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Time well spent: One hour to better outcomes with an in-home health evaluation
Time has a special meaning in geriatrics, for both patients and the geriatricians like me that treat them. Older patients are focused on maintaining...
ConnectAbility: Lifting up those with life-altering injuries
Twelve-year-old Sophia’s life changed dramatically when she suffered a traumatic brain injury and stroke after a horrible car accident. She spent 109...
Time for a Change of Heart
Each February, the healthcare community rallies to raise awareness around heart healthy behaviors and the importance of regular screenings. When...
Innovation in the Heartland: How Iowa is leading the future of whole-person care
In 2017, the Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) asked, “How can we help our people, specifically women and children?” While the question was...
Safeguarding privacy to optimize outcomes: Building a safe-sharing community network
On October 5, 2020 Theresa West, Vice President Community Solutions at Signify Health, and Donna Wilson, Community Health Manager and Traci Spillman,...
Patient engagement redefined: Focus on health equity
François de Brantes, Senior Vice President, Episodes of Care, was invited to participate in a panel discussion at this year’s HLTH VTRL, a...
Healthy aging: Learnings from the homefront
September is Healthy Aging month, and anyone with older friends or family members wants them to be able to live their healthiest life, in the place...
Social care in a time of social distancing
In the course of a few months, all of our lives changed in profound ways we couldn’t have possibly imagined. Suddenly, nothing was taken for granted:...
SDOH in 2020: what you need to know
Last week, Forbes published an article listing the top 8 predictions that will disrupt healthcare in 2020 according to Frost & Sullivan's...