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Accountable Care: Transparency of Fees Is Mandatory

Accountable Care: Transparency of Fees Is Mandatory

by | Mar 27, 2015

Participatory medicine and healthcare system transparency warrior Cyndy Nayer put this up on her blog this week, and we’re re-posting it here because it’s a message that’s got to spread. A personal account of a transaction that went very badly, and...

Leveraging Technology to Improve Health

by | Mar 24, 2015

Providing apropriate health care is a challenge in remote areas of developing and developed nations, where skilled professional health personnel and facilities are limited. However, e-health, with tools to redesign care models around the common needs of discrete...

Partnering with Patients: From Theory to Practice

by | Mar 5, 2015

Patients have a unique expertise that is often overlooked. The day-to-day life experiences of a patient and the wisdom they gain as they navigate their healthcare journey are invaluable. In fact, that expertise is a key driver in helping to shape the future of...

on the complexity of problems and ePatients as innovators

by | Feb 9, 2015

One of our Society’s best kept secrets is the composition of our membership. And lately, some of my best collaborations are coming out of conversations with fellow members. Last week, as I frenetically packed for a trip, I was chatting on the phone with our own...

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