around value, connecting with […]

The success of value-based healthcare hinges on the active involvement and collaboration of all players, most importantly, the patient. Highlighted in our January newsletter article “The Essence of Patient Engagement” (click here for full article), provider organizations are taking on increasing risk, often in concert with health plans, ACOs or in alternative payment strategies. Connecting […]

We hear a lot about how healthcare is getting bigger – consolidation of health systems, large health plans combining, emergence of larger ACOs. For many healthcare professionals, this scenario is daunting. There are heartfelt concerns, and sometimes sad examples, of how patients become lost – literally and figuratively. And, healthcare professionals often question the influence […]

By William Appelgate, PhD “The body is a temple, that’s what we’re taught.  I’ve treated this one like an old honky-tonk.  Greasy cheeseburgers and cheap cigarettes, one day they will get me if they ain’t got me yet.”  Kenny Chesney song lyrics from Living in Fast Forward National healthcare expenditures in the U.S. will exceed […]