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July 2008 Newsletter:
- Solving the Puzzle of Poor Adherence - Can Connected Health Tools Provide the Missing Pieces?
"Tackling poor adherence is one of the great challenges, and opportunities, for today's healthcare industry. The first part of the challenge is developing a robust way to record adherence. Relying on patient self-report is inadequate as it is retrospective and inaccurate. The second part of the challenge is developing effective strategies to improve adherence. Connected health technologies are well-placed to do both these things.
There are, however, many questions remaining about the new generation of adherence solutions. Which patient populations would benefit most and who is going to pay? Do patients view these services as helpful or intrusive? Can overstretched clinicians integrate this data into their workflow and care delivery?"
What do you think? Read more of the discussion by Shanta Griffin, PhD (Behavioral Scientist, Center for Connected Health) and Alice Watson, MD, MPH (Corporate Manager for Research and Evaluation) and post your own comments on the topic.
- 2008 Connected Health Symposium:
Please join us for our 5th annual Symposium, Who Provides, Who Decides, Who Pays: Consumers, Clinicians and Business Models in the Connected Care Era, which will be held October 27-28, 2008 at the Joseph B. Martin Conference Center at Harvard Medical School.
Opinion leaders and trend-setters in conencted health strategies will provide insight and lead discussions regarding the toughest challenges in healthcare delivery and patient-centered models of care. Speakers include: Grad Conn, Microsoft; Regina Herzlinger, Harvard Business School; Senator John Kerry; Jerry Lin, Google Health; Cass Sunstein, Harvard Law School; and many more.
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- Here are two upcoming events that may be of interest to you:
6th Annual World Congress Leadership Summit on Healthcare Quality - August 4-5, 2008, Boston, MA. The Summit convenes the nation's top thought leaders to address the next stage of healthcare quality by exploring the evolution of such topics like pay-for-performance, value-based purchasing, the personalized medical home, high performance networks, public reporting and data exchange for optimal care. Save an additional $200.00 off with promotional code NQU859. For more information and to register, please click here.
Harvard Medical School CME course: Telehealth as a Tool in Chronic Disease Management - October 26, 2008, Boston, MA. This course, added to our 2008 Connected Health Symposium, is designed to educate physicians and allied health professionals in the current state of the field and how this care delivery model can be incorporated into the management of chronic illness. Course faculty will provide very practical advice on such areas as operations, reimbursement, liability and work flow. For more information and to register, please click here.