S4PM: You Might Not Be Able to Say Participatory Medicine 3 Times Fast, but It Will Save Health Care
HealthSparq recently sponsored the inaugural Society for Participatory Medicine conference (S4PM) in Boston. The speakers were incredible. We learned about the OpenNotes movement, heard from a breast cancer surgeon who became a breast cancer patient, listened to people who are reinventing primary care, and heard a number of interesting conversations among ...
by Burt Rosen |
November 6, 2017
Swipe Right to Find a Primary Care Physician
Finding a primary care doctor can be a bit like online dating. You have to look at all the information available to find a match that’s best for you. Factors like location, education, interests and friend/family referrals can all play a part in your selection. But it can still feel ...
by Jill Dornan |
November 2, 2017
The Best Form of Recognition: A WEGO Health Award!
We are so honored to have won Best HealthCare Collaborator: Company, in this year’s WEGO Health Awards. What makes these awards so special, is that people (and companies) are nominated by regular people and patients. There isn’t a small team picking winners and there isn’t a formal entry process beyond ...
by Burt Rosen |
October 20, 2017
Millennials Throw Shade, Offer Savage Tips for Health Plans
Throwing shade = not good. Savage = good. While millennials may use language that goes right over most of our older heads, what we learned from a panel of 20-somethings discussing health insurance last week at the Health Care Consumer Engagement Congress in Boston was simple: They want fast, clear, ...
by Burt Rosen |
October 4, 2017
Watch Now: Thought Leaders Come Together to Discuss Medication Transparency
Consumers want and need to better understand the costs of the care they receive and value of care—including medications. Recently, HealthSparq hosted industry experts Sean Karbowicz of MedSavvy, Helen Leis of Oliver Wyman, and Dan Tomaszewski of Chapman University for a webinar discussing how medication knowledge and cost transparency build ...
by Jill Dornan |
October 3, 2017