Thinking deeply about health care innovation. Marketing @ Fern Health. Changing the conversation around pain. Tweets are own opinion. RT ≠ endorsements.
Insightful article on the relationship between #chronicpain and the brain. And how we recognize, acknowledge, and treat #pain is so important to improving the #patientexperience.
In this study by @CBGood23 & colleagues from the UPMC Center for High-Value Health Care and @Evernorth, the ticagrelor cohort had the highest medication adherence & the clopidogrel cohort had the highest readmission rate.
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Half of Americans are unaware of the concept of #SDOH, but once informed, 60% percent said their communities are facing issues tied to them, according to a study from @ThinkAnthem reports @BeckersHR. https://t.co/IC1e8uk4hn
Today, @_ACHP's @CeciConnolly spoke at the #MageeSummit:
"Telehealth is not a new type of medicine; it is a new tool in the physician's black bag. It should be an option... always with the goal of getting the right care at the right time in the right place for the right price."
The themes of advocacy are universal, says @UPMCHealthPlan's Diane Holder: "I don't know that I've ever felt as encouraged as I am today." #MageeSummit
Veteran journalist Lynne Hayes-Freeland conducts a fireside chat with Benjamin Danielson from the University of Washington School of Medicine (@UWMedicine) about structural racism in health systems as part of the #MageeSummit. @UPMC
"We have to have these conversations. Institutional racism exists in every single institute in this country. Healthcare, and the lack of access to quality healthcare, is critical" - Jeanette South-Paul, MD. #MageeSummit
"With the #COVID vaccine, public health has transformed from the primary responsibility of clinicians to the responsibility of grandmothers, aunts, mothers and to community members" - Father Paul Abernathy. #MageeSummit
Thanks to the support and impact of the EARN and Freedom House 2.0 programs, there are 2 more talented EMS workers in #Pgh! Congrats to Raquel and Keivonne on their new jobs and shout out to @GrantAssociates and @UPMCHealthPlan for your continued investment in local job seekers!
Join our team at the UPMC Center for Value Based Pharmacy Initiatives! We are seeking MS or PhD with experience in health svs research/policy/economics, and interest in innovative payment models for pharmaceuticals working within a regional health plan.
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Though #mentalhealthawarenessmonth is coming to close, the conversation continues. Join me at the upcoming Behavioral Health Tech conference. A portion of the proceeds will go to @_beamorg.
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@CeciConnolly & @GCHalvorson write an excellent piece on how health care payments should have been totally changed post pandemic.
Sadly it will be totally ignored
https://t.co/bKpopZO6NA
Has #COVID19 opened an opportunity to end fee-for-service medicine?
In @usnews, ACHP's @CeciConnolly and @IntergroupPeace's @GCHalvorson explain how to start building an innovative health system that rewards value over volume and quality over quantity.
https://t.co/iH6KgfHU04
Health care payer leaders outline priority actions for ensuring health financing is more efficient and equitable after #COVID19, including moving to value-based payment and extending telehealth flexibilities: https://t.co/FhD9x6Ens1 #TransformingHealth
Last week, @billpeduto announced @UPMC and @UPMCHealthPlan are giving $40 million to a new affordable housing program as part of the OnePGH plan. UPMC's investment is an extension of an effort that’s been evolving since 2017.
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