Interesting report from The Economist ranking countries’ quality of death based on the end-of-life care services they offer. Note the U.S. down there in the #9 slot, with the U.K. topping the chart.
Having a way to measure end-of life results like this is helpful, if sobering.
So if you haven’t already done it, make it your [...]
Mirroring the viral nature of the Engage With Grace movement itself, a recent Associated Press article on end-of-life planning (and the consequences of not making a plan) has been picked up in media outlets all across the country.
The piece includes Alexandra Drane’s personal story that helped launch Engage With Grace, as well as profiles on other people [...]
In a twist on our own communication philosophy, the New York Times asks Alexandra Drane some questions about what makes Eliza tick.
Check it out.
An article in the Wall Street Journal reports that “small amounts of support…can produce large and lasting gains against one of America’s biggest health problems – physical inactivity.”
Somewhat surprising but not really, since we’ve seen that when done right, a gentle nudge (such as an automated call) can impact a range of behaviors – from participation in [...]
When it comes to hospital stays, we all want people to get out…and stay out. It’s best for their health, and better for cost containment.
A recent article outlines some of our experience reaching out to people following a hospital discharge to assess and address their likelihood of re-admissions.
Because we’d rather they stay home and healthy [...]
The debate on healthcare reform continues to simmer.
For anyone who hasn’t read the thousand or so pages of legislation, we invited Jeff Goldsmith Ph.D. (President of of Health Futures, Inc. and Associate Professor of Public Health Sciences at the University of Virginia) to offer his insight on what we can expect from the next chapter in [...]
Engage With Grace ranks as one of the 10 phrases that became part of the healthcare lexicon in 2009.
Thank you again to all who supported this non-partisan effort to have end-of-life care wishes expressed and honored. If nothing else, health reform has given us the opportunity to introduce the concept in a fresh way.
So, what [...]
Making it Personal–an Interview with Bruce Kasanoff
17 Dec
Posted by Melissa as Author: Melissa, Data-Driven Insight, In the News, Uncategorized
Go online and shop for clothes that have been selected to fit your shape at MyShape.com. Log on to Facebook and see ads that have been selected especially for you. What’s going on?
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According to Bruce Kasanoff, author of and founder of the blog NowPossible.com, what we are witnessing is the emerging personal economy—not just in [...]
Another great article about the importance of broaching difficult conversations around end-of-life wishes appears in the Indianapolis Star this week.
The piece offers advice on how to have these conversations (including using the five questions offered on Engage With Grace) in a way that’s non-partisan, not mired in legal mumbo-jumbo… just, well, human.
And what better example [...]
The recession has a way of bringing savings strategies into the mainstream. Competitive coupon clipping, for example.
There’s a great article in Healthcare IT News about how the recession has also driven a trend to more automated calls in healthcare – especially when it comes to connecting people with clinicians who offer health and wellness support.
It’s no secret [...]
BusinessWeek reports on the art, science, and impact of Eliza’s automated health calls
14 Jul
Posted by admin as Author: Alex, In the News
Wow.
Here’s a shout out to all of us working our rumps off to engage people in their health and happiness.
Thank you, thank you to BusinessWeek for taking up the cause – this is an endorsement of the energy we are all spending to help optimize health in a sustainable way.
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Great article on how Americans feel about using technology to help them improve their health – check out the latest issue of Managed Healthcare Executive magazine.
Most people reading a blog post like this won’t be surprised by some of the findings in the recent Microsoft Health Engagement Survey outlined in the article – such as [...]
Perhaps it’s a sign of age - but these days I find the process of watching change filter through our healthcare system as fascinating as the change itself. Does anyone else remember when health and wellness was the exclusive realm of earnest, crunchy, do-gooders? When employer health coalitions were novel and wielded relatively little influence [...]
1. CDC’s recommendation that people get the seasonal flu shot early this year to make room for a possible second round of shots to address the H1N1 virus
2. For specific, relevant details on when and where they can get the shot(s)
3. Twitter-induced panic
4. Opportunity to position yourself as a trustworthy source of prevention information
5. Fashion [...]
An excellent article in the Boston Globe cites a recent Harvard Medical School study which finds that many terminally ill patients and their doctors put off conversations about end-of-life choices. It’s the latest in a series by Globe reporter Kay Lazar, who has been a real champion for this topic. We should all keep [...]
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